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BioWare: Mass Effect on iPhone is 'not a bridging story'

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BioWare: Mass Effect on iPhone is 'not a bridging story'

Mass Effect: Jacob’s Story for iPhone was leaked last week, and rumours about a handheld bridging game between the original RPG and its imminent sequel began flying about t’internet.

In an effort to clarify its intentions, BioWare has stepped forward and confirmed that it is indeed bringing Mass Effect to the iPhone.

It seems a non-disclosure agreement was broken, which caught BioWare a little off guard, and the screenshots posted about the place are now likely not to be representative of the finished game.

Community co-ordinator Chris Priestly explained what’s going on:

  1. Yes, this is not a hoax or fake story. BioWare is making a game for the iPhone and iPod touch based in the Mass Effect universe.
  2. We were going to announce this, but one of the testers at a focus testing group broke the NDA (non-disclosure agreement) and things were revealed before we had the chance.
  3. The game is going to be available for the iPhone AND the iPod touch.
  4. The story of the game is not a "bridging" story between Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2. It is a cool little side-story about one of the upcoming Mass Effect 2 characters. It is not "required reading" to enjoy the core trilogy, but if a fun optional "extra" game.
  5. The development on this game is being done by a separate, dedicated team with no connection to any Mass Effect DLC development or patches so this is not "the reason there hasn't been new DLC or patches".
  6. BioWare and the Mass Effect team want to branch out in a number of ways with the ME universe, and this is just one example of such branching out. We think the iPhone and iPod youch are exciting new platforms for games, and this game was designed for these platforms from the ground up.
  7. More information about this game is coming later this month. None of the info that was leaked is 'official' by any means – it was research. We'll have much more information in the future.

One way or another, we’re just happy to hear that Mass Effect iPhone is real. More news as we get it.

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