Gah, in one sense I'm terribly excited about ME2, I loved the first one. However, at the same time, I didn't give up hours of my life to level my Shepard to 60 only to have him killed off minutes into the new game.

Easily game i'm most excited for.

I am going to be so bummed if I can't use my level 60 charector.  I worked hard for him.  Mabye the DLC for the first game that they have been hinting at that could drop right before the second game ships, will show us how shephard died.  Idk, I want him to live, I think this is a fake to fool the machines nd he is undercover or something, just my 2 cents

yehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh booooooooooooooyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant wait for this

In fact, I find the idea pretty cheap. But it's in line with the general over the top sci-fi atmoshpere.

I think that Shephard will be in the second game but probably under cover. So they say he is dead so that no1 suspects him being a mole. That's why the Geth is in the N7 armour, it is showing that people are going undercover. Or i am completely wrong and HE DEAD ! Maybe if he is you could play as a clone or his son. Anyway good teaser lots to think about

Hated Mass Effect 1. Hopefully BioWare has learned from their mistakes for the sequel.

I think I read somewhere that Microsoft has fairly strict rules about saves being constant  between games. This might be a result of Microsoft's policy of no porting saves. If you can't use your high-level character, Bioware needs a good reason.

Can't wait for this. Looks like it will have an awesome story.

No way is Shepard really dead.

OMG!!!!! Cannot wait for this! My favorite game of all time!!

I hope this games as epic as I'm thinking it'll be :D

Just hope the framerate issues and confusing menu's that hindered the first have been improved. Either way im ready for this and im expecting it to deilver.

looks like there overrating another one.. mass effect sucked

I would love to see them launch the PC and console version at the same time, but somehow I doubt that they do it.

I have yet to beat the first Mass Effect. The framerate is just so bad I can't play it.

KIA? WTF?????

OMG!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!???????!?!?!?!
Probably the best teaser trailer ever! SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!!!

Hot damn

I don't understand any of that as I haven't played the first Mass Effect but it still looks awesome.

I'm stoked for Mass Effect 2. The first one was pretty great, but it was far from flawless. I'm excited to see if they addressed any of those issues.

Damn you Bioware!!!  Not fair, not fair, the anticipation is fucking killing me!  My Shepherd dead?!  Say it's not so!!!  PLEASE get this game rolling, I can't wait!

... Awesome. Great teaser.

... Awesome. Great teaser.

Amazing!

It'd be pretty lame if he really is dead. He was all fine and dandy at the end and for him to die in between games is like a kick in the nuts. They're probably trying to freak us out.

YES YES YES!!! FINALLY! I've been waiting so long for this!

I am guessing that he is presumed dead so that he can go undercover.  He made a pretty big name of himself against the Gith and Sarak, or whatever his name was. 

I cant wait for Mass Effect 2. BioWare is a talented master when it comes to RPG's and story telling. I cant wait to play Mass Effect 2 on the Xbox 360.

No I never died!!

Yay for multiplatform-ivity!

Amazing!

But possibly you import your shepard but dont play as him, he's an npc of some sort possibly someone you can fight along side or just a story character, and you create a new character who you actually play as. That is if he is alive of course.

Believe it or not, besides the Geth wearing N7 stuff, I think this is stupid. It's basically a way of saying, Shepard is dead, you're NOT going to be able to bring your characters over, which I thought would have been cool, but was probably hard to do for Bioware. But I don't know, we will see what happens. Can't wait. Pretty exciting trailer but when you think hard enough about it, it just seems like a way of telling you, you are going to have to start off as someone new, create the back story for this nobody. Maybe we'll play in an alternate universe where JENKINS is the arch villian. Who knows...

1000 bucks, he is still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant wait!! its the greatest game ive ever played. shepard cannot die.

Cool.

But after Sonic Chronicles, they are going to need a lot more to gain my trust back.

"Believe it or not, besides the Geth wearing N7 stuff, I think this is stupid. It's basically a way of saying, Shepard is dead, you're NOT going to be able to bring your characters over, which I thought would have been cool, but was probably hard to do for Bioware. But I don't know, we will see what happens. Can't wait. Pretty exciting trailer but when you think hard enough about it, it just seems like a way of telling you, you are going to have to start off as someone new, create the back story for this nobody. Maybe we'll play in an alternate universe where JENKINS is the arch villian. Who knows...
"

After reading this thread, nearly everyone here is an idiot.

Do you honestly think Bioware would make you completely restart with a new character and new stats? That would be insulting to players and is poor game design. The developers of those Ubisoft games that end with a Z even know this.

Second, perhaps you should check out the website and maybe notice it says "cereberus". There is a quest in the game involving them and an enitre book on that undercover, sneaky organization. Honestly, Shepherd is in NO WAY in dead.

Finally, as I stated in my post above, there are INTERVIEWS where Bioware describes how you will import your character into Mass Effect 2.

This is a clear way to generate hype for the game but, anyone who knows anything will be able to see through this.

I hope the planets are more varied...and shorter / less frequent elevator rides, but I can't wait!

For those who don't want to watch the trailer, I think I can sum up what happened.

Mass Effect 2: Arcturus Mengsk killed Shepard! Raynor's going to avenge him, but Fenix's ghost tells him Jack Bauer and Chuck Norris are secretly planning to take over the known universe with Norwegian Penguin Death Squads. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker uses the force to make a wicked ham samwich for his old buddy, Predator. BUT PREDATOR IS REALLY A PREDATOR ZOMBIE INFECTED WITH THE G-VIRUS! IN STORES NOVEMBER 1, 2009.

OHSHIT!OHSHIT! OH FUCKING SHIT!! OH MY GOD!!! OH FUCK!
Ahem, sorry, I'm not usually an all-caps type but DAMN...oh DAMN!

WTF!!! Am I importing my bad ass character just to fight him as a geth? Damn.

Obvious Red Herring. Shepard has faked his death and "gone underground." It wouldn't be an RPG unless you were part of a rag tag rebellion trying to speak the truth that the government controlled people don't believe.

i dunno..just couldn't get into the first game...have to see

Damn, why can't I remember Mass Effect 1?

Awesome. Another unbearable wait for a game.

Yes, Yes, Yes a thousand times yes.

Great news  - can't wait!

hmmm

so im gonna have to make a new character? 

I wonder if the Geth join your side hence the N7 wearing Geth in the video.