In a technologically advanced future, an elite human soldier takes command of a prototype star ship and works to defend the galaxy from danger. View patrick weekes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. We have james vega and a flashback into the time he joined the marines in his youth. Mass effect video game offers first relationships exclusive. Patrick weekes attended stanford university, where he received a ba and an ma in english literature. Hes been a writer for much of the mass effect series and inquisition including several dlcs. Patrick weekes is a senior writer at bioware and has contributed to all three of the awardwinning mass effect games. Sit back, relax, and hear the answers to some of your most burning questions. His stories have appeared in amazing stories, realms of fantasy, and strange horizons. I had the chance to talk with patrick weekes about his work as the lead writer for dragon age, the trespasser dlc, solas, and things that could potentially effect the future of the series. The core of the franchise is an eponymous trilogy of action roleplaying thirdperson shooter video games, released between 2007 and 2012, which follow commander shepard s mission to save the.
Mar 02, 2012 weekes shared three examples of earning reputation in mass effect 3. Mass effect, the wildly popular series of scifi action role playing video games from bioware, has had the option of having samesex romances in the past, but according to bioware writer patrick. Bioware writer patrick weekes, who is known as user takyris on the penny arcade forums. Mass effect 3 writer leaks details of how the ending was. By day, patrick currently works at bioware, where they are lead writer on the dragon age franchise.
However, his previous career had him involved with uplifting lesser species. Arcade, ending, mass effect 3, me3, patrick, penny, post, weekes by soulnova in fiction, games, science fiction, space on march 22, 2012. Padok is a scientist for the stg, researching a cure for the genophage. When posting in a thread titled your ideal me2 squad, he included blasto the zany multipistolwielding hanar gunslinger with a dark past, a heart of platinum, and the tendency to shout, enkindle this. In 2015, it was announced that they would be succeeding david gaider as the lead writer for the dragon age franchise patrick lives in edmonton with their wife karin weekes and their two sons. Contributions include the characters of jack, tali, miranda, kasumi, and. Confronted on the citadel by a desperate refugee with a gun, you give her some credits and help her find a place to sleep. Patrick weekes on mass effect funny, mass effect, mass. Homeworlds turns the focus onto commander shepards ally talizorah in a story from talis mass effect 3 writer patrick weekes. Patrick weekes was the writer for solas in dragon age. If youre a bit curious about the characters of iron bull, solas, and cole, youve come to the right place. Creating the flawed character mordin solus patrick.
By night, he is the author of the rogues of the republic trilogy. On a mission to end her peoples generationslong exile, tali uncovers the treachery of a central mass effect figure and finds herself hunted by assassins. Inquistion, and is now the lead writer for the dragon age franchise. Patrick weekes has 15 books on goodreads with 42476 ratings. Piki geek controversy erupts over mass effect 3 writers forum post, name release evidence that one of the mass effect 3 writers posted a denunciation of the ending on the penny arcade forums has come forward to a huge amount of controversy. Earlier, that account allegedly posted a fairly damning diatribe about mass effect 3s controversial ending. The comic is composed of four stories, each for a character. They are a writer at bioware where they have written for both the mass effect and the dragon age writing team. Mass effect 3 video game 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It appears as if mass effect 3s own writers didnt have anything to do with the games controversial ending. Bioware writer patrick weekes is well known on the penny arcade forums as user takyris. Fleeing to the citadel for help, she instead encounters disgust and discrimination in the. Patrick weekes joined bioware in 2005 as a member of the mass effect writing team, and worked on mass effect 1, 2, and 3, as well as the lair of the shadow broker, from ashes, leviathan and citadel dlcs.
