Tag Archives: Gears of War 3

Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 01:22 BST

Gears of War 3 DLC, RAAM’s Shadow, out December 13

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Epic has announced that RAAM’s Shadow, a new piece of campaign DLC for gears of Wars 3, will release on December 13.

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Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 21:42 BST

More graphs than you’d ever want about Gears of War 3 multiplayer

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Take a close look, Gears of War 3 players. Epic is giving you an up-close look at the stats behind game types and weapon use in the first weeks of Gears of War 3′s online modes. More »

Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 17:29 BST

Gears of War 3 Horde Command Pack Debuted on X-Play

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Video game TV show X-Play got the world exclusive sneak peak yesterday at the first downloadable content pack for Gears of War 3. More »

Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 22:44 BST

Analyst predicts 4% increase in September sales

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In a time of sinking sales across nearly all industries, it’s encouraging and surprising to see analysts like Michael Pachter start talking about year-over-year sales increases instead of decreases. More »

Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 20:15 BST

Gears of War 3 freezing bug causing problems in 360s

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A relatively severe new glitch has popped up in Gears of War 3 that not only freezes the system, but also prevents players from entering any game mode thereafter. More »

Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 14:34 BST

Horde Command Pack for Gears 3 releasing November 1

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Microsoft and Epic Games have announced the Horde Command Pack for Gears of War 3 will launch on November 1.

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Fri, Sep 30, 2011 | 21:32 BST

XBL Activity for week of September 19 – Gears 3 comes second to Black Ops

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While Gears of War 3 didn’t knock Black Ops from its reigning top spot on the XBL Activity chart, it did come in second place on a list filled with plenty a Call of Duty offering. Maybe it will win out next week. Check out the rest of the list below the break. Arcade, Indie, and GFWL charts can be found over on Major Nelson’s blog.

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Thu, Sep 29, 2011 | 14:58 BST

Gears 3 moves 3 million first week, franchise hits $1B sales

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Microsoft has announced that Gears of War 3 has sold 3 million units during its first week on the market.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 17:46 BST

Japanese charts: Dark Souls debut tops, Gears 3 boosts 360 sales

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Media Create has released its retail sales list for the week ending September 26, and it finds Dark Souls debuting in the top slot for PS3 with 279,567 copies moved.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:58 BST

Cliff Bleszinski wants to talk Marcus Fenix in Mortal Kombat

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An interesting little Twitter exchange between between Netherrealm’s Ed Boon and Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski suggests a possibility of a Gears of War character appearing in a Mortal Kombat game.

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Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 01:05 BST

Gears of War 3 leaderboards point to unreleased maps

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A couple of entries on the Gears of War 3 leaderboards give a tantalising glimpse of what might have been – or of what’s to come.

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Fri, Sep 23, 2011 | 16:33 BST

Conan O’Brien shows the sensitive, less violent side to Gears of War 3

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Last night on Conan, our favorite ginger showed off the more sensitive side to Gears of War 3. According to the late night host on TBS, critics have been chatting about how the latest installment to the series is more emotional and may turn off hardcore gamers. Well, Conan decided to show just how genteel the game has become, and you can watch for yourself below. Apparently, Dom gets a bit upset when he finds out about R.E.M. retiring from the scene. Gears 3 is out now. Thanks, Kotaku.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 06:34 BST

Gears of War 3 will not tie up every single loose end

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Karen Traviss was given the somewhat unenviable task of writing the conclusion to the Gears of War trilogy – and she warns that, while the storyline is definitely finished, with a “definite answer”, fans shouldn’t expect all of the loose ends to be tied up.

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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 18:13 BST

Epic “felt the need to properly represent” women in Gears 3

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The Gears of War series has plenty of female fans, and while Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski doesn’t really “know why” it does, he and the rest of the development team felt the fairer gender needed representation in the final act of the trilogy.

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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 12:36 BST

Gears of War 3 UK TV ads to display live in-game stats

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Microsoft looks set to play on the principle of herd mentality by displaying the number of players online during its Gears 3 TV adverts in a bid to entice you in. Herd 2.0, anyone?

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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 11:52 BST

Wednesday Shorts – The morning edition: Gears 3 Easter Eggs, Link statue, Kirby, lots more

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Spit-balling Shorty McShort news updates to keep you in the know. Lots to read, gawp at and make fun of.

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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 10:42 BST

Epic: No new Unreal game in development

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Epic may have made many a gamer’s dreams come true this week by delivering the latest instalment of its mammoth Gears of War franchise, but the developer isn’t handing out smiles to Unreal fans after confirming that there’s currently no new Unreal title in the works. Be brave, take a deep breath and read on.

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Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 13:47 BST

Gears of War 3 out now – the first 10 minutes narrated in HD

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Gears of War 3 is now buyable. Just in case you’re a clinically mad person yet to decide whether or not you should make the investment, check out the first 10 minutes in HD after the break, overly-excited narration included.

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Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 12:59 BST

FPS Freek EPIC – an X360 add-on that doesn’t bring much to the party

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As you may have noticed, Gears of War 3 has launched around the world, which means the inevitable waves of authorised (or not-so-authorised) tie-ins are about to start. First off the blocks, the FPS Freek EPIC, a set of thumbsticks from KontrolFreek.

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Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 12:44 BST

Gears of War 3 launches worldwide, story DLC coming

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Following UK and US east coast launches overnight, Gears of War 3 has now launched in most parts of the world.

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