Thu, May 13, 2010 | 08:20 BST
Gears 3 info comes out of new GI
The Delta Squad class of 2006 is no more. Meet the class of 2011.
According to the latest issue of Game Informer, Gears of War 3 will have two new additions joining up to Delta Squad alongside Marcus and Dom: Anya Stroud, which we already knew about, and someone new named Jace Stratton, which seems to imply Cole and Baird are out. No need to panic, mind, they’re still in the game.
Also in the new GI, according to IGN, players can now trade weapons with each other or other soldiers on the battlefield, some of which include a pre-Pendulum Wars era Lancer with a bayonet at the end, and has close-range rounds.
Another new weapon is the digger launcher, which apparently “fires piranha-like creatures into the ground where they then seek and devour their targets.”
Awe-fucking-some.
Two new Locust classes were also revealed, such as the grenadier and “large, organic catapults”.
The feature also confirmed an Arcade mode for the game, that allows players to mess around with effects, like gravity, big head mode and more. As well as having stats and visible scoring being tracked, there’s also a feature which lets you see how well your friends did in a section, which was first introduced in Shadow Complex last year.
As far as multiplayer goes, two new maps were confirmed for it: one is a deserted thrashball field and the other called Overpass, which is the “sinking remains of Jacinto”.
As previously confirmed in a Russian gaming mag a couple of weeks back, multiplayer environments can change, such as flooding water and more.
There’s also a new multi-turret in multiplayer which allows you to “affix” your own weapons, before hitting a trigger button to fire it off in four directions.
There’s more information through here.
Gears of War 3 releases next April for Xbox 360.
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Tags: Epic Games, Gears of War 3
8 comments
#1
Erthazus
13/05/10, 8:35 am
“fires piranha-like creatures into the ground where they then seek and devour their targets.”
Gun from Unreal Tournament 2004. Yeah, here it will probably work.
I remember that gun, it’s so hard to kill someone with it. But with slow-paced 3rd person shooter this should work. Because with corridors it is much easier to navigate your little troops
But it’s not that something awesome. Really.
#2
pleasant_cabbage
13/05/10, 9:12 am
I don’t remember that in UT2004.
I do remember a shark gun in Armed and Dangerous though, against my will
#3
Blerk
13/05/10, 9:18 am
I’ve always wanted a fish gun.
#4
Erthazus
13/05/10, 9:22 am
@2 Casual.
It’s called Mine Layer
The Spider Mine Layer is used for deploying spider mines, autonomous mobile mines that are highly effective against both foot soldiers and vehicles.
you shoot spiders and they follow you and explode by your will OR you can use alternate fire to point out where you want your spider mines to attack.
Same shit.
#5
pleasant_cabbage
13/05/10, 10:06 am
That isn’t the same though is it? Really?
p.s. Armed and dangerous was out before UT2004
Casual?!
Nice defensive mode there. I said I didn’t remember it, of course that’s a personal insult and you’re absolutely right to start flaming.
Copy and pasted info shows you’re the hardcore, leet, dood, that remembers it well, right enough. Blow hard.
#6
DJ Deathstar
13/05/10, 10:32 am
Yes because a mine layer which fires spider mines that players can visibally see coming towards them ABOVE ground is the same as a gun that fires piranha like creatures UNDERGROUND
If anything is similar to its prob the rocket launch in Fracture as its projectiles dig into the ground and then move towards enemies when underground
#7
Moonwalker1982
13/05/10, 1:02 pm
They confirmed two new maps, surely that doesn’t mean it will only contain two new maps and the rest is all old? Nah….
#8
mington
13/05/10, 1:25 pm
Bulletstorms trailers up
http://video.destructoid.com/?t#152401
cactus’s n ugly woman