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"Earth Is Burning" In Mass Effect 3

EA's online store will totally let you pre-order a copy of this unannounced game.

 Spotted this Mass Effect 3 listing on the EA Store (via Destructoid) this morning. The page has since been removed from EA's site.

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The little bit of descriptive text is pretty interesting.

Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

Earth hasn't really been in play during the last two Mass Effect games, so an all-out attack on the home planet sounds, well, pretty different. No word on if it has a bunch of multiplayer in it, which has been quite the popular rumor lately. Either way, the game is expected to be formally announced during the Spike TV Video Game Awards tomorrow night, so we'll probably know more very soon.    
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 Spotted this Mass Effect 3 listing on the EA Store (via Destructoid) this morning. The page has since been removed from EA's site.

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The little bit of descriptive text is pretty interesting.

Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

Earth hasn't really been in play during the last two Mass Effect games, so an all-out attack on the home planet sounds, well, pretty different. No word on if it has a bunch of multiplayer in it, which has been quite the popular rumor lately. Either way, the game is expected to be formally announced during the Spike TV Video Game Awards tomorrow night, so we'll probably know more very soon.    
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Hooray, Mass Effect! 
 
EDIT: ... goddamn you, Mr. Sunshine.

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Effective.

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Fiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr-fuuuuuuck.

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Is Playstation 3 also confirmed yet?

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Still need to play Lair of the Shadow Broker.

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3 Games in WE'RE GOING TO EARTH!!!

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@Guyzea said:
" Shepard. "
Wrex.
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space nipples

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@Guyzea: Wrex.
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Shepard! I can't wait for this. Bioware are freakin' awesome - the best developer ever!

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I feel like I should focus on playing through the first game.

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PC version 60 dollars? =/

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Isn't this the third time robots have tried to take over the universe in Mass Effect? I loved ME2 but this is kind of disappointing to me.

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By the end of the story, it'll reveal to us all that we humans... are the real reapers! We destroyed our earth with pollution, crime and cartoon porn.

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Earth huh? I want it to be a ghetto of a planet at this point, i think that would be cool. 
Either way, it'll be interesting to visit Earth within the ME fiction.

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WELCOME TO ERF!

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@smitty86
Is Playstation 3 also confirmed yet?
With ME 2 goin to PS3 I highly doubt that ME3 would be exclusive to 360. I expect the 360 to get exclusive DLC or something like that.
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Awesome awesome awesome. Still hoping they stick to single player.

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I cannot express how stoked I am for this game.

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@BigChief said:
" @Guyzea said:
" Shepard. "
Wrex. "
Shepard
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So... Mass Effect 3 is taking back the Earth? What about the destruction of the galaxy? Is there gonna be a ME 4? So many questions, only one Shepard.

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Excited, one way or another.

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FUCK.
 
YES.
 
FULLSTOP.

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Also if Earth really is this boned, it definitely fits well with those few teaser images they shown of a derelict environment. 

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@PlasmaBeam44 said:
" Isn't this the third time robots have tried to take over the galaxy in Mass Effect? I loved ME2 but this is kind of disappointing to me. "
I can't think of anything else really...i think it's the only way to go, unless the Q show up and fuck with Shepard, that would be pretty cool.
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So it's confirmed. Mass Effect 3 with multiplayer. AWESOME!

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Finish the Fight.

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This is going to be SO fucking awesome!

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Ugh... now I may actually have a reason to DVR the show and fast forward to ME3. Damn it.

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@HubrisRanger said:
" @BigChief said:
" @Guyzea said:
" Shepard. "
Wrex. "
Shepard "
Tali.
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Whoa, you guys.  A third Mass Effect game?  I didn't see that coming.  Whoa, bros.  Whoa.

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@OllyOxenFree said:
" @HubrisRanger said:
" @BigChief said:
" @Guyzea said:
" Shepard. "
Wrex. "
Shepard "
Tali. "
METAL.... GEEEEAR
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give now please.... please

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@phrosnite said:
" So it's confirmed. Mass Effect 3 with multiplayer. AWESOME! "
Based on what? 
 
I'm also curious how the hell stuff like this happens, as I'm sure that this flip was meant to be switched tomorrow night. It happens more often than you would expect.
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hmm

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@HubrisRanger: 
rumours :)
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I thought it was a 3-part story arc of said robots trying to take over said galaxy. 


That said, I still need to finish 2 before I should actually say anything, but I've been told it's definitely a part 2-of-3 ending.

Damn Bioware for releasing Dragon Age in the holiday season, then Mass Effect 2 right after I finally started playing Dragon Age.. now neither of them are finished, and their game boxes taunt me.... while I play WoW.

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Hey look it's the plot of Dragon Age Origins.





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@phrosnite We need to have a discussion about what the word "confirmed" means.
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Whoa dude.

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I would of preferred to go deeper into enemy territory to take out the reapers, but whatever. I'm sure this will be good.

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@PlasmaBeam44: 

Isn't this the third time robots have tried to take over the universe in Mass Effect? I loved ME2 but this is kind of disappointing to me.    

  
 

Yeah!  They should throw out the trilogy's plot-line of trying to stop the Reapers completely and make the bad guys sentient mushrooms with laser whips.

     
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Anyone manage to pre-order before the page was taken down?

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So something evil is happening and ive got to rally forces to overthrow it?!  
sounds like fable 3.... god i hope its not as bad as fable three

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Shepaaaaard!! :D

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I don't know if I like the Earth focus. ME's never been about saving the human race, it's been about the first real attempt at preservation of galactic civilization against the Reapers. Boo to human exceptionalism.

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@HubrisRanger: 
Oh, come on. We know it's coming. Bioware said they need to sell 6-9 million units to continue making awesome games. Multiplayer will make the Gears of Wars players buy ME3 :)
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@PlasmaBeam44:  
 
That's what the whole goddamn storyline is about. If want something else, then wait for ME4.