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With the Mass Effect Legendary Edition just seven days away, BioWare isn't done revealing different ways returning fans can celebrate boarding the Normandy once more. How about with an actual Normandy? Last year, there was a sleek 14" Alliance Normandy SR-1 replica that was available, but it quickly sold out. Now there is a limited-edition silver variant, but it's going soon because there are only 250 available! 

BioWare took to Twitter to reveal the latest replica in tandem with Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse has offered a wide variety of Mass Effect memorabilia through the years, and this silver variant looks stunning! I purchased the normal version when it first came out and it was absolutely gorgeous! I may or may not have also purchased this one too. Maybe. 

Alongside @BioWare, we are proud to announce an ultra-limited SILVER Variant of the sold out 14” #MassEffect Alliance Normandy SR-1 Replica! Just 250 available!

Pre-order here: https://t.co/OYseU9M7OB@DarkHorseComics @masseffect @GentleGiantLTD pic.twitter.com/FvA9qxnDEn

— Dark Horse Direct (@DarkHorseDirect) May 7, 2021

The latest variant is available for the same price as its previous counterpart: $249.99. There are payment options available for those that would like to not take a bigger hit to the wallet, set up for $75 a month leading up to its ship date. 

"Dark Horse Direct and BioWare present the release of an exclusive silver variant of Mass Effect’s legendary Normandy SR-1," Dark Horse tells us. "Keep your model rack as stocked as Shepard’s with this 14” long, 5.6” wide all silver prototype starship, perched upon a crater-pocked moon terrain base."

It's crafted using polyresin with the expert detailing made by Gentle Giant Studios. It's limited to just 250 units though, so if you want one? You're going to want to jump on this deal fast. You can pre-order yours right here. You can another version in my post below, because I can't help but share that Normandy love for the best damn ship in the galaxy, even if the one pictured below is for the SR-2 from the second game: 

“Can you believe this, Commander? It's my baby, better than new! Fits me like a glove! And leather seats! Military may set the hardware standard, but on a first-gen frigate they could care less if the seats breathe. Civilian sector comfort by design." ONE MORE MONTH ? pic.twitter.com/Iod15XJyIF

— Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy) April 7, 2021

Ahead of its May 14 launch, BioWare is also giving away a ton of free content, so don't miss out! You can look at what's up for grabs right here. Interested in learning more about Mass Effect Legendary Edition? Check out our exclusive game hub too. From no multiplayer game modes to lost code that can never be recovered, we made sure to ask about everything. 

Update: As of May 6 at 11:32 p.m. Pacific / May 7 at 2:32 a.m. Eastern, Marvel Strike Force is back online. The servers were rolled back to a pre-server-reset state, removing all the added resources players mistakenly received, plus any progress that players made in the game within the 40 minutes leading up to the downtime. In addition, the compensation that seemingly caused the problems has been removed temporarily. Developer Boundless Entertainment delivered the following in-game message to players shortly after the servers came back online:

"We recently experienced unexpected technical difficulties due to an erroneous inbox message and had to undergo emergency maintenance. In order to correct the issue, we reverted the game back to a timed backup taken before the issue occurred. This means that all progress made between approximately 4:50PM (PDT) and 5:30PM (PDT) on May 6 has been lost. We understand that this is a huge inconvenience and apologize for the lost progression. We'll be sending compensation for this in the near future.

Players who made purchases during this time will be sent all purchased good. However, it will take some time and players should expect to gradually receive the purchased content, as well as additional compensation, over the next few days.

We apologize for the inconvenience."

Original Story – May 6 at 10:50 p.m. Central

Marvel Strike Force is currently down following a massive glitch during today's server reset. The technical issue occurred as players attempted to access compensation sent by developer Boundless Entertainment to apologize for past technical glitches. Players were unable to claim the rewards from the messages delivered to their inboxes, but much to their surprise, the messages had other effects. While opening the messages and hitting the "claim" button was fruitless for the intended rewards, which included several pieces of Gear and Orb Fragments, observant players noticed millions upon millions in Gold deposited into their account.

The glitch occurred as the servers reset at 5 p.m. Pacific / 8 p.m. Eastern. During that time, loading times were increased, players struggled to get into games, and, as mentioned above, those who tried to claim the compensation for prior technical glitches were unable to do so but did receive millions in unintended Gold. Less than 30 minutes later, around 5:28 p.m. Pacific / 8:28 p.m. Eastern, Boundless Entertainment took the servers down for emergency maintenance. Despite the in-game messaging calling it "scheduled maintenance," posts by the game's community managers on the official Marvel Strike Force Discord channel say otherwise.

The message players are currently greeted with if they try to play Marvel Strike Force

"We are taking the game down for emergency maintenance," CM_Zeeks said in a Discord announcement at the time that the servers went down. "We will let you know once we have further updates."

The game's servers have continued to be offline all evening, with community manager Cerebro updating players at 7:10 p.m. Pacific / 10:10 p.m. Eastern on that same Discord channel. "Update: the dev team is working on the issue that required emergency maintenance and server downtime is expected for the next few hours," he said in the post. "We will continue to keep you updated as new developments occur."

Technical problems have been common in Marvel Strike Force over the course of its life, but lately, the game has been plagued by them. As mentioned above, this glitch occurred when players attempted to receive compensation the developer was delivering for other technical problems that occurred in the recent past, but the community's patience seems to be wearing thin lately. The entire Marvel Strike Force subreddit is currently flooded with topics about the recent state of the game. On top of these recent and ongoing problems, other issues surrounding an inability to claim Raid Milestones after the season expires, Arena ranking issues, problems with offers for characters like Silver Surfer being exploitable by some players, and even a recurring problem with the monthly Strike Pass have happened in just the last month and a half. 

I had about 7 million Gold in my account before this glitch happened.

Marvel Strike Force is still down for emergency maintenance as of this writing. This issue comes 24 hours prior to the start of one of its most anticipated events in a long time, as players are about to be given the opportunity to earn Kestrel, the first all-original character created for Marvel Strike Force by Boundless Entertainment in collaboration with Marvel. Kestrel has already proven to be one of the most powerful characters in the game, and while the community's enthusiasm may be hindered by this string of events, you can learn more about her here.

In February, Square Enix announced two mobile games set in the Final Fantasy VII universe: Ever Crisis and The First Soldier. The latter of those is a battle royale game that turned heads for being, well, a Final Fantasy VII battle royale game. If you’re unsure of whether or not this intriguing multiplayer experiment is for you, Square announced during a recent livestream that it's holding a closed beta for the game this June.

The beta begins June 1 and concludes June 7. It’ll be available for both iOS and Android and, since it’s closed, you’ll need to register to participate, which you can do at the game’s official website. Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier pits players in a giant battle to be the last Soldier standing. You can choose between three classes, Warrior, Monk, and Sorcerer, to take on other players using melee and magic attacks as well as traditional summons (Espers in this case). You can check out the original announcement trailer below to see the game in action. 

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Android users have until May 28 to sign up for the beta. Despite the announcement, we still don’t have an exact release date for The First Soldier other than its “2021” launch window. The same goes for Ever Crisis, the single-player mobile title that spans the entire Final Fantasy VII saga. You can read more details about that game here. 

Of course, as a Final Fantasy VII fan, you likely want to hear more about Part 2 of Remake as well as the upcoming expansion, Intergrade. You’re in luck; the same livestream shed new light on the development of Remake’s next chapter as well as debuted a new trailer for Intergrade. You can check out that news here.

Is your curiosity about Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier high enough to give the closed beta a shot? Let us know in the comments.