Shattered universe may be a good way of putting it, yeah. At least in some ways.
I don't think I insisted on much happening in 2012, but only wanted a followup to things I thought might be afoot, in a timely manner (which IMO didn't happen but Citadel DLC slowed down my annoyance). I just really wanted, and still want that Rio level. Rio, Bioware. Remember it. I want to go there. Maybe see some important Alliance locations.
I don't think these videos are directly related to Mass Effect, but there's some interesting symbols and concepts in them. And there's still a possibility that they are related to Mass Effect, but it'd be more tangential than direct.