Since then, he has written for the first three games of the mass effect series, as well as dragon age. In 2005, patrick joined biowares writing team in alberta, canada. Homeworlds has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Patrick weekes is the current lead writer for the dragon age series, and spouse to biowares lead editor karin weekes. Patrick weekes was born in the san francisco bay area and attended stanford university, where he received a b. The masked empire, a novel set in the dragon age universe. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Mar 22, 2012 it appears as if mass effect 3s own writers didnt have anything to do with the games controversial ending. Read or listen to patrick weekes books and audiobooks. By night, he is the author of multiple books, including the rogues of the republic trilogy, dragon age. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take. This subreddit is for people who love the mass effect universe the games, books, comics, and dlc. Fleeing to the citadel for help, she instead encounters disgust and. Weekes shared three examples of earning reputation in mass effect 3. Me3 spoiler patrick weekes explains the process of. Patrick weekes was credited on a game as early as 2007 and as recently as 2017. Blasto is a reference to a joke made by writer patrick weekes on the official mass effect forums. Patrick weekes alleged post ending spoilers mass effect 3. For mass effect 3 on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled patrick weekes alleged post ending spoilers.
Patrick weekes audio books, best sellers, author bio. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mass effect. Jeremy barlow, mac walters, patrick weekes, chris staggs. Bioware writer speaks out about mass effect 3 ending. Me3 spoiler patrick weekes explains the process of creating. Garrus and his misfortune to becoming archangel in mass effect 2 sorry for a spoil, but i doubt youre buying the comic without the interest in the games, tali and her back story of how she wound up on the citadel at the beginning of mass effect 1, and back story on how liara found her way to mars for mass effect 3. Patrick weekes lives in canada with their nonplatonic life partner karin, their children, and an everincreasing number of rescue animals.
Homeworlds creates and gives us a lot of lore but makes its stories interesting and fun. Read or listen to patrick weekes books and audiobooks free. They were born in california and attended stanford university, where they received a b. Hes also written a couple of novels and short stories. The core of the franchise is an eponymous trilogy of action roleplaying thirdperson shooter video games, released between 2007 and 2012, which follow commander shepards mission to save the galaxy from a race of mechanical. Dec 31, 2014 ash and kate sit down with author and bioware scribe patrick weekes to discuss dragon age. Creating the flawed character mordin solus patrick weekes. May 08, 2012 patrick weekes, writer, mass effect 3 everyone i showed the scenes to knows me, and knowing me might have caused them to give some scenes the benefit of the doubt. Evidence that one of the mass effect 3 writers posted a denunciation of the ending on the penny arcade forums has come forward to a huge amount of controversy.
Patrick weekes was born in the san francisco bay area and attended stanford university, where he received a ba and an ma in english literature. Patrick weekes is a writer, known for mass effect 2007, mass effect 2 2010 and dragon age. By night, they write novels whose feel usually boils down to absurd premise executed faithfully. Patrick weekes has been credited on games developed by the following companies. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover patricks connections and jobs at similar companies. Mass effect 3 writer allegedly slams controversial ending. Jan 02, 2017 several years ago i had the chance to speak with now head writer on dragon age franchise, patrick weekes and his work in bioware. By day he works at bioware, where he has worked on games in the dragon age and mass effect series. Mar 21, 2012 bioware writer patrick weekes is well known on the penny arcade forums as user takyris. Piki geek controversy erupts over mass effect 3 writers forum post, name release. In 2005, he moved to alberta, canada, where he joined the bioware writing team.
With steven barr, kimberly brooks, keith david, seth green. This is something padok wiks deeply regrets, as during the course of his career, he became fascinated with the role that evolution plays in the course of the galaxy. For mass effect 3 on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled writer patrick weekes was the bioware leaker page 4. How well do you think patrick weekes will be in shepherding. Patrick weekes joined bioware in 2005 as a member of the mass effect writing team, and worked on mass effect 1, 2, and 3, as well as the lair of the shadow broker, from ashes. Years ago i spoke with biowares patrick weekes all about how to create flawed characters in video games here he is discussing the process that went into creating mordin solus from the mass. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Mass effect is a science fiction media franchise developed by the canadian company bioware, composed of multiplatform video games and associated media.