New Mass Effect story coming soon

We knew it was going to be coming eventually, and now we know that the first downloadable content for Mass Effect is coming on March 10.

From the press release issued today:

“Bring Down the Sky” includes a new uncharted world that introduces the notorious and feared alien race of the Batarians. A Batarian extremist group has hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only Commander Shepard can save the millions of innocent civilians before the asteroid completes its deadly descent.

400 points gets you 90 minutes of extended story and a possible 50 Xbox Achievement points.

When I interviewed the developers at BioWare last fall, they told me that downloadable content will add to the overarching Mass Effect story, so playing through this expansion will enhance your overall Mass Effect experience.

I'm in. Anyone else excited about the potential of downloadable content as a way of extending and expanding upon stories?