Mass Effect Extended Cut DLC date revealed

Mass Effect Extended Cut DLC date revealed

Following the ballsy but much hated ending to ME3, Bioware promised an extended cut and it's coming to the XBL on 26 June.

Fans of the game who were praying for a miracle will not get what they want. If you listen to this interview with Bioware's Casey Hudson, the 10 mins of extra in game footage is merely saying good bye to your friends for a  little bit longer.

Perhaps I was taking a cheap shot. The official Bioware description says:

"It provides more of the answers and closure that players have been asking for. It gives a sense of what the future holds as a result of the decisions made throughout the series. And it shows greater detail in the successes or failures based on how players achieved their endings."

Let's hope it's not like the final of TV show lost where they promise all the answers but only create more. 

Maybe a journalist should ask Casey Hudson whether the indoctrination theory is what was actually going on in the game's conclusion? Maybe they could ask him if the 8 ME3 questions I want answered will be?

The sequence of logic for the Extended Cut

How much is the Extended Cut?

• The Extended Cut is available to download at no additional charge.

When does the Extended Cut release?

• The Extended Cut will release on June 26th on Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 in North America and July 4th for PlayStation 3 in Europe.

How large is the Extended Cut?

• The Extended Cut requires roughly 1.9 gigabytes of storage.

How do I get the Extended Cut?

• The Extended Cut can be downloaded from Xbox LIVE, Origin on PC, and PlayStation Network at no additional cost.

What is included in the Extended Cut?

• The Extended Cut expands on the endings of Mass Effect 3 through additional scenes and epilogue sequences. It provides more of the answers and closure that players have been asking for. It gives a sense of what the future holds as a result of the decisions made throughout the series. And it shows greater detail in the successes or failures based on how players achieved their endings.

Does the Extended Cut change the endings?

• The Extended Cut is an expansion of the original endings to Mass Effect 3. It does not fundamentally change the endings, but rather it expands on the meaning of the original endings, and reveals greater detail on the impact of player decisions.

What save game should I load to play the Extended Cut?

• [SPOILERS] To experience the Extended Cut, load a save game from before the attack on the Cerberus Base and play through to the end of the game. The Extended Cut endings will differ depending on choices made throughout the Mass Effect series, so multiple playthroughs with a variety of different decisions will be required to experience the variety of possibilities offered by the new content.