biowarenews | Edition 259 - December 15 & 16, 2011

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News, Events, & Reviews
On-LJ Content

ainulindale posts about an update at FFN relevant to DA2 fic writers.

Off-LJ Content (provided by

biowarefeed) [Possible SWTOR and ME3 Spoiler in most articles]
Darth Hater with Art and Making of SWTOR Book Giveaway.
TOR Wars announces newest feature: Weekly Class Columns.
TOR Wars with Jedi Knight Weekly: How to Save Cash and Buy Flashy Cars.
Darth Hater with SWTOR Developers Chat.
Kotaku with The Amazing, Exploding ME3 N7 Pistol.
Darth Hater with a Guide to Choosing SWTOR Crew Skills.
Yufmelt with Apprentice #1 Character Creation and Server Selection.
Yufmelt with SWTOR Review: Levels 1-10.
TOR Wars with BioWare's James Ohlen on SWTOR's Future with Massively.
SWTOR Strategies with 748 Pages of Rage: Why You Are Not in the SWTOR Pre-Launch Yet.
TOR Wars with the last Galaxy of Guilds (UMBRA) before the SWTOR Launch.
TOR Wars with SWTOR Facebook: Alderaan Screencaps.
TOR Wars with a Photo Gallery: BELSAVIS Breakout.
Unleash the Fanboy with a First Look at the Dragon Age Anime.
SWTOR Strategies with SWTOR Mobile Authentication for iDevices Now Available.
TOR Wars with Consular Weekly - The Force is a Powerful Ally.
TOR Wars with Stage Left: A Newbies Adventures in Role Playing.
Video Game Writers with BioWare demonstrates improved cover mechanics in ME3.
SWTOR Strategies with The Guild Sphere: World Renown Legion.
TOR Wars with Stephen Reid on Early Access SWTOR Invite Waves - Part 3.
TOR Wars with Beta Video: Nar Shaddaa Datacron.
Darth Hater with 48-Hour Grace Period for SWTOR Early Game Access Players.
Yufmelt with Guide: Managing Custom Chat Channels in SWTOR.
TOR Wars with Will SWTOR be the Last of its Kind?
Darth Hater with the SWTOR Facebook Track of the Day (12-15-11).
TOR Wars with SWTOR Guild Leaders Don't Delete Your Characters!
TOR Wars with Photo Gallery: ILUM, Icy PvP Nights.
SWTOR Strategies with an Imbalance in the Force: Start Choosing Republic.
Yufmelt with Apprentice #2 Map Tool and Navigation.
SWTOR Strategies with the Sith Inquisition: Firsthand Obliteration.
Darth Hater with the SWTOR Facebook Track of the Day (12-16-11).
Darth Hater with the Friday Update: Choose Your Side, Smuggler vs. Sith Warrior Trailer.
SWTOR Strategies with a Warning on SWTOR Bans.
TOR Wars with the SWTOR London Launch Event.
Darth Hater with SWTOR Collector's Edition Unboxing.
Yufmelt with Things to Do While in the SWTOR Queue.
Yufmelt with Apprentice #3 Looting Items.

Modding & Technical Issues

ferasha asks for help with the ME1 Character Creator on PC.

Future Game/DLC Speculation

md_kiryu posts about Ashley's armor in ME3. [Possible spoilers]

New Communities, Challenges, & Community Updates

masseffect hosts Boot Camp Thursday!

masseffectkink opens Part VII of the ME Kink Meme.

me_challenge hosts their weekly Insanity Round.

Fanart & Creative Endeavors
More Requests! by

wynndfae [F!Shepard, F!Shepard/Kaidan, Kasumi | Fanart]
Holiday Nonsense! and Jokersday by

zweihand [Jacob Taylor, James Vega, and Joker | Fanart]
N7 and Alliance mugs made by

lyandar [Fan Creations]
Akuze Memorial by

jgazmom [F!Shepard | Fanart]
Holiday Nonsense! and Food Day by

zweihand [F!Shepard/Garrus, Mordin, Zaeed | Fanart]
Secret Santa gift by

quinn_wolf [F!Shepard/Kaidan | Fanart]
Secret Santa gift by

reborn_flames [Joker | Fan Creations]
Holiday Nonsense! and Pinupday by

zweihand [F!Shepard/Joker, James Vega | NSFW | Fanart]

Fanfiction
Complete
Dragon Age
A Rose in Bloom by

kedriaa [Anders/Bethany | R]
Blown Away by

ainulindale [Taarbas, Arishok, F!Hawke | T]

Mass Effect
Sway by

sabrielrose [F!Shepard/Joker | PG ]
The Burden of Command by

tersa [Kaidan, M!Sheaprd | PG]
The Suicide Mission by

smehur [Garris/F!Shepard | T]

WIP
Dragon Age
A Separate Path (Chapter 10 - Legacy Part 3) by

rhiannon87 [Anders/Hawke, Varric, Aveline, Bethany, Nathaniel | pg-13]
Jazz Age (Chapter 35) by

mongoose_bite [M!Hawke/Fenris | M]

Mass Effect
Bleeding Stars (Chapters 1 & 2) by

cimitarra [F!Shepard/Liara | M]

Fanvids & Other Multimedia

lilchickadee links to a recording of Ashley's Horizon Letter by Kimberly Brooks (Ashley's VA).

Miscellaneous.

kitsunebaba is looking for multichapter fanfic recs featuring M!Hawke, Anders, and Fenris.

serfrost is looking for a DA2 fanfiction beta.

masseffect hosts Shore Leave Friday!

goblinengineer is looking for some folks playing on the same SWTOR server.

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