If you preorder Gears of War: Judgment at Walmart.com, you’ll not only get: Gears of War: Judgment for the Xbox 360, a bonus* Preorder Exclusive Classic Hammerburst and bonus Gears of War 1 downloadable version, you’ll also receive your choice of Gears of War 2 or Gears of War 3, for free! Gears of War: Judgment launches on March 19th in the US and a worldwide demo for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers will be available the same day. Source: Epic Games [...]
This is a today only offer on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the Gears of War 3 Season Pass. You’ll save 50% on the Season Pass if you buy it today, it’s the perfect time to buy if you haven’t already. Source: Major Nelson
“The #GearsWeekend event is now live! Be sure to equip your HammerOfWynn Gnasher skins in the King of the Gnasher playlist; King of the Hill with one round and the score limit is 210. Your loadout will be a Gnasher and Snub. Let us know what you think! For fans on Twitter, join in on the Gears of War 3 and King of the Gnasher conversation by using the hashtag #GearsWeekend. The ribbon was earned the “Winning Weekend” of January 19th, so if [...]
In this weekend’s TDM playlist, your loadout includes Diggers, Semi-Auto Sniper and the Snub. All weapon spawns will be also be replaced with Diggers and Longshot. Don’t forget to give us your feedback about our “Can You Dig It?!” event in the comments below, or this weekend on twitter using the #GearsWeekend hashtags. Your comments help us decide what we should do for future events. The Can You Dig it event started yesterday at 9:00 AM EST/ 2:00 PM UK [...]
Rod Fergusson announced DLC #4, “Forces of Nature”, on GTTV. This DLC consists of 5 maps, 3 new maps; Aftermath, Artillery and Cove, two fan favourites brought back which are Jacinto and Raven Down. The reason behind the title “Forces of Nature” is because each map will have an environmental effect of its own such as fog, snow and tsunamis. There are also special weapons hidden in the maps during Horde and Beast mode called “Elemental Cleavers.” The cleavers [...]
Are you ready for this #GearsWeekend? This weekend we “Get Gnashty” in the Stranded playlist. The load out will be Gnasher and Snub only. The Snub is loaded with just one shot capable of popping heads, so aim carefully! Get Gnashty starts this morning at 9:00 AM Eastern and runs through Monday January 27th at 9:00 AM. In honor of the big games coming up over the next week, we will be unlocking the Thrashball Drone for a LIMITED TIME [...]
Not only are we getting 5 new multiplayer maps, new characters, new weapons and a prestige mode, we’re also getting 7 new achievements which will make up 250 gamerscore. Fenix Rising is being released on January 17th for 800 Microsoft points, or if you have the Season Pass it’ll be free. If you’d like more details on “Fenix Rising”, click here. The achievements are as followed: Now They Begin to Understand – Complete 12 waves of Beast [...]
The Gears of War 3 Green Liquid weapon skin set is now available for 320 Microsoft points on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. If you slipped up in the past to have missed the opportunity to get them, this is your chance, 320MSP and the weapon set is yours. Let us know if you’re getting it on Facebook, Twitter and in the Comments below. Source: Epic Games Community
If you haven’t turned on your Xbox 360 yet you should. If you haven’t already got the Season Pass, this is the perfect time to buy it, it’s only 1800MSP, which is a 600MSP discount, on top of that they’ve reduced the “Weapon Skin Bundle” to 1800MSP, which is a 1800MSP discount and they’ve also 50% off the Gold Lancer avatar and the boom shield avatar item. On the 1/1/2012 the weapons such as the Gold Lancer avatar, [...]
Announcements “1 – RAAM’s Shadow info being read out can be found HERE! - 2am Pacific Time, 5am EST 2 – ‘Probably’ a multiplayer DLC, around January is a good time, ‘good’ ‘theory’ from Rod. 3A – Gearsmas – Different event everyday for 12 Days – Day 1, tomorrow Fortifications are free, Gift Boxes everywhere – Day 2, Friendly Fire In Horde Turned on! Day 3, Big Head Mutator on – Day 4, Cluckshot’s replace Boomshot’s – Day 5, [...]
