Mass Effect 3 is an action role-playingvideo game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 6, 2012, and for Wii U on November 18, 2012. The game features a variety of downloadable content packs that were released from March 2012 to April 2013 on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and BioWare's Social Network. The Wii U version of the game does not support downloadable content but includes several packs. The content listed as promotional content was only available to the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game through limited promotional opportunities.
Adds new cinematics and epilogue scenes that expand upon the game's original ending.[2]
Firefight Pack
August 7, 2012
Yes
Adds a sniper rifle, a shotgun, two assault rifles, two submachine guns, and the sniper rifle from the M-90 Indra promotional content pack.[3]
Leviathan
August 28, 2012 (August 29, 2012 for PlayStation 3 in Europe)[4]
No
Adds numerous missions, the assault rifle from the M-55 Argus promotional content pack, the shotgun from the AT-12 Raider promotional content pack, and other items.
Adds five missions, the N7 Valkyrie assault rifle from the N7 Warfare Gear promotional content pack, the assault rifle from the Chakram Launcher promotional content pack, and other items.
Concerns Shepard aiding gangster Aria T'Loak in retaking a black market station from enemy forces.[7]
Citadel
March 5, 2013 (March 6, 2013 for PlayStation 3 in Europe)
No
Adds numerous missions, several gambling and arcade mini-games, a series of battle arena challenges, three armor sets, an assault rifle, a heavy pistol, and other items.
Shepard rallies his/her crew to help him investigate an attempted identity theft and prevent the hijacking of the Normandy, however the DLC is primarily concerned with allowing Shepard (and the player) to experience additional character interactions with crewmates and friends from the series.[8]
Adds an interactive comic that allows the player to impact the story of Mass Effect 3 with several major plot decisions of the original Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. This is primarily for players that have not played the earlier games, and want to catchup on the storyline as well as unique player decisions.
Adds three maps, six characters, a difficulty setting, a match objective, an assault rifle, a heavy pistol, a shotgun, and other items.[17]
Retaliation
October 9, 2012 (October 10, 2012 for PlayStation 3 in Europe)
No
Adds numerous characters released over time, an enemy faction, six variants of pre-existing maps, a challenges system, a sniper rifle, a submachine gun, the assault rifle from the Collector Assault Rifle promotional content pack, and other items.[18]
Reckoning
February 26, 2013 (February 27, 2013 for PlayStation 3 in Europe)
No
Adds six characters, three assault rifles, two heavy pistols, a shotgun, a submachine gun, and other items.[19]
Promotional content
Content
Collector Assault Rifle
Acquired by pre-ordering a copy of The Art of the Mass Effect Universe from Barnes & Noble,[20] or by purchasing the digital version of The Art of the Mass Effect Universe or the entire Mass Effect: Invasion series through Dark Horse digital store.
Included in the Retaliation general content pack.
Adds an assault rifle.
Battlefield 3 Pack
Acquired by signing into the multiplayer using an Origin account linked to a Battlefield 3 Online Pass.