EA and BioWare are doing something no one has done before.  They’re taking one giant leap for mankind by sending Mass Effect 3 into space .. literally.  EA and BioWare will be making history by launching the first copies of Mass Effect 3 into outer space!  Copies are scheduled to land in San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and cities in Europe, giving gamers the opportunity to track and collect these limited early copies as they touch back down on Earth.

You can find out more here.

To celebrate Commander Shepard’s war to take Earth back, Mass Effect 3 will be the first console game launched into Earth’s upper atmosphere on a historic voyage. And you have a chance to take home a piece of that history.

Starting February 23rd, various cities across the globe will host their very own Space Edition launches. Starting with San Francisco, CA and ending in Berlin, Germany.

Track the packages on their flights and be the first to arrive at the landing zone to win an early copy of Mass Effect that has survived space travel. Each Space Edition also comes with an on-of-a-kind fan prize package. Other prizes will also be given out to runner-up participants (subject to availability).

Launch cities and dates are all on the link above but I’ll give them to you since I know you’re likely too lazy to click the link.

San Francisco

Feb 23
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
Las Vegas

Feb 24
7:00 AM
9:00 AM

New York

Feb 25
7:00 AM
9:00 AM

London

Feb 27
Time TBD

Paris

Feb 28
Time TBD

Berlin

Feb 29
Time TBD