1st Day of Gearsmas – December 13th Level 1 Fortifications are free Lots of Gift Boxes Brothers to the End on all maps playlist 2nd Day of Gearsmas - December 14th Friendly Fire Torque Bow Tag 3rd Day of Gearsmas - December 15th Big Head Mutator on Can You Dig it? 4th Day of Gearsmas - December 16th 4 Shot Cluckshots replace Boomshots Hardcore Weekend – No rifles, gnasher/pistol only, map pickups limited to boomshot, digger, torque bow, sniper rifle. There [...]
Epic Games have shown exclusive footage of RAAM’s Shadow on G4TV. RAAM’s Shadow is the second piece of DLC for Gears of War 3; this DLC brings 3 hours of Campaign, new playable multiplayer characters and a weapon set. If you already have the Season Pass this dlc will come at no additional cost, but if you don’t, it will cost 1200MSP. Source: G4Tv
G4TV are having there annual “Video Game Deathmatch” and Gears of War 3 is in the semi finals against “Assassin’s Creed: Revelations“, tough competition indeed. Unfortunately, at the moment Gears 3 is losing and needs your votes! The final round begins in 24 hours, so voting is open for another day until then: Here’s the voting ballot: http://www.g4tv.com/vgdm/best-game-2011/ So come on people lets push Gears of War 3 into the final, spread the message on Twitter, Facebook and vote for Gears [...]
Are you a Riflaholic? Well then, this event was made for you! It’s a new playlist this #GearsWeekend which you spawn with no shotgun and the rifle of your choice, choose wisely. “This Is My Rifle” is available to all modes except Wingman and is available now. Let us know what you think of the playlist on Facebook, Twitter and in the Comments below. Source: Epic Games Community
There’s a new playlist on the block, under the name of “Booster Pack TDM” playlist, which is standard Team Deatchmatch with the new maps which consists of the maps from the Horde Command Pack; Azura, Blood Drive, Rustlung and the two new editions from the “Booster Map Pack“, Bullet Marsh and Clocktower. A great chance to get to play those new maps. Source: Gears of War 3
This #Gearsweekend Epic Games are having quite the explosive extravaganza by changing your shotgun will be replaced by a “Cluckshot”, but what’s a Cluckshot you ask? It’s a Boomshot that shoots chickens instead of rockets. This event will take place on this Thursday, same day as the Versus Booster Map Pack. “Thanksgibbing” will be played on King Of The Hill only. “While the “Versus Booster Map Pack” will unlock five new multiplayer battlegrounds for public matchmaking, those who purchase the “Horde [...]
Today Epic Games, Inc revealed the first video of “Bullet Marsh”, this map is one of the darkest maps from Gears 1. Its part of the Versus Map Pack and will be released on November 24th with the Clocktower Multiplayer Map. “Don’t stray too far from lit areas, and be sure navigate the low-lying marsh areas with caution as you trudge through rain and lightning. Beware of the map’s darkest corners, where the Kryll are waiting to swarm and devour [...]
Another day, another Gearsweekend! Gears is celebrating this weekend with quite a surprise, you will have the Retro Lancer and the Gorgon and all grenade pickups will be replaced with Frag Grenades. This special event will only be on King Of The Hill and this event is LIVE right now so get playing!
At 2 A.M. Pacific tonight Title Update 2 will be rolling out, but whilst in this progress the dedicated servers will not be accessible until the update is LIVE, you will be prompted to download this upon running Gears of War 3. If you would like to find out more information Rod Fergusson(Director of Production at Epic Games) will be doing a live stream on Twitch.tv at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time. The following is the changes TU2 will introduce to Gears [...]
Today another Gears event will be going live at 14:00 GMT-. This weekend is Snipers only playlist for Team Deathmatch only, Longshots are only available to pickup, so watch your head this weekend! Event is up until Monday, 14:00. Double XP will be running through this event so catch up on that before it’s gone. Source: Epic Games Community
On October 28th Quinn DelHoyo made a thread on the Epic Games Forum discussing the Hammerburst which have led to recent changes in the rifle thanks to the members of the Epic Games Forum for suggesting the ideas to add more focus to the rifle. The chances they’ve made are: “1. Long range damage increased. The Hammerburst used to lose damage past a certain distance, but no longer does. This should help it excel at its intended role as a long range [...]
