Announced by Microsoft Game Studios; Mass Effect has gone gold. The game will now be ready for its November 20th release. Plus, it was also announced that there will be a limited edition for just 10 bucks more. The collectors edition trend continues. Here’s what will be included.

· A “Mass Effect” fiction book titled “Galactic Codex: Essentials”
o A 36-page guide to the “Mass Effect” universe, including a Citadel timeline and a guide to all non-human races, biotics and the key locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy

· An additional “Mass Effect” art book titled “A Future Imagined”
o A 36-page collection of BioWare’s concept art for the game

· A bonus DVD of exclusive “Mass Effect” background material and additional content including:
o “The Vision of “Mass Effect” documentary
o “The Making of “Mass Effect” documentary
o “Interactive Storytelling” documentary
o “Inside BioWare” documentary
o 18 “Mass Effect” themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six)
o 16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four)
o Ten songs from the “Mass Effect” soundtrack
o Five historical “Mass Effect” trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and the official TV trailer
o A demo for “Blue Dragon” and videos for “Lost Odyssey,” “Halo 3” and “Halo Wars”
o Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by the Art Directors

Looks like there’s a lot of interesting stuff in there. The 10 songs from the soundtrack would be something that would grab my attention. If you don’t have your pre-order in, I would head over and get that pre-order in, especially if you want that collectors edition.

[Via Press Release]

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