'Mass Effect 3' ships 3.5m copies worldwide, biggest launch of 2012
Published Mar 9 2012, 16:22 GMT | By Matthew Reynolds
Mass Effect 3 has shipped 3.5 million copies worldwide.Publisher EA hailed the launch as the first pop culture event and "biggest entertainment launch" of the year.
The action role-playing game went on sale earlier this week in North America and across Europe earlier today.
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© EA
"We have been truly humbled by the amazing response from fans and critics for Mass Effect 3," said BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka.
"The game is a gripping, engaging experience where the decisions and choices you make will truly stay with you for the months and years ahead."
He added: "We are all incredibly proud of [creative director] Casey Hudson and the teams in Edmonton and Montreal for delivering the best game BioWare has ever made."
Pre-orders for the title were said to be "well ahead of its predecessor". However, it has been thought that sales could be down after it was revealed GAME would not stock any future releases by EA.
Mass Effect 3 is available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
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Watch the launch trailer for Mass Effect 3 below:
I got it yesterday. I'm loving it.
I'm surprised that I've stopped playing it long enough to read this.
March 11th 2012 at 1:51pm
was faster to get the C/Edition from Origin direct and the have it pre-downloaded ready for launch @ midnight Thursday (unlock time). so far not as repetitive as ME2, and thankfully very little scanning/probing.
March 10th 2012 at 9:09pm
still waiting for mine I wanted the collectors edition had to buy it from argos although did order it a couple days ago lol cant wait to get it and play it :)
March 10th 2012 at 9:06pm
star wars would be nice this year
March 10th 2012 at 12:00am
Im just waiting for GW2, Halo 4, GTA V and hopefully if rumors are true and is announced at E3... Star Wars: Battlefront 3!!
March 9th 2012 at 11:57pm