IGNEntertrainment have released a video revealing most of the features in the upcoming Gears 3 DLC; Horde Command Pack. Exclusive footage of the map Azura, new features for Horde such as the Command Centre, Onyx Guard decoy, Fire sentry, Silverback upgrade, new weapon skins and the new playable multiplayer characters. This DLC will be released on November 1st, for 800MSP, or free if you have the Season Pass.
Today Epic Games have announced the second Game Add-on for Gears of War 3, appropriately named “RAAM’s Shadow,”, the return of a few familiar faces and also a selection of new characters. This Add-on will precede the events of Gears 1. This Add-on will also include six new multiplayer characters, the chocolate weapon set and more achievements worth 250 gamerscore. “RAAM’s Shadow” is being released on December 13th for 1200 Microsoft points or free if you purchased the Season Pass. “RAAM’s [...]
The Official Xbox Magazine have made an article on the top 10 ways to fail with the Retro Lancer, most should be common sense to most of you, but nevertheless it can still be useful to read it. “Go full auto at long range Go full auto at long rangeIt’s got a massive steel blade dangling off the barrel, and the rifling groove seems to have been designed using a sandstone chisel. You’re not going to hit anything smaller [...]
Its been just over 3 weeks since Gears of War 3 was released and now Epic Games, Inc have released some interesting statistics from the game. Check out the video below for information on Stats brought to you by Pete Knepley (Senior Gameplay Programmer) at Epic Games. GAMEMODE STATS: Most Played Gametypes in Ranked Matches Team Deathmatch – 55% Execution – 12% King of the Hill – 12% Wingman – 9% Warzone – 7% Capture the Leader – 5% Most Played [...]
Today G4TV released the world premiere of first downloadable content for Gears of War 3, “Horde Command Pack”. The game add-on includes new fortification upgrades in Horde mode, three new maps, three new playable characters, two new weapon skins and additional achievements worth 250 Gamerscore. For customers who purchased the Season pass before the release of this game add-on will receive it for free, but if you haven’t it’ll cost you 800 Microsoft points. DLC Maps Blood Drive “The Jacinto Medical [...]
Epic Games, Executive Producer Rod Fergusson hosts another Live Stream on October 5th, 05:30PM EST / 10:30PM UK time. During the Stream Rod will be discussing statistics of Gears 3, green liquid metal skins, upcoming events and upcoming DLC. Watch live video from epicgamesinc on Justin.tv Statistics of Gears 3 so far; most played horde map is Overpass, 56.5% of people who played Gears of War 3 have completed the first ten waves of horde and 1% have completed the insane difficulty. Also 89,394,000 waves of Horde [...]
Today Epic Games and Microsoft the first downloadable content for Gears of War 3, “Horde Command Pack”. The game add-on includes new fortification upgrades in Horde mode, three new maps, three new playable characters, two new weapon skins and additional achievements worth 250 Gamerscore. For customers who purchased the Season pass before the release of this game add-on will receive it for free, but if you haven’t it’ll cost you 800 Microsoft points DLC Maps Blood Drive “The Jacinto Medical Plaza was [...]
Gears of War 3 is now officially launched and the Epic Games staff are celebrating with a Gaming with the developers event. Among the developers, Rod Fergusson and Will Kinsler will be there, plus a lot more. This event will start Friday 23rd, from 4:00-7:00 PM Eastern time. “The Developers will be using the following gamertags: GearsDev1 GearsDev2 GearsDev3 GearsDev4 GearsDev5 GearsDev16 GearsDev17 GearsDev18 GearsDev19 GearsDev020 Please note the extra zero in the last tag. Rod will be using the [...]
Gears of War 3 now has Avatar unlockables, we have compiled a list of what you need to do to unlock them. Complete the Campaign Mode – Unlocks the Marcus Do Rag Complete a Horde Achievement – Unlocks the “For The Horde” Tshirt Complete a Beast Achievement – Unlocks the “Locust Drone Mask” This is the first time the Gears of War series has let yours get Avatar items by completing achievements, similar to other popular games like Halo, Red [...]
