Mass Effect 3 'Online Multiplayer Pass' Leaked by Retailer
Mass Effect 3 might have just seen one of its biggest surprise features leaked early by a South African retailer, as a listing about its Collector's Edition mentions a special "Online Multiplayer Pass" that's included in the package.
Mass Effect 3 was scheduled to be released at the end of this year, but was delayed into 2012, now being set to arrive on March 6.Since the delay, quite a lot of people wondered what sorts of other features would BioWare include to make the delay worth it. We've already seen support for Microsoft's Kinect sensor on the Xbox 360 platform, but rumors are still floating around the web concerning a special multiplayer mode that might appear in the new sci-fi, third person shooter RPG.
Now, a listing from the in-store magazine of a South African retailer mentions that a special 'Online Multiplayer Pass' is included in the already confirmed Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition, beside features like a steelbook case, N7 patch or a litograph of the Normandy space ship.
As you can imagine, this mention of multiplayer is causing quite a lot of interesting reactions on the BioWare forums, but an official statement has yet to appear.Bear in mind, however, that such a pass might just be a misunderstanding, with the retailer trying to mention the traditional online pass service used by EA to ensure that second hand gamers pay to get features like access to a multiplayer mode.In games without such online modes, like the recent Dragon Age 2 or even Mass Effect 2, the online pass appeared in the form of the Black Emporium or Cerberus Network DLC, which allowed access to specific items or features.
Still, we can't say for sure if it's worth getting excited about this Online Multiplayer pass, so until we hear it from BioWare or EA, Mass Effect 3 is still a single-player game.
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Mass Effect MMO Is a Possibility, BioWare Admits
BioWare co-founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk have confirmed that a Mass Effect online title might be possible, but the studio admits that it still needs to complete the variety of projects it currently has underway.
Electronic Arts' new BioWare Label of studios has quite a lot of games in development, including the likes of Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO, Mass Effect 3 or Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes.
A Mass Effect MMO, which should take advantage of the studio's new experience after the release of the Star Wars title, and develop the universe from the existing franchise, is also rumored all over the web.
When asked by Industry Gamers, BioWare co-founders, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, admitted that it's a possibility, but only time will tell if it's going to become a reality.
"I think once The Old Republic is done, we'll take a fresh look at the market," Zeschuk said. "And we'll have learned a lot. While making it, you learn an enormous amount. It's one of the nice things about having these properties in our back pocket... If we want to use something we own as a source for a game, it's easy to do. So yeah, you never know. We've got this giant product to launch, but once that's done we'll consider next steps."
Muzyka added, "We're focused very much on The Old Republic, Mass Effect 3 and [our free-to-play game] Wrath of Heroes, and all the other things we've announced, and haven't announced, but we also have the opportunity to look at our franchises in a way we haven't ever before. There are lots of new platforms and lots of new business models."
Mass Effect 3 will complete the trilogy of titles focusing on Commander Shepard, but, from then on, it's anybody's guess where the sci-fi franchise will go.
The new title is out on March 6, 2012, for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
"Mass Effect 3 will have a pre-release demo in January 2012," the studio said. "This demo will have both single player and multiplayer sections, giving fans a taste of what's to come on March 6, 2012. Be first to the front lines in the multiplayer section of the Mass Effect 3 demo! Redemption of the Online Pass for Battlefield 3 will unlock this early access.
Mass Effect 3 pre-order bonuses.
Mass Effect 3
*begins with a choice among three different game modes -- story, roleplaying or action -- that will affect how the campaign plays out for each person. As BioWare executive produer Casey Hudson explains it to*Game Informer
, these choices are basically difficulty and auto-fill settings for people who expect different things from the Mass Effect experience.
"You have to make a game with a certain design before you realize that there are different player types," Hudson said. "One of the surprising pieces of feedback was for some players, it's not that they don't like the story. They love story. In fact, the story is so important to them that they feel the story choices are intimidating.
"So all these settings do is that they set some of the options on the option screen before you've played it and know what those options mean. Once you get in and start playing, you can change things."
The story setting will make it more difficult to die and makes the action scenes easier, so players can mow through enemies, Hudson said. The action mode fills in default dialogue that grants players access to a lot of interesting things, but "it's not canon," Hudson said. "We have a rule in our franchise that there is no canon."
Mass Effect 3 Will Require Origin on PC - PC News at IGN
Asta daca nu era clara ruptura dintre Steam si EA
Bastards.Originally Posted by darkpaul13
Oook, chiar voiam sa scriu aici ca nu voi cumpara jocul daca voi fi obligat sa instalez idiotenia de Origin.
Minimum Spec:
OS - Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
*Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
CPU - 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
RAM - 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
Disc Drive - 1x speed
Hard Drive - 2.5 GB of free space
Video - 256 MB* (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
Sound - DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX - DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)
Recommended Spec:
OS - Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
CPU - 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
RAM - 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
Disc Drive - 1x speed
Hard Drive - 2.5 GB of free space
Video - AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater
Sound - DirectX 9.0c compatible
Wow, destul de mici cerintele.
What the... Ce-s asa mici cerintele?! N-am vazut joc mai bine optimizat ca asta. 2.5 Gb free space?!
free space pt demo,pt varianta full 15 gbWhat the... Ce-s asa mici cerintele?! N-am vazut joc mai bine optimizat ca asta
Cerinte mici pentru ca, hai sa fim seriosi, bioware e in urma cu c�țiva ani buni la capitolul tehnologie, grafica. Țin minte in ce hal mă uitam la texturile din ME2
Bioware is fixing some of the issues of the previous games while also adding some new gameplay elements. These new details comes from the latest issue of Gamestar (german game magazine):
- If you enter Reaper-controlled territory, there’s a chance the Reapers will try to hunt you down and you must do something to avoid them. That’s referred to as a mini-game.
- Reaper controlled territory will change as the story progresses, but only main plot decisions trigger these changes. You’ll have all the time you need for sidequests.
- All missions may influence your reputation with NPCs (unclear whether this only refers to team members). That in turn may influence your interaction with them in future. NPCs differ in what they prefer, some may be more impressed by Renegade decisions, some more by Paragon decisions, but all will be influenced by decisions affecting their species.
- If old team members are dead, different things may happen depending on the character. Sometimes a story arc will be completely lost, sometimes there will be a replacement character, sometimes the story will develop in a totally different way.
- How the war progresses will also affect the Normandy somehow.
- The Citadel will be bigger than ever before and you’ll meet many characters you know from the first two games. Many loose ends from the first games will be tied up, including the mystery of the Keepers.
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