Rumour: Mass Effect 3 Lands Multiplayer Component

This isn't a rumour, but until we get official word from EA in our inbox, we'll tag it as such

by Sammy Barker Sat 6th Aug 2011

Mass Effect 3's Getting Multiplayer. Great?

Mass Effect 3 is getting multiplayer. We're not entirely sure why — Mass Effect 2 was easily one of the worst third-person shooters we've played on PS3. Terrible shooting mechanics, a hokey cover system and boring AI made it a shoddy experience in combat. The only reason Mass Effect 2 was such a good game is because of the plot and characters.

Unless Bioware's planning on introducing a Conversation Deathmatch multiplayer mode, then we doubt we'll be spending too much time with Mass Effect 3's multiplayer. But that's perhaps a little harsh, it might be great. Everyone said Uncharted didn't need multiplayer and it turned out brilliant.

The news comes via the front-cover of an XBOX 360 magazine. The cover reads: "Mass Effect 3 - new levels and multiplayer". A Tweet later teased a GamesCom reveal for the multiplayer component.