Free Copy of Mass Effect 2 (no piracy required!)

[renau1g]

So I stumbled upon this over on IGN. Not too shabby for one of the best rated games of the last while (9.4 average review score). Just wanted to get the word out as the deadline is coming soon!

"Thanks to gamers like you, Dragon Age II is off to a great start - breaking the 1 million mark in less than two weeks and faster than Dragon Age: Origins. We appreciate your support. As a special thank you for helping with the game's early success, BioWare would like to present you with a download code for 2010's Game of the Year, Mass Effect 2 on PC. To qualify and get your Mass Effect 2 PC download code, please follow these steps before April 30, 2011 at 11:59pm PDT:

You are logged in using your xxx EA Account. Please ensure this is the same email address you used to activate your Dragon Age II Online Pass code. If not, log in with that account or create a new BioWare Social Network account with that email address.

1. Activate the Online Pass content that came with your copy of Dragon Age II (The Black Emporium).
2. Start the game and log in using your EA Account or create a new EA Account.
3. Enter your Online Pass code below and click "Submit".
4. Write down the download code for Mass Effect 2.
5. Open the EA Download Manager and enter the download code to commence download.:"

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[Welverin]

Like I don't already own it.

I wonder if there's a way to transfer ownership.

p.s. I got the email myself and my first thought was basically: that's nice, too bad I already own it. Though having a version that doesn't require a disc is nice.

 

[CAFRedblade]

It would be nice if there was an alternative for those of us who've bought Mass Effect 2 already... sigh.
Access to a DLC pack of choice would be nice. Darn.

 

[drothgery]

Looks like it's PC only. And I already have ME2 for 360 anyway.

 

[Victim]

It would be nice if there was an alternative for those of us who've bought Mass Effect 2 already... sigh.
Access to a DLC pack of choice would be nice. Darn.

That would probably defeat much of the point. ME 2 has dropped significantly in price (there was a steam sale at christmas with it for 10 IIRC). OTOH, the Kasumi and Shadowbroker DLC both seem to be highly regarded, and cost about that much (I think Kasumi was 8 bucks or so, and Lair 16, but it's been awhile since I looked at the prices).

Giving away ME 2 increases the chance of those people buying more DLC, and costs little. Giving away ME 2 DLC doesn't seem to lead anywhere.