Mass Effect Trilogy Set Announced

BioWare has announced the Mass Effect Trilogy Compilation, bringing the original Mass Effect to PlayStation 3 for the first time. The set will combine all three Mass Effect titles into one package and will launch on Xbox 360 and PC on November 6th for $59.99. A PlayStation 3 version will follow, though a specific date hasn’t been announced just yet.

BioWare will also release the original Mass Effect as a standalone title via PlayStation Network, though an exact date hasn’t been announced for that either. This marks the first time Mass Effect, which was published by Microsoft Studios originally, will make its way to Sony’s console. IGN has learned that the standalone version will include Trophy support.

Separately, BioWare announced N7 Day, a “worldwide celebration” that will take place on November 7th. The day will include in-game, online and live events, and more details will be coming soon on MassEffect.com.

Mass Effect was originally released on Xbox 360 in November of 2007, followed by a PC version in May 2008. Mass Effect 2 launched on Xbox 360 and PC in January 2010, followed by a PlayStation 3 version a year later. Mass Effect 3 launched for all three platforms on March 6th of this year, and a Wii U version will follow on November 18th.

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Where Will The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey End?

Even before it was confirmed that The Hobbit was going to be a trilogy, fans have wondered where the first film -- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- would leave off and the second film would begin.

The One Ring (via /Film) points out the apparent ending of the first film, based on imagery revealed by the new Hobbit movie app. Even though this is a classic book that's been out for nearly 3/4 of a century, we're still going to issue a SPOILER WARNING.

The sites claim that based on the position of the image above in the App's timeline this is the last scene in the first movie.

As /Film explains, this scene is "from about 100 pages into the 270 page book, when Gandalf, Bilbo and the Dwarves pass the Misty Mountains and are confronted by the Wargs and Goblins. They hide, the Eagles save them, they meet up with Beorn and Gandalf leaves. It’s a logical break in the narrative as it’s an action sequence, you’re introduced to a major new character and the story takes a break. ... However, if this indeed is the ending of An Unexpected Journey, there’s still almost 200 pages of book to go with only one movie down. That suggests the third film will include much of the Smaug material, and that each film could be considerably shorter than the Lord of the Rings movies."

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens December 14.

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