Mass Effect 3 delayed until Q1 2012

[Tank]

mass effect 3 will arrive later than expected, bioware has announced. A nebulous new release date is to be found somewhere in "the first three months of 2012."

addressing fans on the official forums, executive producer casey hudson said, "the development team is laser focused on making sure mass effect 3 is the biggest, boldest and best game in the series, ensuring that it exceeds everyone's expectations." a pair of conciliatory

don't worry, there's some relief to be found in this news. When we last consulted the office's crystal ball and requested a peek at our prestigious game of the year 2011 award ceremonies, we were greeted by a mortifying battlefield littered with game critics, internet commenters, n7 hoodies and ... cake. Perhaps this is for the best.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/04/ma...ect-3-delayed/

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[czc]

GOTY 2012 then?

New fashion in video games? Delay for a hopefully better game?

[Guitar Demon]

*sigh* This seems appropriate...

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[Achtung!Baby]

Too bad. At least its less than a year away, time flies.

[Isengard]

I'm assuming this is due to a lesson learned from DA2's rushed development. If MA3 is anywhere near as cookie cutter as DA2 I will not buy it, plain and simple. I welcome this delay, it's actually very good news.

[Solitude]

What if Mass Effect 3 and Diablo 2 are released at the same time? I wouldn't know which one to play. Oh man, I hope they don't release at the same time.

[to0kenZA]

What? Why are people so upset?

This is good! I wasn't expecting this until even late next year. If it came out this year it would've been rushed like s@#t!

What if Mass Effect 3 and Diablo 2 are released at the same time? I wouldn't know which one to play. Oh man, I hope they don't release at the same time.

That's an easy one! Diablo 2 has been released a loooong time ago :P Haha!

But seriously, D3 won't be coming out until late 2012 or 2013.

[DarthMol]

Ya, I'm all for Bioware taking their time on the next Mass Effect. It's supposedly the grand finale so the more polished and epic they make it, the better (even if it means more time in production)

[Ghost29]

I think Starcraft II showed how important putting time into a title can pay off hugely. As mentioned, I would rather they didn't rush this like the steaming pile that is DA2.

[OmegaFenix]

They probably saw what a cock up DA2 was and decided to put in a little more effort for ME3. All in all good news.