Get ready to play with new characters on fresh maps with powerful weapons

Jul 17, 2012 08:37 GMT  ·  By

Mass Effect 3 will receive its new Earth downloadable content pack for the multiplayer mode later today, with new maps, character, weapons, and much more being set to arrive for the game completely free.

Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode has been a huge success, with developer BioWare releasing constant updates, as well as lots of free DLC that brought new maps, characters and weapons.

After getting two add-ons earlier this year, in the form of Resurgence and Rebellion, Mass Effect 3 will soon receive a third expansion later today, July 17, in the form of Earth.

We already knew quite a few things about the add-on’s six new characters thanks to several leaks, but you can check out all of the things included in the DLC below.

Three New Maps – With the fate of the galaxy at stake, Earth’s military efforts have concentrated on three strategic locations. Defend Firebase Rio, home to the N7 training facility, along with Firebase Vancouver and Firebase London in the last stand for mankind.

New Array of Playable N7 Characters – Step into the boots of the Alliance’s most elite military units with the N7 Demolisher Engineer, N7 Destroyer Soldier, N7 Fury Adept, N7 Sentinel Paladin, N7 Shadow Infiltrator and N7 Slayer Vanguard.

New Powerful and Unique Weapons – Lay waste to the enemy by unlocking the N7 Piranha Shotgun, N7 Typhoon Assault Rifle and Acolyte Pistol.

New Powerful Upgrades – Outfit your weapons with 12 new modifications and fortify your gear with 11 unique upgrades to defeat even the toughest foes.

New “Platinum” Difficulty – Conquer bronze in your sleep? Take down Silver with one hand? Beat Gold without breaking a sweat? Then grab your friends and test your skills on the brand-new Platinum difficulty.

New In-Mission Objective – Randomly occurring during waves 3, 6 and 10, this new objective will challenge teams to keep a targeted agent alive by protecting and escorting them to a designated extraction zone on each map. Mass Effect 3: Earth is out today, July 17, on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms all over the world. North American PS3 owners also get it today, while European players need to wait until July 18 to download it for free.