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Mass Effect: Universe Appears in a Leaked Trailer
· New York time
A leaked trailer for Mass Effect: Universe offers a glimpse of the science-fiction property, according to Ars Technica. The material is a trailer, not an announced release date or evidence that a finished game is heading to stores. Its appeal is the view it provides of something fans have been missing. That makes it a particularly modern entertainment artifact: enough imagery to revive interest without necessarily supplying the practical details that would let anyone clear a weekend. A glimpse can demonstrate atmosphere. It cannot, by itself, establish a release schedule, final features or the state of production. For fans, the recognizable draw is the possibility of returning to an expansive fictional universe. For anyone assessing the actual development news, the narrower event is the appearance of leaked promotional footage. Those two experiences can coexist, even if one produces considerably more discussion than the other. Science fiction routinely imagines spectacular advances in transportation and communication. Back on Earth, enthusiasts are still making do with the oldest delivery system in entertainment: a tantalizing fragment followed by waiting. The galaxy may be vast, but the distance between seeing a trailer and knowing what will actually arrive remains impressively resistant to technological progress.
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