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[EatChildren]

Didn't they already say that at least part of ME3 would definitely take place on Earth?

Not really, but they implied that Earth would be saved for something special or some crap like that. I expect the climax of ME3 to take place on Earth, because BioWare have a raging hard-on for humans.

In other news; YAY! PUZZLES!

 

[erpg]

Mass Effect timetravels to the Iron Age.


And strangely I'd be more interested in that than more terminator reaper bosses.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Not really, but they implied that Earth would be saved for something special or some crap like that. I expect the climax of ME3 to take place on Earth, because BioWare have a raging hard-on for humans.

I loved that part of Mass Effect: "Humans are special because they aren't all stereotypes like the rest of the galaxy, derp." :lol

 

[HK-47]

We get to fight the periodic table of elements?

 

[ArjanN]

Mass Effect: Brotherhood

This or Mass Effect 3.

They just chose a shot with not too much sci-fi stuff in it so as to not give it away immediately.

 

[Catshade]

Main character voiced by Jeremy Irons confirmed!

 

[HK-47]

I loved that part of Mass Effect: "Humans are special because they aren't all stereotypes like the rest of the galaxy, derp." :lol

Cept you find out you were a hanar playing a holo game all along.

 

[derFeef]

Wait, iron? uhm...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered_Steel

 

[Vagabundo]

Wait, iron? uhm...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered_Steel

Shattered Steel takes place in a desolate future where humanity is on the verge of extinction. The single-player campaign takes place over 5 separate worlds (planets), each planet has about 20 missions.

Would fit the look.

Mechs eh..

 

[webrunner]

We get to fight the periodic table of elements?

You start at the end of the list, and the final boss is Eezo

 

[Killthee]

Another code:

0010110100110001001100100011100000101110001101011011000001000110

 

[EatChildren]

Another code:

0010110100110001001100100011100000101110001101011011000001000110

-128.5°F?

 

[Misterinenja]

Don't start the stupid spin-off thing before we've finished the original trilogy. Please.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Another code:

0010110100110001001100100011100000101110001101011011000001000110

-128.5°F

 

[Catshade]

Shattered Steel's IP is owned by Interplay, though, not BioWare nor EA...

 

[webrunner]

Another code:

0010110100110001001100100011100000101110001101011011000001000110

-128.5°F

"The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983"

 

[Zenith]

the gun definitely isn't just recycled assets.

 

[HK-47]

-128.5°F

"The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983"

Mass Effect 3: Biotic Snowball Fight

 

[Arnie]

That's definitely in the Mass Effect universe, I can see Bioware either announcing ME3 through a live action trailer or simply expanding the franchise with a FPS/RPG spin off.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Mass Effect 3: Biotic Snowball Fight

Mass Effect Tactics: Advanced

 

[snoopeasystreet]

-128.5°F

"The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983"

Sounds like a Blizzard.

Mass Effect vs StarCraft.

 

[HK-47]

Mass Effect Tactics: Advanced

Marche will show Shepard how to be a real asshole.

 

[webrunner]

They posted another code block.. I dont have the fancy scanny thing so can someone drop the new code out here?
wait, that was just the original teaser image, my bad.

 

[Diablohead]

So a cold war in 1983 using the mass effect assets with iron sights? we are slowly getting there...? :lol

 

[scarybore]

Well, this is getting weirder by the minute.

Mass Effect 3: Biotic Snowball Fight

Would suck if everyone had armour or shields.

 

[webrunner]

Well, this is getting weirder by the minute.



Would suck if everyone had armour or shields.

That's where the iron comes in, you fill each snowball with an iron core and accelerate them at relativistic speeds using mass effect fields.

 

[Diablohead]

Well, this is getting weirder by the minute.



Would suck if everyone had armour or shields.

It should be easier once you find the yellow snowball +3

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Would suck if everyone had armour or shields.

Snow moving at FTL speeds would probably kill you without the shields.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

First word iron, second word coldest temp ever on earth. Cold iron? Wikipedia has an entry concerning "cold iron:"

Cold iron is a poetic and archaic term for iron, referring to the fact that it feels cold to the touch. In modern usage the term has been most associated with folkloric beliefs that iron could ward off ghosts, fairies, witches, and/or other malevolent supernatural creatures.

Zombies confirmed!

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Zombies confirmed!

Big deal, Mass Effect already has metal zombies.

 

[-PXG-]

You guys are quick at figuring this shit out.

