Bleszinski: Gears 3 "probably" releasing on April 8, 2011

Epic lead designer Cliff Bleszinski has dropped a tentative April 8, 2011 release date for Gears of War 3 while appearing on Jimmy Fallon.

Speaking on the late-night talk show, when asked what the "exact date" would be for the release of the game - April 2011 was only confirmed in the debut trailer - Bleszinski only said: "Probably be about April 8, 2011."

The date is exactly bang on with the one mentioned by Edge in a report from last month.

The game was announced earlier this morning on the US show, with Bleszinski citing it as "the worst kept secret in the videogame industry".

The first trailer for it is here. Go nuts.