

To download the game, you'll need to register with an EA account and download the Origin client onto your computer. You can play it for free right now on your PC as part of Electronic Arts' "On the House" promotion, just in time for the March release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, the fourth entry in the franchise! Click here to download 'Mass Effect 2' for free through Origin! Mass Effect 2, which continued Shepard's story, was released in 2010.

The tale of Commander Shepard and his/her fight against the Reapers, a mechanical race bent on galactic destruction, debuted on the Xbox 360 in 2007, with ports eventually arriving on PCs and the Playstation 3. If you see games you think we should be featuring on the blog, email us at Mass Effect series defined the seventh generation of home consoles for many players. Each week, we'll bring you a title (or two or three) you can legally play at home without plopping down a single dollar.

And nothing's cheaper than cost-free gaming. We here at the Tech Deck are just like you: poor gamers looking for cheap entertainment. Are you a gamer? Do you like free things? Of course you do!
