Medal of Honor Sequel Confirmed and New Mass Effect 2 DLC Details?

Hello everyone. I'll be posting my review of Dead Space 2 later tonight but I'm posting this because one of these stories is too important for me to overlook.

First up though, EA has confirmed that a sequel to last year's Medal of Honor is in the works. Last year's franchise reboot received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, selling over 5 million copies which has led to EA greenlighting the sequel. It will be designed by Danger Close who also developed the first game.

Honestly, I felt the first Medal of Honor (from this continuity at least) was a somewhat bland and average first-person shooter. I saw potential in its drive for realistic squad-based gameplay in the middle-east but I feel like it was kind of unrealized.

I want this series to succeed however, as I feel the realism they are trying to drive could make it really hard-hitting. The ending of the first game showed that and I hope that this game will become Danger Close's and EA's Killzone 2.

Now for my big news. Mass Effect news is almost ALWAYS good news. But this recent one should be ridiculously exciting for ANY fan of the series. A recent PS3 patch for Mass Effect 2 may have accidentally (or maybe intentionally) given details on the Mass Effect 2 DLC that BioWare talked about last month. BioWare promised that at least 2-3 pieces of DLC for Mass Effect 2 would help lead into Mass Effect 3.

The first of these pieces of DLC was The Lair of the Shadow Broker which was a brilliantly well-written and fun piece with large implications for the final entry in the trilogy.

The new piece of DLC will apparently be titled Arrival and three achievements/trophies were leaked titled "The Ultimate Sacrifice", "Last Stand", and "Covert Action". One of the achievements mentions a character named Dr. Amanda Kenson who was mentioned in the Cerberus Daily News for Mass Effect 2 mentioning that some of the mass relays thought by everyone (except Shepard) to have been created by the Protheans, are far older than the Protheans and there's no trace of what created them.

Many feel that the DLC description, title, and the character of Dr. Amanda Kenson indicates that the Reapers will finally begin their galactic invasion in this DLC setting up the final piece for Mass Effect 3, hence the title "Arrival".

I am so excited for what this DLC will bring to the table. The Lair of the Shadow Broker was so brilliantly executed and set-up so well for Mass Effect 3 that I'm sweating in anticipation for this DLC. If they can deliver the same quality as Lair of the Shadow Broker and maybe make it longer, this is going to be a kick-ass set-up for my most anticipated game of 2011.

The article on this can be found here on Joystiq: Mass Effect 2 'Arrival' DLC Detailed by Latest Patch