Mass Effect 3 to get co-op multiplayer

There was plenty of murmurs at E3 2011 about BioWare's interest in multiplayer, even in regards to the Mass Effect universe. Eurogamer is now claiming that information from undisclosed sources confirm that Mass Effect 3 will feature a standalone, four-player co-operative mode. It's said the co-op missions won't tie into the main storyline, and are designed around replay value.

Here's what was said at E3 prior to this anonymous confirmation:

"We haven't talked at all about multiplayer in the Mass Effect franchise, but we're exploring multiplayer in all of our games and all of our franchises," BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka told Eurogamer.

"It's always an idea we're interested in.

"The short answer is we have no comment on that. But we're interested in the idea of multiplayer."