User blog comment:Commdor/E3 Coverage of ME3 News Begins/@comment-3268946-20110603230120

Apparently, some of the developers are indirectly responding to the kinect rumor with jokes, so that implies that this whole thing about the kinect was just a joke. That makes the most sense, as there is little in Mass Effect that is suited for the peripheral, expect maybe using the camera to create a Shepard that looks more like you just by taking a picture.