Mass Effect 3 demo DLC cross-over with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Playing the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo will score you bonus items in the full version of Mass Effect 3, and vice versa. EA also confirmed that the Reckoning demo will hit PC and PS3 on January 17 too, alongside the Xbox 360 version revealed yester

Alice O'Connor

January 11, 2012 6:45 AM

Playing the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo will score you bonus items in the full version of Mass Effect 3, and vice versa. Publisher Electronic Arts also confirmed that the Reckoning demo revealed yesterday for Xbox 360 will hit PC and PlayStation 3 on January 17 too. If you finish the Reckoning demo, Commander Shepard will get the Reckoner Knight Armor, boosting damage, and the Charkam Launcher assault rifle, which "uses a fabricator to manufacture lightweight, explosive ammunition discs." Being designed by Spawn creator and Reckoning executive art director Todd McFarlane, it's naturally loaded with spikes, skulls and belts. Then, if you play the Mass Effect 3 demo, your Reckoning character will get to don an armour set inspired by Shepard's N7 gear and wield Onmiblade Daggers styled after Shepard's new holographic knife. EA explains that the Reckoning demo packs its introduction, kicking off with tutorial then offering 45 minutes to poke around in a slice of its open world. You'll also earn extra Reckoning items for the full version simply by playing its demo. As EA says Reckoning players will be able to unlock its bonus items through the Mass Effect 3 demo in time for Reckoning's February 7 launch, the ME3 demo is clearly coming before then. There are still few details on it beyond that, though. Mass Effect 3 launches March 6. Of course, the important question for lore lovers is surely: are these incongruous items canon?

The N7 gear in Reckoning. Look up top for the Reckoning gear in ME3.

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January 11, 2012 6:45 AM

Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 demo DLC cross-over with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

Playing the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo will score you bonus items in the full version of Mass Effect 3, and vice versa. EA also confirmed that the Reckoning demo will hit PC and PS3 on January 17 too, alongside the Xbox 360 version revealed yester
- deject
  
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  January 11, 2012 7:01 AM
  
  At least I don't have to buy anything.
- bigdady92
  
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  January 11, 2012 7:07 AM
  
  Armor with skulls and spikes and all I have to do is download and play a demo? Evil Shepard NEEDS this NAO!
- eloader2
  
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  January 11, 2012 7:20 AM
  
  I think I'm more excited by the fact that we are getting demos for Kingdoms of Amalur which I think looks really good, I just hope it doesn't suck, and of course Mass Effect 3, though I may not play the demo since I know I will be getting the game, and I don't want anything spoiled. Very cool
  - valcan_s
    
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    January 11, 2012 7:35 AM
    
    Agree this ^^^^
- larrymadill
  
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  January 11, 2012 7:26 AM
  
  If its like the Dragon Age crossover armor it will probably be items I never use.
- darthfusion
  
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  January 11, 2012 2:20 PM
  
  The Mass Effect Armor looks pretty Solid^^.
  - darthfusion
    
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    January 20, 2012 2:54 PM
    
    (On PC at least), you just need to load the demo and login, and it adds the armor to your account. (You might need to finish it to get the Launcher though).
- ManiacalMoose
  
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  January 12, 2012 1:35 AM
  
  I was going to play the demo regardless. This is a pleasant surprise.
- peasofme
  
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  January 12, 2012 3:48 AM
  
  bioqueer does it again
- MHSilver
  
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  January 12, 2012 1:50 PM
  
  That's probably the coolest ME3 armor I've seen so far...
  
  ...of course, I've been a Mcfarlane fan since I was a pre-teen.