 

[Confidence Man]

On-rails kinnect game that aims for you.

Bioware: "Just because we've taken away your ability to move and aim doesn't mean it's been dumbed down"

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Marche will show Shepard how to be a real asshole.

"Shepard, this isn't real. You're just some loser geek dreaming of aliens."

http://i.imgur.com/bkLrH.jpg

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Holy tits.

 

[Owzers]

WOW, A FUCKING GUN! HOLY SHIT!

I really hope it's a shooter, we simply do not have enough shooter. I'm thinking of the ways to customize my marine now!

 

[webrunner]

I really hope it's a shooter, we simply do not have enough shooter. I'm thinking of the ways to customize my marine now!

Maybe you play as the gun and you collect marines to shoot you!

 

[big_z]

i believe they were hiring for a multiplayer game late last year/earlier this year. there was also rumors going around that mass effect was getting some sort of multiplayer so i wouldnt be surprised if this was it.

 

[Catshade]

On-rails kinnect game that aims for you.

Bioware: "Just because we've taken away your ability to move and aim doesn't mean it's been dumbed down"

As long as we get sex minigames...

 

[Ducarmel]

I wonder how bioware could fare doing a more Tactical Shooter. *Crosses fingers

 

[universalmind]

Converted to ascii that's "55.845"

That is, the string "55.845", not the number, so there's very little chance it's not supposed to be ascii, since every character is a number.

55.845 is the atomic mass of iron.

This is one of my favourite posts I've seen. It reads like a detective movie line or NCIS/CSI/National Treasure guy.

 

[Pooya]

http://twitter.com/VG247/status/4923661916045312

Yeah. That BioWare thing RT @patlike Or it's a red herring. Says IM man: "it's Mass Effect 3, says mysterious sources"

 

[Saty]

RPS' take:

A second tweeted barcode gives us -128.5 Fahrenheit, which is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth, in Vostok, Antarctica, 21st July 1983. A temperature cold enough to cause steel to shatter? Or as Alec also adds, there’s a system in Mass Effect 1 called Vostok. And Vostok 1 was the first manned space flight.

 

[BlueWord]

Oh, sweet, another shooting game from Bioware. They're really good at those.

 

[scarybore]

http://twitter.com/VG247/status/4923661916045312

Damn, now I'm getting hyped. Really will surprise me if it is ME3 though, especially since ME2 isn't out on the PS3 yet.

A second tweeted barcode gives us -128.5 Fahrenheit, which is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth, in Vostok, Antarctica, 21st July 1983. A temperature cold enough to cause steel to shatter? Or as Alec also adds, there’s a system in Mass Effect 1 called Vostok. And Vostok 1 was the first manned space flight.

I knew I was putting the wrong things into the Mass Effect wiki search!

 

[Arnie]

Damn, now I'm getting hyped. Really will surprise me if it is ME3 though, especially since ME2 isn't out on the PS3 yet.

One thing is for certain, it is in the universe, whether it is ME3 however is hard to judge. I personally think it might be a substantial (think GTA Episodes) expansion to ME2, available in the PS3 version which allows you to fill the roles of someone other than Shepard.

Bioware went straight from DA to DA2 in a really swift transition, I know they have a big studio but can they realistically pump out DA2 and ME3, whilst the doctors will also have to provide input around the launch of TOR. If they can then they surely deserve credit because they must be one of the hardest working studios in the industry.

 

[Afrikan]

RPS' take:

so it's a prequel?

 

[Lionheart1827]

Perhaps its a prequel that involves humans discovering the Charon relay?

Would be cool if it starts out in training on earth and then the rest of it is about being the first humans to go through the relay and into great unknown out of our solar system.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

-128.5°F

"The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983"

They find a frozen living Prothean in Antarctica.

 

[EatChildren]

Perhaps its a prequel that involves humans discovering the Charon relay?

What's there to happen though? I dont think there were any major conflicts around that time, and if there were they'd all be Human Vs. Human. If its a prequel I cant see them setting it anywhere other than the First Contact War, which took place a little bit after.

Maybe it is a teaser for Mass Effect 3, but I do think it would be weird for BioWare to announce ME3 formally prior to the release of ME2 on the PS3. They've dodged questions about the third game's announcements, and Casey said not too long ago that ME3 news was still some time away. Plus we've had confirmation that more ME2 DLC packs are in the works.

You'd think they'd exhaust the major ME2 releases before hitting us with ME3.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Mass Effect: Cold Warfare