A job posting (seen left) on LinkedIn (via GameBlend) calls for a "Multiplayer Programmer (Mass Effect Franchise)" at BioWare Montreal. It seems to suggest that multiplayer and/or co-op play might be coming to Mass Effect 3 or an entirely new project in the series:

"Multiplayer Programmers ensure the game engine and game systems work reliably and efficiently in a multiplayer environment. They work with both the front and back ends to take existing single player user experiences and make them multiplayer safe."

I don't know if I'd rather have co-op or competitive multiplayer. I would potentially want them both. Mass Effect 2's combat was much improved over its predecessor and could lead to a fun multiplayer experience.

On the co-op side, the game is setup for 3-player play if it's just going to be added to the existing game framework. There's always a chance that this is the beginning of an MMORPG, but I don't believe BioWare would throw two of those into production at the same time. I think we'll have to wait until after Star Wars: The Old Republic is released before we have a chance at getting a Mass Effect MMO.

The job responsibilities also mention working on multiple platforms, seemingly confirming whatever this is for the Xbox 360 and PC versions. The job posting is very close to E3 2010, which could shed some light on this when it kicks off on June 15.

BioWare's sci-fi role-playing game trilogy Mass Effect looks like it will end on a lighter note than previous entries, a Return of the Jedi to Mass Effect 2's Empire Strikes Back, instilled with more fun, lightness and humor.

Or, as OXM calls it, "humour." BioWare's Casey Hudson tells the publication that Mass Effect 3 is where the developer will "try and bring some fun and lightness back into it," an apparent ratcheting up of giggles and a decrease in gloom, something the developer tried to balance in Mass Effect 2 so as not to make it "an overbearing experience."

"Mass Effect 3 is going to be the epic conclusion," Hudson tells OXM, "so, a lot more darkness but also a lot more humour."

Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 are gonna be on sale soon enough on Steam.

Mass Effect 2 rocks! The interface is so much better than the first. The only thing I dislike is mining. Spent hours just to max upgrades.

PC Patch ver1.02 is up ~~~

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/129/index/2889711

Fixed an issue where ammo powers activated by a henchman would sometimes overwrite the players active ammo power.