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Here's an interview with Christina Norman, with a couple of nice little blurbs about ME3.

I see your interview and raise you some fan art:

http://gamerant.com/mass-effect-3-fa...hnj-70392/#top

That fan art is face-melting. I can't get over it, especially the Miranda one. Beats the hell out of anything Bioware has put out as official art.

Originally Posted by chubbyninja1319 That fan art is face-melting. I can't get over it, especially the Miranda one. Beats the hell out of anything Bioware has put out as official art.

I went though some of his blog, and there's some other ME artwork mixed in there:

http://garrettartlair.blogspot.com/2...-effect-2.html

Link to his main blog:
http://garrettartlair.blogspot.com/

There's some damned good stuff in there.

Looks like the ME3 info floodgates are going to start opening next month.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi Looks like the ME3 info floodgates are going to start opening next month.

Underground bunker, here I come!

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi Looks like the ME3 info floodgates are going to start opening next month.

I'm going to try and go dark, but man, after Arrival, I don't think I can.

Ooh, man. It's going to be hard to go dark, especially if I frequent forums like this. I'll probably go to E3, then pull the plug.

Originally Posted by Arikado I'm going to try and go dark, but man, after Arrival, I don't think I can.

Oh man this, lol so this.

i have to say, The Arrival........quite disappointing. It does bridge the gap but i didnt think i would finish it so freaking fast.

No bunker for me! Short of major story spoilers, I plan to hoover up every bit of info the internet can offer.

Yeah so copying, with a bit of tweaking and addition, what I said in the ME2 thread with speculations for Mass Effect 3.

The first paragraph is about Arrival so if you haven't finished or played that skip the paragraph. --------Start Arrival Spoiler As the resultant of the epic Arrival DLC you blow up a freakin Mass Relay, a whole Batarian system is destroyed! Oh the Batarians aren't going to like this. I bet they become a constant threat in Mass Effect 3. -------End Arrival Spoiler

This and the decision you made with the Batarian in Bringing Down the Sky (also another asteroid, hmm I see a pattern here ^^) could really add to what the writers can think up with ME3. Seriously take from source material like World Wars where one faction or nation attacks another and the others band towards their preferred sides in the war.

I really hope this becomes like a Good factions vs Evil factions story like from what we've seen in Star Wars where we see all the different races/worlds/cultures of the universe in the epic struggle. You'll have allies (Salarian/Krogan/Human/Turians/Quarians/Drell?), with possibly specific previous party members leading them (ex Rex/Grunt/Leader Clan Urdnot for the Krogan) and enemies, the Reapers, with accompanying enemy factions like the Batarians, Indoctrinated Humans, Geth (amount depending on what you do with Legion's loyalty mission), Rachni (depending on what you did on Noveria).

My guess of story with the allies with specific races:
Salarian - Something related to the genophage
Krogan - Again some related to the genophage/Clan Unification
Human - Alliance/Cerberus relations
Turians - Diplomatic relation based on size of Alliance/Turian Fleet.
Quarians - Something related to taking back their home planet from the Geth.

So my guess is you could take the loyalty of your crew members formula Mass Effect 2 uses and transition it to the loyalty of the specific races of the universe. Now that would be bad ass.

I actually hope that ME3 doesn't go that route, if only because it's what most people seem to be predicting and it seems like the "obvious" next step. I would rather see it go in an unexpected or counterintuitive direction, like ME2. How many people expected Shepard to die, then be brought back to life, then become a pariah and throw in his lot with Cerberus instead of the Alliance? That's the kind of thing I want more of from ME3.

Oh no. The evidence keeps stacking up... ME3 will get its first media blitz soon, and my attempt to go dark will be tested.

An imminent gameplay reveal for Mass Effect 3 has been backed up by another games mag. The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine - which is with subscribers now - promises a full reveal for the BioWare sequel in its next issue, on sale May 9. Earlier than that, respected UK unofficial title PSM3 has said it's to boast a "world-first look at Mass Effect 3 on PS3" in its next release, which goes on sale on April 28. Meanwhile US retailer mag Game Informer's promising a reveal of a "highly anticipated" sequel to one of 2010's best games, with its issue likely to arrive this month. That's Mass Effect 3, then.

Originally Posted by Arikado Oh no. The evidence keeps stacking up... ME3 will get its first media blitz soon, and my attempt to go dark will be tested.

Well, I better get to Kohls and get me some new britches because there's gonna be a lot of pants-shittin goin on in April, it seems.

Cannot freaking wait!

After this initial blitz, I may go dark. I'll try at least.

Originally Posted by chubbyninja1319 Well, I better get to Kohls and get me some new britches because there's gonna be a lot of pants-shittin goin on in April, it seems. Cannot freaking wait! After this initial blitz, I may go dark. I'll try at least.

Not possible for me. Good luck with that.

Ready the spoiler tags, people!

I plan on attempting to avoid any and all spoilers about the story if possible, and ESPECIALLY who your recruitable squad is going to be.

Looks like I'll need to start drafting my farewell speech and prepare the underground vault for my 8 month stay.

Oh, how I've dreaded the day when ME3 information begins to hit

It's official. May's Game Informer cover revealed:

Originally Posted by Arikado It's official. May's Game Informer cover revealed:

shepards pants look tight as hell.. i think its squeezing his crotch. i mean take a look at that shit

and that fan art looks amazing. especially the shepard one, its such a powerful image. i hope mirandas back.. i dont mind having her in the team again.