The more you delve into the Mass Effect games, the less the story is just about Commander Shepard. Instead, you start to notice more and more of the personal lives and struggles of the non-player characters you meet along the way. A huge part of what makes Mass Effect such an addictive universe is the supporting cast,…

So you're convinced that the Mass Effect universe is a science fiction epic for the ages but you don't know if you have the time to explore it. All told you can expect to spend 100 hours or so playing through all three Mass Effect games. That's about the time commitment of watching every single episode of a show that's …

Mass Effect 3 doesn't come out until the end of the year, but in the meantime you can feast your eyes on some absolutely amazing concept art by artist Robert Simmons, which appears to be official ME3 concept art.