Gears of War 3

Gears of War 3 is the next episode in the Gears of War series. The third-person shooter is developed by Epic Games and will be published by Microsoft Game Studios. Gears of War 3 will be released on April 5, 2011. The video game will be an Xbox 360 exclusive title. http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/gears-of-war-3/

At E3 2010, during Microsoft’s press conference, Cliff Bleszinski from Epic Games presented the Four-Player Co-Op Mode that will be available in the game. This is one of the new features that will be developed for the third episode in the Gears of War franchise. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/gearsofwar3/news.html?sid=6265407&mode=previews

The action in Gears of War 3 takes place several months after the events presented in the previous game. The COG is now stationed on an aircraft carrier, named Raven's Nest.http://g4tv.com/comiccon2010/panels-and-live-blogs/gears-of-war-3/77

While there is little information at this point about the plot from Gears of War 3, players will have the chance to meet Clayton Carmine. According to g4tv.com, Carmine won’t die in Gears of War 3.http://g4tv.com/comiccon2010/panels-and-live-blogs/gears-of-war-3/77

Karen Traviss will write the story that is behind this new episode.http://g4tv.com/comiccon2010/panels-and-live-blogs/gears-of-war-3/77

Several new playable characters will appear in Gears of War 3. Samantha Byrne, Anya Stroud, Bernadette Mataki and Jace Stratton will be available for players. New weapons such as Incendiary Grenade, The Digger Launcher and The One Shot will also be added by developers. http://g4tv.com/comiccon2010/panels-and-live-blogs/gears-of-war-3/77

Besides the four-player co-op mode, the game’s developers announced the introduction of the Beast Mode. The Beast Mode will be similar to the Horde Mode, but in Gears of War 3, players will be able to attack COG as Locusts. According to developers, the Horde Mode will not be removed from the game.http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/gearsofwar3/news.html?sid=6265407&mode=previews