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BioWare Correcting Mass Effect Novel Errors

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by Jim Reilly on February 06, 2012 at 10:41 AM

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The recent release of Mass Effect: Deception, a new novel written by William C. Dietz and published by Del Rey, didn't sit well with fans.

Upon its release, a lengthy Google document was created outlining many of the book's errors. BioWare has since acknowledged the issue and is releasing a new version of the book with the errors corrected.

"The teams at Del Rey and BioWare would like to extend our sincerest apologies to the Mass Effect fans for any errors and oversights made in the recent novel Mass Effect: Deception," the publisher said on its forums. "We are currently working on a number of changes that will appear in future editions of the novel.

"We would like to thank all Mass Effect fans for their passion and dedication to this ever-growing world, and assure them that we are listening and taking this matter very seriously."

William C. Dietz also previously wrote Resistance: The Gathering Storm, Halo: The Flood, and Hitman: Enemy Within.

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Filed under: News, Electronic Arts, BioWare, del rey, mass effect: deception, William C. Dietz

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by Mourt Monday, February 06, 2012 at 10:49 AM

At first it seemed kind of silly, but it's cool that both Bioware and the fans have such a stake in the IP that they're offended by the errors.
by Interrotta Monday, February 06, 2012 at 10:52 AM

I didn't know they were releasing a new novel! Now I'll have to wait even longer for the error-free version.
by new traditionalist Monday, February 06, 2012 at 10:54 AM

i always wanted to make a star wars book or movie based on what little i know about it.
by Mr_Spam_Man Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:07 AM

So were they like typos or errors in the lore?
by TALI Z0RAH Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Good, I just finished the book last night, I'll make sure to pick up the new copy, Gillian better not be freaking 18 after like two years.
by slickvicXLII Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:15 AM

It's good that everyone is so passionate. I'm a fan of ME, so I'll admit that even though some of these errors were nitpicky, they did irk me to a degree. Just do us a favor and make sure this person never writes another Mass Effect book again.
by AnOrdinaryJoe Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Well, isn't that novel of them.
by xDPCx Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Dietz is just a really dry author...i'm not wholly surprised about this lol
by MindFyre Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Dietz is an awful author, so I'm not surprised. Not as bad as Karen Traviss, though. I'd recommend John Shirley.
by Darth J46 Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:38 AM

I'm more mad at the lack of an editor to begin with than with the author. A lot of those errors could have been caught if someone had cared to read over the book before they published it.
by NewOldMan Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:39 AM

From the looks of it they basically will have to rewrite the book considering all of the errors made in it.
by Tyrax Lightning Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:49 AM

LOL! Nice one EA! :P
by Aaron Quixote Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:50 AM

readng is for loosers lol
by Senshuro Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:54 AM

I never read any of the mass effect books, but I've been really looking into it. Are they any good/which one is the best?
by Myles Cadle Monday, February 06, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Well I guess that's cool. I actually liked the Splinter Cell bokks and a Halo book or two. Maybe I'll give these ones a try some time.
by The Doctor Monday, February 06, 2012 at 12:04 PM

Wow, I just read that mistakes list. That is a joke. Who let this book be printed? They say they're working on "a number of changes", but from what I saw on that list of errors, the only way to fix this is going to be to completely rewrite the book.
by God Of Irony Monday, February 06, 2012 at 12:10 PM

oh god, we're becoming as crazy as trekkies and star geeks.
by Fuzzofpekinopolis Monday, February 06, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Wow, I read the Google document. I have played through ME1, ME2 with ME1 save. I have only one save file for each game, have not replayed at all. I know that allot of you have played each game several times, but I like the idea of no second chances once I have made a decision. And I spent so much time in each game talking to everyone, reading everything, experiencing all the world has to offer. I just couldn't bring myself to try it a different way, and I couldn't spend that much time doing it again. But even I know about allot of the game specific errors listed in the document.
by Cru Hunter Monday, February 06, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Damn, some of those are pretty big mistakes. Postpone the book for as long as it takes to get the source material right, at least.
by Joseph Breen Monday, February 06, 2012 at 12:58 PM

It seems to me like they owe more than just a rewrite. Give the people who bought the obviously sub-par editions of the book a free copy of the re-write.