EA: Mass Effect 3 ships March 2012

Mass Effect 3 will arrive worldwide on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, EA has confirmed.

The third instalment in EA’s popular sci-fi RPG series, developed by BioWare, sees protagonist Commander Shepard leading an assault to save Earth from alien species the Reapers.

It will feature Kinect voice gesture capability, with players able to issue commands to their team mates by speaking into the Xbox 360 accessory.

With Mass Effect 3, we are delivering blockbuster action and heart-wrenching emotion on a scale that far exceeds anything we’ve ever done before,” said Casey Hudson, executive producer of the Mass Effect series.

This is an all-out galactic war and how you choose to lead and play will ultimately determine how – and if – you can save the galaxy.”

Mass Effect 3 will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.