Monday, February 13, 2012

DLC Fakeout


When I posted with news of DLC being released with Mass Effect 3, there was proof to back it up. I even called to make sure I wasn't just seeing things, but it seems a mistake was made. The pre-order option was up for a few days regarding the From Dust pack for Mass Effect 3, but it apparently was not meant to be released with the game.

Gamestop has since removed the ability to pre-order such an item with no statement or apology to speak of. Even Bioware and EA haven't officially released anything about the incident, but my curiosity is peaked. When is this DLC pack supposed to drop? And how did it get leaked in the first place? Mass Effect 3 is the most leaked game I've ever followed, and I can't imagine how it keeps happening.

Integrating Kinect compatibility and multiplayer was something we'd assumed since before E3 2011. But the entire demo was released way before it was ready in early January. Now, this DLC pack has been inexplicably revealed... are they intentional leaks? If not, a lot of people have been fired in the last few months. Either way, I'm hoping that the entire game brings me even more surprises and thrills than the hours of footage I've seen already. There are a lot of issues (plot-wise) that I'd like to be addressed in Mass Effect 3, and I'm looking to put every other game on the shelf when it comes out. Mass Effect 3 officially releases on March 6. Three weeks! But I'm not excited or anything.