Despite Bioware denying that any sort of multiplayer would be included in Mass Effect 3, UK-based magazine Xbox World is teasing that the game will indeed include a multiplayer component.
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Electronic Arts confirmed the release date of Mass Effect 3 at their Gamescom conference. Mass Effect 3 will officially be released on March 6, 2012 in North America and March 9, 2012 in European territories.
Bioware is aware of fan concerns that all of the developer videos and trailers for Mass Effect 3 feature the third person shooter combat, and very little of the roleplaying and dialog. Co-founder Ray Myzuka has told NowGamer in an interview that he wants to allay fan worries.
Bioware has announced that Command Shepard's story will be "complete" with Mass Effect 3, so even though there are plans for additional Mass Effect games, they won't involve Shepard.
Co-founder Dr Ray Muzyka of BioWare has nothing but good things to say about downloadable content, even if it isn't well received it still teaches you. They target "different audiences" with different DLC he says. Mass Effect add-ons have been "win-win" for the studio - it helps 'sustain' IP so fans "remain engaged".
Actress Ali Hillis has revealed they've "wrapped recording" for English voice-overs to Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII-2, where she voices Lightning Farron. She also spills that recording for BioWare's Mass Effect 3 is still ongoing as well as other titles Hillis "can't talk about". Final Fantasy XIII-2 is due early 2012.
The Legendary Pictures film based on BioWare's Mass Effect will star a male Commander Shephard, and tell a "completely new story" from the RPG series. Actor Seth Green, who voiced Jeff 'Joker' Moreau, won't be reprising his role. They have to get the "first one right" to know if there's room for more instalments.
The November issue of Xbox World, out on October 25, will be revealing a "killer new feature" for Mass Effect 3.
BioWare is getting its feet wet in the MMO space with their upcoming game Star Wars: The Old Republic, which will be released in late December. The developer may take its experience with the ambitious project and use it to create a new MMO based on the Mass Effect IP.
A South African retailer's pre-order advertisement lists Mass Effect 3's Collector's Edition as including an "online multiplayer pass" among other things. Recently EA has teased "big news" will be unveiled for the Mass Effect 3, and it's something a lot of us have been "eagerly awaiting". Multiplayer seems in.
EA hasn't revealed anything yet, but Australian magazine PC Powerplay has confirmed that Mass Effect 3 will feature a multiplayer mode. An update on the magazine's website reveals the front cover for the November issue of PC Powerplay, which confirms a write up from a recent visit to Bioware's offices in Edmonton.
BioWare's Casey Hudson has confirmed that the multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 will be online co-op, and is bragging that it will be "spectacular".
Rumour finally gave way to fact as multiplayer has been confirmed for Mass Effect 3. It's a four-player co-op survival mode of sorts, fighting Cerberus. More details have surfaced for the online action, such as a level cap of 20, you earn War Assets helping single player Shephard, and gear is upgradeable.
Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare is looking for an Online Programmer to join BioWare Montreal who has familiarity with Xbox 360 and PS3. They want someone to help build their "future online multiplayer experience" for console and PC. Mass Effect 3 has only just revealed its online component.
BioWare has released a new developer diary, called "BioWare TV", showing off just what the co-op multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 looks like, and how it works. Much of what is described in the past week is rehashed here, but the bonus is that more gameplay footage is shown off, making March 2012 a very long wait indeed.
BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka says they're developing Mass Effect 3 for "core fans" but they recognise it's also probably the "best entry point" for newcomers. The studio has been working their "asses off" to make it great and offers an "epic end to a trilogy" but also "a new beginning," as a galactic war kicks off.
Mass Effect 3 is the final chapter of the Commander Shepard trilogy, and it will have the most dialog. According to BioWare audio lead Rob Blake, it will have twice as many lines as Mass Effect alone.
Electronic Arts has announced that both a single player demo and multiplayer beta will be released in January 2012. This was confirmed on the Mass Effect Facebook page, which announced, "It’s going to be a happy new year! Mass Effect 3 will have a pre-release demo in January 2012. The demo will have both single player and multiplayer sections, giving fans a taste of what’s to come on 3/6/12."
The online component to BioWare's Mass Effect 3 is by no means mandatory to achieve everything in the upcoming RPG, it just offers "a different way" for those who want it. Aaryn Flynn, BioWare Edmonton's GM, dismisses the 'better at multiplayer, better at singe player' statement. It's "very optional for all of our fans" and is there purely for choice.
The Christmas issue of Xbox World has reportedly posted a scintillating item in its rumor section that the next Mass Effect will be released during, or soon after, the launch of Microsoft's next Xbox console.