Bioware announced the newest recruit for Mass Effect 2. Her name is Kassumi Goto and she's a master thief. By the looks of her, it seems that Bioware wanted to add another sexy alien for some freaky space lovin'.

Leading video game developer BioWare�, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today revealed an all-new playable character to the Mass Effect� 2 universe, a master thief named Kasumi. Coming this April in North America and Europe, the Kasumi � Stolen Memory PDLC pack will introduce Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic and cunning master thief. In addition to being able to recruit Kasumi in all new missions, players will be able to utilize her special skills as a member of Commander Shepard’s squad throughout the entire game. The Kasumi � Stolen Memory PDLC pack will be available for the Xbox 360� videogame and entertainment system at a cost of 560 Microsoft points, and on PC for 560 BioWare points or $7.

Cerberus has procured the service of Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic master thief. In return for her help, Kasumi has asked for Commander Shepard’s help on a dangerous heist to infiltrate the vault of a deadly master criminal named Donovan Hock. Players must gain Kasumi’s loyalty on the planet Bekenstein, where Hock is throwing a party for some of the galaxy’s richest and most deranged criminal minds. The mission: recover data of great importance to Kasumi, and to the galaxy at large. In addition to this new mission, players will also receive a new research upgrade, one new weapon, and a new achievement in this PDLC pack.

Expect the Kasumi DLC to be released in April. Bioware will be releasing more DLC the next coming weeks containing new outfits later this week.

- O.G.