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"Mass Effect 3&amp;#039;s day-one DLC policy has been defended by developer BioWare. The title will launch with the &amp;#039;From Ashes&amp;#039; add-on ready to download, but the studio claims it did not begin work on the expansion until after the main game was completed.   &amp;quot;On [Mass Effect 3], content creators completed the game in January and moved onto the &amp;#039;From Ashes&amp;#039; DLC, free [with the Collector&amp;#039;s Edition] or you can buy separately [sic],&amp;quot; executive producer Casey Hudson wrote on Twitter. &amp;quot;It takes about 3 months from &amp;#039;content complete&amp;#039; to bug-fix, certify, manufacture, and ship game discs. In that time we work on DLC. DLC has fast [certification] and no [manufacturing], so if a team works very hard, they can get a DLC done in time to enjoy it with your first playthrough on day one.&amp;quot; BioWare previously confirmed that the &amp;#039;From Ashes&amp;#039; expansion will include a Prothean squadmate, an Eden Prime mission, a bonus weapon, and an alternate appearance option for every team member. It will be included with the Mass Effect 3 Collector&amp;#039;s Edition or available to purchase separately.  Mass Effect 3 will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC from March 6 in North America and March 9 in Europe. &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s interview with Mass Effect 3 producer Michael Gamble &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s hands-on preview of Mass Effect 3 Watch the &amp;#039;Take Back Earth&amp;#039; trailer for Mass Effect 3 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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