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[Archmage Silver]

There will be a pre-release singleplayer demo of ME3 available to all players, and you'll "get" to play the multiplayer demo if you own Battlefield 3. There will also be a free way to gain access to the multiplayer demo, but it won't announced until late November at the earliest.

[Archmage Silver]

News:
Multiplayer Screenshots @ Joystiq
Hands-On Preview @ Wanderson75
Multiplayer - Press Event Test & Play @ RPS
Multiplayer - Press Event Test & Play @ IGN
Multiplayer - Press Event Test & Play @ VG247
Multiplayer - Press Event Test & Play @ Kotaku
Multiplayer - Press Event Test & Play @ Eurogamer
BioWare Pulse TV: Multiplayer Questions & Answers @ BioWare

[Archmage Silver]

BioWare has updated their official ME3 site. The full "Fall of Earth" trailer with music is now displayed rather prominently on the front page. I dislike the trailer, it doesn't have the same feel to it as the ME2 trailers did - it's more reminiscent of the Dragon Age II cinematic trailer.

News:
Aaryn Flynn Talks ME3 @ CVG
BioWare Pulse TV: ME3 Halloween Edition @ BioWare

Edit: And the trailer music is awful! I can only hope that this is some Origins throwback and that the game will actually be good.

Edited by Archmage Silver, 31 October 2011 - 01:30 PM.

[Archmage Silver]

News:
Five ME3 Killers @ Atomic
ME1 & ME2 "Just a Preamble" @ Eurogamer

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News:
Producer Jesse Houston Interview @ Bio Blog
Gears of War Lead Dev Cliff Bleszinski's Impressions on ME3 @ YouTube

[Choo Choo]

So, after having played the ME3 demo (the one that's been everywhere, with the female krogan and Mordin) on Gamex, I have the following to report!

I had a (default male) Soldier - only Soldier/Sentinel/Engineer were available in the demo, which broke my poor tiny Infiltrator heart.

The biggest problem that I noted on the 360 is that it's so annoying to switch weapons or select powers - the wheel thing might work in theory, but the cursor you're using to choose (same one that you move with) is *incredibly* sensitive and thus, picking powers is a real chore. Maybe that can be edited in the options, but I had serious problems with that.

There's a lot of party chatter, I'm happy to report, at least with Garrus and Liara on that particular mission. Maybe the rest of the game is deathly silent, but I doubt it. Now, I didn't *hear* much - big hall, no headphones, and the speakers were woefully inadequate against the noise of that crowd (and of the giant Battlefield 3 screen) but the subtitles were on, so.

The new system for powers/leveling works great, and is much more detailed than in ME2, while still keeping the classes more defined and separate than ME1. Kudos!

Unfortunately, this demo? All about the action part of ARPG. I didn't even get to pick the dialogue choices! But, uh, that probably won't happen in the real game.

All in all, it was fun, but this demo said nothing about what playing the game will be like except "difficult" and "stupid 360 controls".

[Archmage Silver]

The control problems shouldn't be an issue for PC players. I hope. Thanks for posting your views on the demo - I'm too lazy to go out of my way to attend game expos.

News:
Xbox Live Beta Leak Fixed @ Kotaku
BioWare Pulse TV: Sounds of the Reapers @ BioWare

[the bigg]

Also, they did say that they plan on making ME3 harder than ME2 (to the point of ME3 normal = ME2 Veteran).

[Archmage Silver]

News:
BioWare May Tweak ME3 Story in Wake of Feedback @ Eurogamer

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Preview @ Atomic PC
ME3 Will Feature Cut ME2 Content @ OXM UK

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Multiplayer = Good @ IGN
BioWare Pulse: Combat @ YouTube

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Casey Hudson Defends Multiplayer Inclusion @ 360 Magazine

Edited by Archmage Silver, 02 December 2011 - 01:05 PM.

[Archmage Silver]

You can sign up for the ME3 newsletter at the official site. Apparently you will get a notice as soon as the demo becomes available. You may or may not gain access to promotional items by subscribing to the newsletter.

[Archmage Silver]

GameStop has announced the N7 Valkyrie Rifle and Defender Armor as their pre-order bonuses. Best Buy is offering the Argus Rifle.

News:
Shepard Off-Duty @ Bio Blog
Preview @ Best Buy E-Magazine
Soundtrack Details @ WorthPlaying

[Archmage Silver]

News:
Preview @ Game Informer
Pre-Release Demo @ Twitter
Know Your ME History @ UGO (Probably not so important to the people here...)

[Archmage Silver]

News:
BioWare Pulse: Story Writing @ CVG
Casey Hudson Interview @ GameInformer
EA Origin Service Required for SP/MP, No Steam Option @ BioWare Social

[Archmage Silver]

News:
Mass Effect 3 / Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demo Crossover @ TCO

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo will unlock the following items in Mass Effect 3:

• Reckoner Knight Armor: This armor will maximize damage done in close-quarters combat while a beefed–up power cell feeds energy into weapon systems to increase projectile velocity.
  
  
• The Chakram Launcher: This weapon uses a fabricator to manufacture lightweight, explosive ammunition discs. This weapon is earned after completing the Reckoning demo and watching the trailer at the end.

Edit: KoA: Reckoning Demo DL

Edited by Archmage Silver, 18 January 2012 - 09:31 AM.

[Archmage Silver]

The Mass Effect 3 demo will be released on February 14th according to BioWarEA. Apparently their idea of a joke is to release it on Valentine's Day.

[KIrving]

I think even the demo(for the pc) will require the Origin client.

[Archmage Silver]

IIRC, Origin will be required.

News:
ME3 is Better with Kinect - 1 @ Bio Blog
ME3 is Better with Kinect - 2 @ VentureBeat