User blog comment:JakePT/Mass Effect 3 Announcement in October?/@comment-730941-20100908124846

Interesting. Your analysis of the development times does seem to match up, although until we get some more concrete information this is just a slightly more credible rumour...

I'm also wary of the cycle of spin and hype that seems to accompany every game release. I have important things to do in the next 11 months - no days to spare checking ME3 information :P