We’re just 3 days from the release of Gears of War 3 and Epic Games have offered a refreshment of the timeline of Gears of War 3 to get you on the hype train! The timeline is well laid out and has plenty of details for Gearhead to examine. The timeline goes through characters, pendulum wars and emergence day. If you would like to save this image, right click on the image below, and go to save as, and you [...]
We’re just a handful of days away from Gears of War 3 launch and Microsoft have started a sale on downloadable content for Gears of War. Here’s a list of the items on sale: Add-ons • “Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection” - 800 - 400 MSP “This content pack features all 19 downloadable Gears 2 multiplayer maps and a bonus deleted single-player chapter, “Road to Ruin,” from the Gears of War 2 campaign. For multiplayer fans, this pack brings together the [...]
In the run up to Gears of War 3, We’re highlighting the Play Smarter at Gears Of War ( Tips) video series from VideoFletcher or on Xbox Live Gamertag Z i i. We’ll be posting each of these videos in the run up to the launch of Gears 3. The videos featured tips, techniques, strategies and commentary on Gears of War gameplay. Whether your a new Gears player or been playing since Gears of War 1, we’re sure you’ll find some useful tips and techniques to [...]
On the run up to the launch of Gears of War 3, GamingBolt have been doing Gears of War 3 swag giveaways that any gearhead would love. The swag consists of a Calibur11 Gears of War 3 Vault, Tritton Gears of War Headset and Throat Communicator and also a Thrashball Cole Plushie everyday until the launch of Gears of War 3. Anyone can participate for the Thrashball Cole Plushies but the items which involve shipping such as the Calibur11 Vault, headsets [...]
It’s just over a week to Gears of War 3, but a few days ago customers from Elkjop received their pre-ordered copy of Gears of War 3 ten days early than the street date, Microsoft Norway did not know about this until recently. Microsoft Norway have released this statement: “This is new for us but something we will immediately follow. “Gears of War 3? shall not, under any circumstances be sold before the launch date on 20 September and violations of this [...]
deviantART have started a design competition to design an original landscape wallpaper in the name of Gears of War 3. If you’re from the U.S and are over the age of 18, this is the contest for you to win $10,000 Cash Prize (USD) Xbox 360 Gears of War 3 Limited Edition Console Bundle 8,000 deviantART Points dA PRO Digital Artist’s Backpack deviantWEAR T-Shirt of the Winner’s Choice* 1 Year Premium Membership to deviantART he winner may be adapted into [...]
GCON have announced their final Gears 2 community event, as usual it’ll have big name sponsors and community hosts from around the world for the finale of Gears of War 2. This community event will be Guardian only, because it is the end of this game mode, and sadly we won’t see it return in Gears of War 3. Make sure you attend on the September 10th to celebrate the end of an era, and the beginning of another amazing [...]
GOW Nation are hosting a Gears 3 Launch Event, They’re teaming up with Calibur 11 and will be giving away all sorts of prizes from Gears 3 Swag, Microsoft Points and more. Full information and details listed below. It’s almost time for Gears of War 3 to arrive, and while we wait patiently, GoW Nation is ready to announce our first ever Gears of War 3 tournament, “First Foray”! Using our new events portal, GameNation, we finally have registration up [...]
There is a lot of information our there on the internet and it is hard keeping up to date with the latest and most accurate information. At Gearsblog we’ve created “Tweets of The Week”, this topic will track all the latest Tweets from people at Epic Games/Gears of War Team in the run up to Gears 3 release on September 20th. This week has confirmed that there will be No Midnight Madness Bonus, Epic/Limited Edition Games, Onyx weapon Skins and [...]
We already know this years that GameStop are promoting the Go Commando Day on September 20th. GameStop has updated their website to include the following “Ultimate Bundle” for Gears of War 3 on Xbox 360. Microsoft Xbox 360 320GB Gears Of War 3 Edition & Standard Edition of Gears of War 3 with Two Xbox 360 Limited Edition Gears of War 3 Wireless Controllers & Infected Omen Skins Gears of War 3 Limited Edition Strategy Gudie Xb360 7.1 Surround Sound [...]
