RUMOR: Mass Effect 3 DLC and Potential Sequel Revealed

Earlier this month we informed you about a supposed DLC add-on for Mass Effect 3 that would remedy the infamous endings. Well today, more information about a soon-to-come DLC expansion – dubbed Terimator – as well as Mass Shift - the spiritual sequel to Mass Effect - has surfaced. Before we get to the info itself, there’s one thing I want to address. These details originated from a post on 4chan by an ex-Bioware employee. We all know that anybody can post just about anything ono 4chan so before everyone gets excited, or even disappointed, by the information below, I highly urge the fact that this is a RUMOR and that you should take this with a GRAIN OF SALT. Now that we have that out of the way, hit the jump to see what all the fuss is about. Terminator

• The name of the DLC is Terminator.
• Terminator takes place after the Mass Effect 3 endings.
• Javik was originally from Terminator, but got moved to the full game because Bioware felt that the cast was too small.
• The Normandy crashed on a Prothean planet on the edge of Sol, now they must find a way to contact the rest of the system so they can escape.
• The Normandy and its crew successfully return to Earth which is on the brink of another war.
• Due to the destruction of the Mass Relays, every species is stuck on Earth.
• Earth cannot support the extra inhabitants and thus will run out of food in less than one year unless something is done.
• Certain species are demanding they be given the most advanced ships available so that they may get home.
• Shepard is found on Earth alive, but terribly injured.
• Shepard’s sustained terrible burns  and has been left in a comatose state following his re-entry into the Earthy’s atmosphere.
• Certain synthetic components of Shepard’s brain were shut down, leading Chakwas to believe that when he awakens, Shepard will be in a vegetative state.
• You then take control of the Normandy crew and travel to three planets to gather the necessary synthetic components to fix Shephard.
• One of the components is extracted from EDI.
• After a successful recovery, Shepard delivers a speech at the Spacescraper – a piece of the Citadel that fell to Earth – that ends the Sol War.
• Shepard died during the atmospheric re-entry, he is Catalyst, but this is not addressed in the Terminator DLC.
• Nobody is aware of Shepard’s true identity they do not find out until Mass Shift.

• Mass Shift is the spiritual successor to the Mass Effect series and takes place one millennium after the events of Mass Effect 3.
• Takes place in the same universe, and follows the same characters and plot.
• More action-oriented.
• Space flight plays a big part in Mass Shift, and is said to resemble a mixture of Gradius III and Kingdom Hearts 2‘s space flight.
• You fly a reaper named Murmur that is controlled by the Catalyst.
• The Catalyst-Murmur relationship is reminiscent of the relationship between the boy and monster in The Last Guardian.
• Xy, a scrapped Mass Effect 2 DLC character, will be introduced in Mass Shift.
• The story revolves around the Catalyst who wants to prevent the galaxy from advancing synthetics.
• The galaxy is quickly forgetting the threat that synthetics pose.
• The Catalyst and EDI will periodically have conflicting moments due to EDI believing that synthetics and organics can coexist.
• Combat will be more tactical but with less cover.
• You will be able to see most of Asad Grim’s body.