Mass Effect 3 'Resurgence Pack' DLC coming next week for free

The first downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode has been announced--and surprisingly, it will be free.

Andrew Yoon

April 6, 2012 10:00 AM

The first downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode has been announced--and surprisingly, it will be free. The "Resurgence Pack" adds two new maps to the co-op Galaxy at War experience, in addition to new playable characters, new weapons, and new items.

"Resurgence" adds playable Batarians and Geth, as well as the Asari Justicar Adept, and Krogan Battlemaster Vanguard.

The new maps are Firebase Condor, a warzone outpost located on one of Palaven's moons, and Firebase Hydra, an abandoned Quarian colony.

The DLC pack will be available on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Origin on April 10th.

Andrew Yoon

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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April 6, 2012 10:00 AM

Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 'Resurgence Pack' DLC coming next week for free.

The first downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode has been announced--and surprisingly, it will be free.
- Wadmaasi
  
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  April 6, 2012 10:03 AM
  
  Well shit. That's fun.
  
  Batarians, really? I'd rather play as a vorcha than a batararian.
  - ConfusedUs
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:08 AM
    
    The only good batarian is a dead batarian.
    
    That's why I feel the ending to the Arrival DLC was pure Paragon no matter how you went about it.
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      April 6, 2012 10:18 AM
      
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  - dantastic
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:34 AM
    
    didnt the batarians come with some preorder from somewhere? are these the same ones that they're now giving out for free?
    - TylerJSmith
      
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      April 6, 2012 10:46 AM
      
      You're thinking about the Bring Down the Sky ME1 DLC, where the Batarian race was introduced.
      - dantastic
        
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        April 6, 2012 11:26 AM
        
        no i mean the unlocks for ME3 mp. i thought i remember reading about them before this
        
        deject
        
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        April 6, 2012 12:10 PM
        
        Nope.
- RomSteady
  
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  April 6, 2012 10:16 AM
  
  Glad to see more multiplayer content coming. I've really been enjoying the multiplayer.
  
  That said, I really hate the "Over 75 Perfect Scores" line at the end. It came across as, "See, you whiners are making an issue where there isn't one."
  - Mecha Tofu Pirate
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:17 AM
    
    I think it says more about how games journalism needs to improve than anything else
    - Sailor of Fortune
      
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      April 6, 2012 10:42 AM
      
      The best review I've seen for ME3 was Angry Gamer Joe. He gave it a good score and still wasn't happy at the end. Ultimately he enjoyed the game as a whole. He even made a spin off review of the ending which brought up a lot of good points.
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  April 6, 2012 10:20 AM
  
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  April 6, 2012 10:24 AM
  
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- Creepin_Jeezus
  
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  April 6, 2012 10:25 AM
  
  Krogan vanguard? Fucking sold.
  - Creepin_Jeezus
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:36 AM
    
    Also, yay for the moon level with purdy burny planet background!
  - HamChowder
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:48 AM
    
    >:D
    - Wadmaasi
      
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      April 6, 2012 10:58 AM
      
      I am going to EL OH FUCKING EL in your faec when the Krogan Vanguard can't charge.
      
      HA HA HA FOR TUCHA--oh shit, what do you mean I have to charge on foot?
      - HamChowder
        
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        April 6, 2012 11:50 AM
        
        ?? Tell me you watched the video.
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        April 6, 2012 12:10 PM
        
        Still at work!
        
        HamChowder
        
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        April 6, 2012 12:11 PM
        
        Protip: they can charge Dunno what the other 2 skills are though
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        April 6, 2012 12:32 PM
        
        That might start to make up for the lack of dodging. I'm rather enjoying my Turian Infiltrator now that I've respecced away from Tech Armor, but that lack of a dodge is a killer (if I may be permitted).
        
        HamChowder
        
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        April 6, 2012 12:46 PM
        
        Ahem, "Sentinel" my good sir.
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        April 6, 2012 3:10 PM
        
        O rite. =(
  - Magitek
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:51 AM
    
    Seriously. I also hope that the Geth Infiltrator is best played like a Geth Hunter enemy -- cloaking behind high-value targets and blowing heads off with a shotgun.
    - ManiacalMoose
      
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      April 6, 2012 11:02 AM
      
      I'd love to replace my gangly lookin Salarian Infilatrator with a sleek Geth.
      - Wadmaasi
        
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        April 6, 2012 12:10 PM
        
        Quarian Infiltrator is awesome.
        
        I mean, all Quarians are awesome.
  - ughhhhhhh
    
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    April 6, 2012 5:10 PM
    
    Glad they put him in there since that was the only race/class I wanted to play as.
- alias
  
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  April 6, 2012 10:38 AM
  
  Looks pretty cool. I wonder if the new classes will be as good as the current powerhouses.
- Mmmmmoo
  
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  April 6, 2012 10:40 AM
  
  Needs more Volus Adepts and Elcor Soldiers.
  - Wadmaasi
    
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    April 6, 2012 10:56 AM
    
    With stoic resoluteness: Our battlehymns will go unsmelled by the other races.
  - Lucien Irenicus
    
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    April 6, 2012 11:29 AM
    
    *inhale* There is no profit in it, Earth clan.
  - SqueegyTBS
    
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    April 6, 2012 11:49 AM
    
    Adding a biotic god would totally imbalance the game.
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  April 6, 2012 11:29 AM
  
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- holinka
  
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  April 6, 2012 11:46 AM
  
  Whats the difference between an Asari Adept and an Asari Justicar Adept? Am I missing something?
  - SqueegyTBS
    
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    April 6, 2012 11:50 AM
    
    I'm assuming just a different set of biotic powers.
  - Mmmmmoo
    
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    April 6, 2012 12:14 PM
    
    justicar looks like she's got some giant shield bubble for protection
  - Lucien Irenicus
    
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    April 6, 2012 12:28 PM
    
    The justicar is older and dried up Asari pussy.
- MH Knights
  
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  April 6, 2012 11:56 AM
  
  New enemy types please. Security mechs and mercenaries for starters.
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- pgharavi
  
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  April 6, 2012 12:45 PM
  
  Sony just uploaded their story on their webpage, but check out the second pic:
  
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/7051166561/lightbox/
  
  Did they just Microsoft Word it!?
  - HamChowder
    
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    April 6, 2012 12:47 PM
    
    Haha, yeah that screams MS Word. Does MS Paint have a spell-check function?
  - Creepin_Jeezus
    
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    April 6, 2012 4:47 PM
    
    Hahahahaha
- MH Knights
  
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  April 6, 2012 1:55 PM
  
  Hmm... Green, red, and blue. I wonder if those colors have any meaning.
  - XwingVmanX
    
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    April 8, 2012 1:08 PM
    
    It is a paragon choice to save the Batarians...
    renegade choice to kill the quarians...
    and an assimilation choice to nail an Asari =P
- darthfusion
  
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  April 6, 2012 2:51 PM
  
  I think this is the first time I've been genuinely excited for DLC.
- tw3kr
  
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  April 6, 2012 4:34 PM
  
  That may be the chubbiest Batarian I have ever seen.
- XwingVmanX
  
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  April 8, 2012 1:03 PM
  
  I wouldn't be surprised if all multiplayer DLC ends up being free. After all they have the micro-transactions to fall back on and what better way to get you to spend money on them, than to give you more content to unlock.