User blog comment:JakePT/Mass Effect 3 to be Revealed at VGA Awards?/@comment-1691295-20101118040421

Kotaku is reporting a rumour from a development source that the game is a Multiplayer Mass Effect spin-off from BioWare Montreal.

Makes a lot of sense, and I'd definitely be interested in that. I always thought Mass Effect would make a great multiplayer game, I just didn't want it to take away from any ME3 development resources, and if that's what the game is, but not part of ME3, then I'm in.

http://kotaku.com/5692552/rumor-biowares-new-mass-effect-is-a-multiplayer-spin+off