Mass Effect 3 to Offer Same-Sex Relationships

Bioware will include same-sex love for Commander Shephard.

Mass Effect 3 will allow users to pursue same-sex relationships, regardless of whether they play as a male or female Commander Shephard.

Casey Hudson, Mass Effect 3's Executive Producer, has confirmed on his Twitter account that Mass Effect 3 will allow both gay and lesbian romances to blossom. 

Hudson said he was "Happy to confirm [that Mass Effect 3] supports wider options for love interests [including] same-sex for [male and female] characters, reactive to how you interact [with] them in-game."

While a same-sex encounter with Kelly Chambers was open to those who opted to play as a female Shephard in Mass Effect 2, similar options have so far been unavailable to those playing as a male Shephard.

As with all relationships in the Mass Effect franchise, they are likely to be optional, and will need to be actively pursued by the player in order to be experienced.

Mass Effect 3 is scheduled for release in early 2012. 


source IGN