Mass Effect 3 multiplayer 'kits' explained, DLC teased

Debuting in Mass Effect 3 is a co-op mode, a first for the franchise. But, who will you be able to play as? Casey Hudson explains, and teases multiplayer DLC.

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Multiplayer is a controversial addition to the Mass Effect universe. Debuting in Mass Effect 3 is a co-op mode, a first for the franchise. But, who will you be able to play as?

Casey Hudson, executive producer at BioWare, explains that the game will ship with a number of "kits," which define what species you are and how you play. "You can unlock different characters that allow you to be different species, races, and have very different kind of movement abilities, different powers."

So far, BioWare has shown off the Krogan, Asari, Drell, Salarian, and Turian races for multiplayer. (As well as "humans.") But, what if a fan-favorite race doesn't make it into the game? (Who doesn't want to fight as an Elcor, right?) "We're going to be shipping with a pretty impressive array of different things you can unlock... but we're also planning on expanding that over time," he added. That sounds like DLC to us.

While refusing to elaborate on specifics, he did say that "anything is possible."

Mass Effect 3 will be available on March 6th, 2012. For an early look at the game, a downloadable demo will be made available in January. Access to the demo is granted via Battlefield 3 and other, as-of-yet-unannounced means.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    November 1, 2011 4:45 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 multiplayer 'kits' explained, DLC teased.

    Debuting in Mass Effect 3 is a co-op mode, a first for the franchise. But, who will you be able to play as? Casey Hudson explains, and teases multiplayer DLC.

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      November 2, 2011 8:43 PM

      How disappointed are they going to be when they realize that nobody is interested in playing ME3 multiplayer.

      Well, it'll get as much attention as BF3's singleplayer.

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      January 10, 2012 11:22 AM

      This is either genius or crap.
      I want single player DLC not multiplayer crap. Its like wasted space on my disc, much like Assassins Creed multiplayer. Pointless.

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