BioWare Unveils New Recruit in Massively Acclaimed Mass Effect 2

March, 22, 2010

BioWare
Unveils New Recruit in Massively Acclaimed Mass Effect 2

BioWare today revealed an all-new
playable character to the Mass Effect 2 universe, a master thief named Kasumi.
Coming this April in North America and Europe, the Kasumi – Stolen Memory PDLC
pack will introduce Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic and cunning master
thief. In addition to being able to recruit Kasumi in all new missions, players
will be able to utilize her special skills as a member of Commander Shepard’s
squad throughout the entire game. The Kasumi – Stolen Memory PDLC pack will be
available for the Xbox 360 at a cost of 560 Microsoft points, and on PC for 560
BioWare points or $7.

“Mass Effect 2 is BioWare’s highest
Metacritic game to date, and we are excited to be able to expand that experience
by introducing another engaging new character in Kasumi,” said Aaryn Flynn,
Studio General Manager for BioWare in Edmonton. “Kasumi – Stolen Memory is a
testament to our promise to continue to provide fans with new, compelling, high
quality post-launch content.”

Cerberus has procured the service of
Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic master thief. In return for her help,
Kasumi has asked for Commander Shepard’s help on a dangerous heist to infiltrate
the vault of a deadly master criminal named Donovan Hock. Players must gain
Kasumi’s loyalty on the planet Bekenstein, where Hock is throwing a party for
some of the galaxy’s richest and most deranged criminal minds. The mission:
recover data of great importance to Kasumi, and to the galaxy at large. In
addition to this new mission, players will also receive a new research upgrade,
one new weapon, and a new achievement in this PDLC pack.

Prior to the launch of Kasumi in
April, also being released on March 23 through the Cerberus Network is the
Firewalker DLC pack, which includes five heart-pounding missions taking place on
five uncharted worlds. Players will be able to explore planets and engage in
combat in the new Hammerhead hover-tank.

Mass Effect 2 was released to
worldwide critical acclaim on January 26, 2010, and is available for the Xbox
360 and the PC and is rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and ‘18+’ by PEGI.

For more information, follow the
development team on Twitter at

http://twitter.com/masseffect2 or visit

http://masseffect.bioware.com/.