Edition 1050 - August 19, 2014

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News, Events, & Reviews
Off-LJ Content (provided by: bioware_blog, bw_googlenews, da_googlenews, me_googlenews, swtor_news, swtorstrategies, and others)
Dragon Age
Hallels with Dragon Age 3: Inquisition Release Date And Gameplay: Gamescom Confirms That Delay In The Release Date Is As A Result Of Polishing Up.
Gameranx with Dragon Age 3: Inquisition 'Dragon Age Keep' App Screenshots Leaked. [Spoilers]
Total Xbox with Dragon Age games that aren't RPGs "could certainly work", says BioWare.
SegmentNext with Dragon Age Inquisition Level Cap Explained by Mike Laidlaw.
IGN with Sex, Romance, and Dragon Age: Inquisition's Improved Relationships.
Hardcore Gamer with Gamescom 2014: Dragon Age: Inquisition is The Future of RPGs.
GamingBolt with Dragon Age: Inquisition “Wouldn't Have Been Possible on Previous Engine”.
SegmentNext with Dragon Age Keep App Helps Transfer Save Files From Previous Dragon Age.

Mass Effect
Air Herald with Mass Effect 4: New Characters, Expected Release Date, New Combat New Attitude?.
StreetWise Tech with Mass Effect 4: New Features Brought About by a Prestigious Game.
The Escapist with 4 Reasons Why The Mass Effect 3 Debate Refuses to Die.

Star Wars: The Old Republic
SWTOR Strategies with Patch Notes – 8/19/2014 – Game Update 2.9: Galactic Strongholds Early Access.
SWTOR Strategies with Summary of Game Update 2.9.
SWTOR Strategies with Game Update 2.9 Known Issues.
SWTOR Strategies with TOR TV: SWTOR Warzone Commendation Decorations.
SWTOR Online with Welcome to Galactic Strongholds Early Access.
SWTOR Online with The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Seattle, Washington!

Other Games
GameSpot with BioWare's New PC RPG Shadow Realms Could Come to Console.
AusGamers with BioWare Talks Shadow Realms Genesis, Story, Episodic Delivery, 4v1 Co-Op.
AusGamers with Shadow Realms Developer Interview with BioWare's Jeff Hickman.

New Communities, Challenges, & Community Updates
dragon_age hosts the weekly Prompt Fest.

Fanfiction (Off-LJ content provided by: a03_swtor, ao3_dragonage, ao3_kotor, ao3_masseffect, and others)
Complete
Dragon Age
Quintessence by wanderingghost [F!Amell/Cullen, Anders | T]
Forget Me Not by wanderingghost [F!Hawke/Cullen, F!Hawke/Anders, F!Amell/Cullen, Leandra Hawke, Isabela | T]
Madness Doubled is Love by Mictecacihuatl [F!Warden/Leliana, F!Hawke/Isabela | Not Rated]
Prayers by Galadraen [M!Lavellan/Iron Bull, Solas | G | Character Death]
Once I was Nothing by ponybologna [Warden | G]
Mine by SaffronClover [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | Explicit]
The Wind Requires Nothing by LiluyeAsala [Morrigan | G]
Brosca Babies: An Introduction by thecryoftheseagulls [F!Brosca/Alistair | G]
The lost purpose, from nowhere, sings vision by ShadowsOffense [Leandra Hawke/Malcom Hawke, Leliana/Morrigan | G]
Fate Has A Sense of Humour by wanderingghost [F!Amell/Anders | T]
Home of Their Own by spadequeen [Fenris/Bethany | G]
The Dance by RighteousMaximus [F!Trevelyan/Josephine.Varric, Iron Bull, Dorian, Vivienne | T]
Teach Me Some Moves by Hot_elf [Bethany/Sebastian, Bethany/Isabela, Fenris/Isabela | Explicit]

Mass Effect
Landon's Freedom by Zendelai [M!Shepard | M]
Baby Duties by Trishata96 [F!Shepard/Garrus, Kaidan | G]
Big Fish, Little Fish by ponybologna [F!Shepard/Saren | T | Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault]
Thorn in My Side by ponybologna [F!Shepard/Saren | T]
A Very Long Day by brooksey [F!Shepard/Kaidan, EDI | Explicit]
A Sulk of Teenage Proportions by dreamingofsiha [F!Shepard/James, Ashley, Garrus, Liara, Tali, Miranda, Zaeed, Samara | T]
Part of the Job by yarnandtea [James/Ashley, Kasumi/James, Carver Hawke/James, Jack/James, Kaidan/James, Liara, Tali, Bethany Hawke | Explicit | Crossover with Dragon Age]

WIP
Dragon Age
Consume (Chapter 1) by Bullfinch [M!Hawke/Anders, M!Hawke/Fenris, Anders/Fenris/M!Hawke, Anders/Fenris | Explicit | Rape/Non-Con, Dub-Con]
There and Back (Chapter 45) by elyssacousland [Non-Explicit Version]
There and Back (Chapter 45) by elyssacousland [NSFW Version]

Mass Effect
Sarah Shepard (Chapter 1) by kik283 [F!Shepard/Liara | Explicit]
Bloodsport (Chapter 2) by srnmnstr [Bo/Lauren, Lauren/Tamsin | T | Crossover with Lost Girl]
Shuffled (Chapter 1) by Bananthony [F!Shepard/Garrus, Garrus/Tali,Thane/ F!Shepard/Garrus, F!Shepard/Thane, F!Shepard/Liaram F!Shepard/James, Steve/James, M!Shepard/Kaidan, F!Shepard/Garrus/Tali, F!Shepard/Joker, M!Shepard/Steve | Explicit | Character Death]
The Spectre Files (Chapter 1) by ponybologna [F!Shepard/Saren, Nihlus/Saren, M!Shepard, Barla Von | T]
Mass Effect Two (Chapter 1) by Its_Gonna_Be_Fun_On_A_Bun [F!Shepard/Garrus, M!Shepard/Tali, F!Shepard/OMC | Not Rated | Rape/Non-Con, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Character Death]

Star Wars: The Old Republic
Delightfully Dark Inquisitor (Chapter 1) by Jestana [F!Sith Inquisitor, Khem Val | G]
Aftermath and Ascension (Chapter 12) by pseudomoi [F!Sith Warrior/Malavai Quinn, Vette, Lt.Pierce, Jaesa Willsaam | T]


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