Dear @XBOX, @asha_shar Please buy the Mass Effect IP from EA. Reboot it, remake the original trilogy, carry on with the 5th game that was in development, I don’t care just please save Mass Effect. It would be a great IP to add to Xbox’s portfolio.

A former BioWare employee uploaded this Mass Effect Universe (Mass Effect 5) trailer on Reddit! According to another employee, this trailer was ready a few months ago. #MassEffect

NEW GTA 6 DETAILS REVEALED: - When switching to Jason, you can sometimes find him naked in the shower - Lucia can encounter a lawyer living in a dumpster. You can give him pills, return later for legal advice, or even get inside the dumpster with him - Jason or Lucia can let the other drive while you sit back and listen to the radio, and you can shoot from the passenger seat during chases - Your partner can text you reminders to lock the house or say they’re going to bed - Safehouses feel more like RDR2 camps, with other characters able to visit and Jason and Lucia following their own routines - You can shave or shorten hair and facial hair at safehouses, while new styles still require a barber or salon - Different clothing stores and salons have exclusive items and hairstyles - Personal vehicle trunks work and can store spare clothes and weapons - Taxi rides can include full conversations with other passengers - GTA 6 has more radio and TV ads than any previous GTA. IGN saw ads for a depression drug called “Angstipan” and a 30,000-calorie “Prairie Sandwich” - Snapmatic returns, but Jason and Lucia can’t post because they’re trying not to leave a digital footprint. You can still lurk, follow accounts and browse posts - The phone is now a physical object in the world. The camera zooms into the character’s hand when it’s pulled out instead of showing a HUD phone - Animals can be studied and checked off a list similar to RDR2 - Dogs can be petted or scolded - NPCs have a much wider range of heights and body types, with animations dynamically adjusting to fit them - NPCs can notice you eavesdropping on conversations or following them for too long and may confront you, attack or try to get away - Some civilians carry weapons and can start violence themselves - Ambient NPC conversations can trigger activities and events - Jason and Lucia can spontaneously suggest nearby jobs or activities while you’re already heading somewhere else - Wanted stars appear as hollow outlines if police don’t know what you look like - If one protagonist escapes while the other gets arrested, the arrested character still gets the traditional “Busted” screen and respawns - Some confrontations can be defused by aiming a weapon without firing, causing the NPC to flee - Enemies can be incapacitated by shooting their arms or legs, and weapons can be shot directly out of their hands - Cinematic slow-motion kill shots similar to RDR2 can occur - Robberies have a “greed vs speed” element. Blowing open a safe is faster but can damage the loot, while finding the combination takes longer but preserves the payout - Police can surround stores or banks and wait outside for you, while some robbery locations have alternate exits - Vehicle fences can provide information such as codes to police impound lots containing cars to steal - Stolen cars lose value if damaged before being sold - Some vehicle trackers alert police if you drive too slowly, forcing you to speed up or abandon the car - Story choices can be both big and small, with smaller decisions building into larger consequences - The story was designed with repeat playthroughs in mind - Missions can have multiple routes and approaches, including choosing whether to drive or shoot during certain sequences - Lucia’s ankle monitor plays a notable role in the story and is key to how she and Jason are brought together - Jason and Lucia have dense backstories, with some details directly revealed and others only hinted at - Rockstar says it has blurred the line between open-world activities and main missions [Via @IGN]

I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but I was wrong – about Phil Spencer. For years, I insisted that having a gamer run Xbox was the best thing for the brand, but it’s clear that wasn’t the case. Asha Sharma is not a gamer… but she knows how to save Xbox…and is doing it.