Mass Effect 3 is everywhere right now. About the only place the game can’t be found is in a downloadable content crossover with Final Fantasy XIII-2. Oh wait… Never mind. My bad!
Piggybacking off of the smash-hit success of BioWare’s trilogy-closing space opera, Square Enix has collaborated with the EA-owned leaders of western RPG development to infuse their Japanese-flavored RPG sequel with a little Mass Effect 3 spice.
Beginning next week on Tuesday, March 27th, Final Fantasy XIII-2 players will be able to download optional costumes for heroes Serah Farron and Noel Kreiss. With this DLC enabled, Serah and Noel will get to dress up in a suit of N7 Armor, just like Commander Shepard. These costumes will cost $2.99/240 MS Points apiece.
A DLC pack adding Final Fantasy VI‘s Ultros and Typhon as coliseum opponents will also be made available on the 27th. And right now, Amazon and GameStop are both running specials for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Buying the game by March 31st at Amazon comes with a free copy of the original Final Fantasy XIII, while GameStop is simply offering a $20 discount on the game itself, bringing the price down to $39.99 through April 3rd.
Now, back to that N7 Armor…
Matt Litten is a 28 year old from-the-womb gamer turned video game reviewer/blogger and current editor/owner/operator of VGBlogger.com. Matt got his first taste of gaming as a youngster on the NES and Atari, and the rest is history from there.
In 2004, three years removed from high school and still looking for a career direction in life, Matt landed his first gig in the video game review business writing for the now-defunct website BonusStage.com. After the sad and untimely close of BonusStage, the former staff went on to found VGBlogger.com, and after a short stint as US Site Manager for AceGamez Matt turned his attention to VGBlogger, and to this day is dedicated to making it one of the top video game blogs in all the blogosphere.
Matt is a fair-minded reviewer and lover of games of all platforms and types, big or small, hyped or niche, big-budget or indie. But that doesn't mean he will let poor games slide without a good thrashing when necessary. 