Mass Effect 3 Delayed Until Q1 2012, New Media

BioWare community manager Chris Priestly posts to notify us that Mass Effect 3 has been delayed until the first quarter of 2012 (nullifying the “Holidays 2011” mention in the announcement trailer and the October release date hinted at before), and to help deliver the news, he’s shared a piece of concept art and a new screenshot depicting Shepard, Kaidan, and Liara with us.

Today we have confirmed that Mass Effect 3 will be released in the first three months of 2012. 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.) said Casey Hudson, Executive Producer Mass Effect series.

We’ll have more details about specific dates as we get closer to release.