Mass Effect Gone Gold

This highly-anticipated Sci-fi RPG for the Xbox 360 has gone gold today. With a US release date of November 20th and the European release coming three days after, gamers all over the world will be blasting aliens in no time. For collectors and special features lovers both the Limited Edition and Pre-Order versions come with some bonus features. Information about what each version of the game contains after the jump.

The Pre-Order disc:

• A short documentary on DVD introducing the game
• 12 Mass Effect themed gamer pics (two unique sets of six)
• Eight dashboard themes (two unique sets of four)
• Three songs from the Mass Effect soundtrack on a CD
• Four historical Mass Effect trailers from X05 through E3 2007 on DVD
• A demo for “Blue Dragon” and videos for “Lost Odyssey,” “Halo 3″ and “Halo Wars

The Limited Edition:

• A Mass Effect fiction book titled “Galactic Codex: Essentials”
  • A 36-page guide to the Mass Effect universe, including a Citadel timeline and a guide to all non-human races, biotics and the key locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy
• An additional Mass Effect art book titled “A Future Imagined”
  • A 36-page collection of BioWare’s concept art for the game
• A bonus DVD of exclusive Mass Effect background material and additional content including:
  • “The Vision of Mass Effect documentary
  • “The Making of Mass Effect documentary
  • “Interactive Storytelling” documentary
  • “Inside BioWare” documentary
  • 18 Mass Effect themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six)
  • 16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four)
  • Ten songs from the Mass Effect soundtrack
  • Five historical Mass Effect trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and the official TV trailer
  • A demo for “Blue Dragon” and videos for “Lost Odyssey,” “Halo 3″ and “Halo Wars”
  • Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by the Art Directors