BioWare is certainly rewarding the patience of PC gamers with the free release of the “Bring Down the Sky” downloadable content pack.

Here’s a snippet of what it contains and where to get it:

Fully optimized for the PC, “Bring Down the Sky” is the first in a series of planned downloadable content that will further expand the Mass Effect story and universe. It includes a new uncharted world that introduces the deadly Batarian alien race, approximately 90 minutes of new gameplay and an original soundtrack. Instructions on how to download and install the new content is available at http://masseffect.bioware.com/downloadablecontent/.

Thanks, BioWare. How about some news on Mass Effect 2 next?

First off, my replacement PotC: Curse of the Black Pearl arrived.

The Sony KDL-52W3000 arrived and thus there will be lots of moving, disconnecting and reconnecting of video equipment. I will also need to reprogram the Logitech Harmony 880 for it as well. By the way, if anyone knows of any deals on a Logitech Harmony 880; give me a shout.

If there was any reason for me to try Second Life, it would be to see all the freaky shit that Shawn Elliot of GFW Radio was going on about. There was some seriously hilarious anecdotes on this week’s podcast. Nothing truly notable from the Kojima Production Report or 1UP Yours, but they were still great.

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Tonight, I’m supposed to go see the movie Cloverfield. I must say that I was hyped to see this movie since the first preview came out and now seeing that it doesn’t have extremely bad reviews, I look forward to see it. I will write something down about it next week most likely.

I’ll immerse myself in Commander Shepard’s story over the weekend. For those of you that don’t know what I am talking about, I’ll be playing some Mass Effect. I managed to get in about 15 hours in the game and I enjoy it so far. Most of my friends find it boring because there is not enough “action” but I like this kind of RPG-Shooter.

If I have time, I’ll be trying Undertow’s multiplayer. I don’t expect to me much more than the single player, but I really want to try it.

Don’t forget, Super Bowl XLII weekend is next week. I’ve got a whole lot of people coming over to enjoy the game in HD on my Samsung LN-T4661F LCD.

During my holiday break, I got my hands on BioWare’s brand new science-fiction role playing game, Mass Effect. With Mass Effect, I sought to fulfill the fantasy of commanding a starship like Picard of the Enterprise or Adama of the Galactica. Mass Effect, in many ways, exceeded my expectations and allowed me to not only command a starship, but to also play the role of an interstellar diplomat, an explorer, and a hero of the galaxy. As wonderful as it may seem, my experience was marred by Mass Effect’s numerous technical and gameplay faults. What were these faults, you ask? Were they really that bad? Read on.

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That’s right folks. Getting my hands on a new 52″ Sony KDL-52W3000. The house is being rejiggered and the creation of a true living room and “home theatre” room results in a second HDTV. Why not Samsung? I was checking out prices via BestBuy and FutureShop, but the Sony LCD I had my eye on was on sale and cheaper than comparable models from other manufacturers. I look forward to its arrival so I could get in there and tinker with it. I am sure it will be superior to my KDS-50A2000, but I am curious as to how much better.

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