Fuck EA - A Requiem for BioWare

October 22, 2026 by Neoplasmic in Arcade Reloaded (vol. 3), RPC Games, Video Games, Musings

For those of you who are unaware, I am a huge Mass Effect fan. Alongside two mainstays of our site, Brock (Organoid Zero) and Josh (The Director), I have played and adored the franchise since its inception, back when the first game was, for all intents and purposes, an Xbox 360 exclusive. It was not my first rodeo with the developers behind the game, a studio called BioWare. Based in Canada and founded by two actual medical doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, BioWare had been responsible for some of the greatest '90s-era PC RPGs, like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Later, they'd do exemplary work on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, and Dragon Age. But the one that stuck with me was always Mass Effect.

The Pre-E3 News Spectacular! - Renegade Arcade #22

May 30, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Arcade vol. 2, RPC Games, Video Games

It is almost the month of June, which means it’s time for a bunch of gaming announcements! This week, we’re breaking down the news floodgates with Brock, Tyler, Keona, and extra-special guest host Chris Clow from the Comics on Consoles and Discovery Debrief podcasts! We have a ton of news to cover from titles like Dying Light 2, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, and, of course, Horizon: Forbidden West! On top of that, we have impressions of RE Village, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the Scarlet Nexus demo, and Biomutant! Whew, that’s a lot! Let’s get to it!

Resident Evil Village arrives! Returnal review! Mass Effect hype! Fantasy developer team-ups! - Renegade Arcade #21

May 07, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Arcade vol. 2, Games

Brock, Tyler, and Keona welcome Zayne back to the fold as we hype up the release of Resident Evil Village, and our PS5 owners debate the pros and cons of Returnal’s gameplay! More Mass Effect Legendary Edition excitement as that game’s launch approaches, and we cover all the news from the past week! Oh, and we play a little development team match game (you’ll see what I mean in the episode)! Now, let’s prepare to meet our tall vampire goddess!

Mass Effect Legendary Edition release date; Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood and Destruction All-Stars debut! - Renegade Arcade #13

February 08, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Podcast, Renegade Arcade, Video Games

Brock, Tyler, Tony, and Keona are joined by our newest co-host, Mauricio, as we chat about our favorite video game characters, the new releases of the past week, including Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood and Destruction All-Stars, and the big news about the Mass Effect Legendary Edition! Enjoy the episode!

Mass Effect - N7 Day 2020 Retrospective

November 07, 2020 by Neoplasmic in Renegade Arcade, RPC Games, Video Games, Videos

Brock, Tony, Tyler, and Keona gather together on this N7 Day to reminisce and chat about their favorite moments in the Mass Effect series, the excellent action-RPGs from developer Bioware and publisher EA! We talk about the characters, worlds, and yes, even the romances, that captured our imaginations as we played through all four of the classic ME titles! Enjoy the episode, and check out our first official RPC video podcast/reaction to the Mass Effect cast panel from earlier in the day!