Edition 481 - August 21 & 22, 2012

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News, Events, & Reviews
On-LJ Content
tiredofwhat posts about the next DA comic being available.
tersa posts about ME3 MP Operation ALLOY.

Off-LJ Content (provided by biowarefeed)
Dragon Age
NowGamer with DA3: BioWare Won't Talk Until it has Gameplay to Show.
VGRevolution with DA: Those Who Speak #1 Review. 

Mass Effect
Examiner with First Details and Images Revealed for ME N7 Armour Stripe Sneaker.
BioWare Blog with Operation: ALLOY.
Game Rant with ME3 MP to Get New Enemies? DLC Confirmed.

Star Wars: The Old Republic
TORWars with Podcast #97: The New Bigwigs at BioWare and Running Errands for the Chevin.
Darth Hater with Patch Notes: 1.3.6.
Darth Hater with Lost in Translation: A Primer in Aurebesh.
Darth Hater with a Gamescom Interview Round Up.
Darth Hater with Column PvP.
Darth Hater with PvE Basics: Getting an Early Endgame Belt.
TORWars with Podcast #98: Our Interview with BioWare's Hall Hood.

Other Games
Joystiq with Dark Age of Camelot Calls for Guards with a New Patch.
Escapists Magazine with Neverwinter Nevermore.

Other News
Complex with BioWare Vets Launch GamrCred Service to Track All You Gaming Achievements.
Eurogamer with Peter Moore Gives BioWare Vote of Confidence after Tumultuous 18 Months.

Character/Story/Meta Discussion
kinofsimon discusses KOTOR character ideas.
amberguesa crossposts an Opinion on Thane and Kepral's Syndrome.

Gameplay/Tactics Discussion
masseffect hosts Tactics Tuesday.

Future Game/DLC Speculation
ferasha discusses a possible DA3 leak.

New Communities, Challenges, & Community Updates
dragonagebb hosts Weekly Watercooler #4.
masseffect hosts the Insanity Round.

Fanfiction
Complete
Dragon Age
The Consequences by rubypop [F!Hawke/Anders, F!Hawke/Fenris, Danarius/Fenris | M | Violence, Rape/Non-Con]

Mass Effect
The Bar at the End of Time by winter156 [F!Shepard/Liara | PG-13]

Resources - Screencaps, Audio/Video Files, & Transcripts
underdebate is taking requests for custom ME playthrough recordings (amongst other things).

Miscellaneous
silentstephi discusses rumors that EA is up for sale and what that may mean for BioWare.
distorted_r is wondering about hosting a DA friending meme.

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