EA have reminded us that the latest and final downloadable content expansion for Mass Effect 2, Arrival is now available for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

In Mass Effect: Arrival, Commander Shepard is sent to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative who may have evidence of an imminent Reaper invasion that has been looming since the very beginning of the series. Returning and playing a prominent role in Mass Effect: Arrival is fan favorite Admiral Hackett, who is voiced by legendary science-fiction actor Lance Henriksen (Alien, Terminator).

The reapers are on their way to Earth and s#@t is going to go down.

Watch the trailer below or click here for the HD option.

The Arrival DLC for Mass Effect 2 can now be found on the Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network or Bioware store and will hopefuly tide us over until Mass Effect 3, still currently due "holiday 2011".

Another update from our rogue reporting last week sees an official statement from BioWare and EA regarding what appears to be the last DLC (downloadable content) for Mass Effect 2, Arrival, which will actually bridge the game between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, due to land this November.

In Mass Effect: Arrival, Commander Shepard is sent to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative who may have evidence of an imminent Reaper invasion that has been looming since the very beginning of the series. Returning and playing a prominent role in Mass Effect: Arrival is fan favourite Admiral Hackett, who is voiced by legendary science-fiction actor Lance Henriksen (Alien, Terminator).

Awesome to see Lance Henrikson on board. Arrival is set to be made available for all three platforms on March 30, and will set you back "560 MS Points on Xbox 360, $11.45 on PlayStation Network and [will] also available for PC for 560 BioWare Points at this link". We also have some new screens from the content pack you can check out below.

BioWare are being as sneaky as Aliens landing in our fields, dissecting our animals or probing red necks, with their impending next DLC announcement, which, like every conspiracy theorist out there, we already know is the bridging episode between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, Arrival.

They recently added a few new screenshots to the BioWare ME2 site, and Tweeted with the most recent one "Another Mass Effect 2 screenshot Arrived this morning...". Note the capitalised Arrived in that post, and we have our smoking gun. Unfortunately that's all we know, barring that Arrival will document the Reapers invasion of Earth, which, from that awesome SpikeTV teaser we know is the setting for Mass Effect 3, due to arrive this November.

Check out the new screens below, and stay tuned for details of the new DLC when we get it from the Asari's mouth.

With BioWare's hugely successful and critically acclaimed sci-fi RPG now available on PlayStation 3, Electronic Arts have sent along a few extra copies of the game to put in the hands of PS3 owners that have yet to see what all the fuss is about (AusGamers review 9.6/10).

"The Mass Effect franchise is an epic science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous aliens and mysterious, uncharted planets. In Mass Effect 2, PlayStation 3 players will step into the role of Commander Shepard for the very first time, leading a crew of the most dangerous special operatives from across the galaxy on a mission to save mankind. Featuring intense shooter action, a rich storyline, space exploration and emotionally engaging character interaction, Mass Effect 2 delivers an unparalleled gameplay experience."

The competition is your standard 25 words or less affair, and entering is easy. All you have to do is head over to our competition page and answer: "If you were resurrected after falling in an epic intergalactic battle, what is the first thing you would do after waking up and why?".

The five best answers will receive a fresh copy of Mass Effect 2 for PS3.

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EA have just let us know that their local distribution of the anticipated PlayStation 3 release for Mass Effect 2 has been affected by the flood disaster up here in Queensland.

It is now scheduled to land on the 27th of January, so a week later than originally planned. Our Australian release dates page has been updated to reflect this change.

In their most recent podcast, BioWare revealed that the long-awaited PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 was actually running on their modified Unreal Engine 3, created for Mass Effect 3.

"We actually created the engine for Mass Effect 3 and used that to make Mass Effect 2 on PS3," revealed Jesse Houston, producer for the PS3 version of the game. "So we took the content, the story, and all of the other assets that made up Mass Effect 2, and we put it into the Mass Effect 3 engine."

The podcast also reveals the PS3 version will have revamped controls, and that a demo will be released on the PlayStation Network on December 21, ahead of the game's release January 21.

The Xbox 360 offering of BioWare's next round of DLC for Mass Effect 2, Lair of the Shadowbroker, is now up and fully available. PC users, however, will have to wait as the initial file offering has turned out to be corrupt and so it has been pulled for the time being.

BioWare are working on a fix, and if you grabbed the file, don't stress, it won't do any damage to your game or your system (at least as far as we know), it's just essentially 1.4 gig of zeros (so avoid grabbing it).

There's no ETA for a renewed PC DLC post, but as soon as we know, we'll let you know.

BioWare have released a trailer for the next downloadable content expansion for Mass Effect 2 - The Lair of the Shadow Broker.

Liara T'Soni is tracking down the mysterious Shadow Broker, and no one is safe. She'll do anything to recover the man the Broker kidnapped... and the Shadow Broker's agents will do anything to stop her. Team up with Liara and chase clues from the luxurious heights of Illium to the Shadow Broker's own secret lair. Adds the Shadow Broker intel center, new research, and five new achievements – and the chance to continue a relationship with Liara.

The extra content we've seen so far for Mass Effect 2 has been some of the strongest in the DLC space, so this is no-doubt one to keep an eye on.

Lair of the Shadow Broker is due on PC and Xbox 360 September 9th 2010 for 800 MS/BioWare points and will presumably be available on PSN when the game hits PlayStation 3 in January 2011.

Watch the trailer here on AusGamers.

The much anticipated "The Lair of the Shadow Broker", BioWare's next round of downloadable content (DLC) for Mass Effect 2 has a release date for PC and Xbox Live of September 7, according the game's official site and will set you back 800MS Points (AU$13.20, roughly).

Liara T'Soni is tracking down the mysterious Shadow Broker, and no one is safe. She'll do anything to recover the man the Broker kidnapped... and the Shadow Broker's agents will do anything to stop her. Team up with Liara and chase clues from the luxurious heights of Illium to the Shadow Broker's own secret lair. Adds the Shadow Broker intel center, new research, and five new achievements – and the chance to continue a relationship with Liara.

Sweet, more promiscuity abounds - I'll be all over this when it's released. Check out a batch of new screens below or by clicking here.

As if all the reviews and "ner, ners" out there weren't teaser enough for PS3 owners when it came to Mass Effect 2, EA and BioWare offered up their own teaser at GamesCom, though this one has a massive silver-lining in that it reveals the critically acclaimed Mass Effect 2 will be rocking Sony's home console January 2011.

There are no other specifics given, so whether or not there'll be a "Game of the Year"-like edition (with all the currently available DLC at retail), or any PS3-exclusive content remains to be seen, but at the very least, PS3 owners have a solid month or two of some of the best sci-fi gaming to catch up on.

Check out the trailer below, or download it here.