BFF Report Ep. 62: Mass Effect 2's 'Arrival' DLC

Bioware's Mass Effect 2 has bestowed upon us its final piece of downloadable content. "Arrival" is said to be the bridge between the sequel and the upcoming third installment in the franchise, Mass Effect 3. Is it a worthy cap to this award-winning game? Mike B. aka Fony decided to find out in his latest BFF Report.

Check out the video after the jump!

The Sanctum, Rift Podcast Discuss Update 1.1

Update 1.1 and the River of Souls event kick off today, and they're definitely a major focus of the Rift community. The latest episode of The Sanctum focuses on all of the new content, so click through the jump to hear the thoughts of the hosts.

Rift Podcast episode 36 features a River of Souls raid instance discussion with Adam Hetenyi. They talk about raid rewards and gearing guidelines, dungeon rewards post 1.1 and more.

If you'd like even more information on the River of Souls event, check out our interview with Executive Producer Scott Hartsman. We'll see you in Telara as we fight through waves of undead to reach Alsbeth!

BFF Report Episode 61: Darkspore

In his latest BFF Report, Mike B. aka Fony checks out Darkspore, Maxis' upcoming action RPG inspired by Spore's creature creator. He messes with the customization options, plays through some of the PvE campaign mode and takes a stab at PvP. Watch the video after the jump for Fony's full report!

Darkspore was originally scheduled to launch on March 29, but it's since been pushed back to April 26 in North America and April 28 in Europe. For more details on the game, check out our recent hands-on look at Darkspore and our discussion with Executive Producer Mike Perry about the action RPG's customization options.

BFF Report Episode 60: Gods & Heroes

In his latest BFF Report, Mike B. aka Fony checks out Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. As the name suggests, the upcoming subscription-based MMO is set in the world of Ancient Rome and has a strong focus on mythology. The game's still in closed beta, so keep that in mind while you watch the video.

Click through the jump to see Fony try out the game's character creator and dive into combat with a minion at his side. There's also a Thriller dance somewhere in there.

For more Gods & Heroes details, check out what we learned about the game's estate and crafting systems during our meeting with Heatwave Interactive at GDC.

BFF Report 58: World of Warcraft's Zul'Gurub 2.0

Another week, another BFF report! This time around, Mike B. decided to go check out Blizzard's newly revamped Zul'Gurub instance! For veterans of ZG who hated the dungeon back in vanilla World of Warcraft, you might be in for a surprise! It seems as though while the boss themes remain the same, a lot of new mechanics have been added to give this zone a little breath of fresh air. Do any of you vanilla Feral Druids remember leveling up fishing to 300 just to fish up Gahz'ranka for a chance at Foror's Eyepatch and Nat Pagle's Fish Terminator? Oh happy days...

Either way, check out Episode 58 of the BFF Report after the jump, or click on the link to follow!

GameBreaker.TV's Exclusive Trion Worlds Tour

Last week, GameBreaker.TV's Jasmine Hruschak and ZAM's own Mike B. aka Fony got the chance to take an exclusive tour of Trions Worlds' studio in Redwood City, CA to get a behind-the-scenes look at Rift. The video is now available for your viewing pleasure after the jump, and it's safe to say that Trion will never be the same.

In addition to popping in and out of numerous offices, Jasmine had the opportunity to sit down with key members of the Rift team to talk about this week's official launch and some future plans for the MMO. Trion Worlds CCO and Rift Executive Producer Scott Hartsman shows off his massive whiteboard checklist of game features, while Producer Adam Gershowitz talks about upcoming PvP plans, which include more Warfronts and leaderboards. He also mentions that Trion will be hosting a community party at PAX East, and you can probably expect some alcohol rifts to open up at the event.

BFF Report Episode 57: Battlestar Galactica Online

Battlestar Galactica Online's open beta kicked off last week, so Mike B. aka Fony decided to set his sights on this free-to-play browser-based MMO in the latest episode of the BFF Report. Fony takes a look at character creation, combat, skills, mining, the cash shop and more. He even dives into a pretty massive space battle, so check out the video if you'd like to see combat in action.

You can watch episode 57 of the BFF Report after the jump. What are your thoughts on browser MMOs?

BFF Report Episode 56: A RIFT Dungeon Guide

It's that time again! Time for another BFF Report! This week, Mike B. aka Fony is still on his RIFT roll, although today he's decided to focus on the first three dungeons available to RIFTers: The Realm of the Fae, The Iron Tomb and the Deepstrike Mines. All in all, this just another great look at how RIFT is turning out, and if you really like what you see, perhaps you should think about pre-ordering so that you can get in on all of this closed beta action!

Watch The BFF Report episode 56 after the jump to go dungeon crawling in RIFT!

BFF Report Episode 55: StarCraft II Custom Maps

StarCraft II fans will definitely want to check out the latest BFF Report. Mike B. aka Fony shows you everything you need to know about the three new Blizzard-made custom maps: Aiur Chef, StarJeweled and Left 2 Die. As you can probably tell from their titles, the games are based on Iron Chef, Bejeweled and Left 4 Dead.

Watch BFF Report episode 55 after the jump to see these StarCraft II maps in action!

BFF Report Episode 54: Rift Warfronts (PvP)

A couple weeks ago, Mike B. aka Fony spent an entire episode of the BFF Report talking about the basics of Rift: character creation, game mechanics, gameplay, you name it. In his latest episode, Fony ventures back into Rift and focuses exclusively on PvP.

Fony discusses Favor and Prestige (which is basically currency and experience), PvP souls and a couple Warfront maps. He even gives some tips on how to wreck your opponents in the Black Garden and the Codex!

Check out BFF Report episode 54 after the jump to see Rift PvP in action.