Gears of War 3

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Microsoft will launch Gears Of War 3 in early April 2011, a trusted US publishing source has told Edge.

The first teaser trailer for the third person shooter is expected to debut next month on April 8, exactly one year ahead of the game’s pencilled in release date. A full reveal is due at E3 in June.

While it hasn’t been officially announced yet, Gears Of War 3 is currently in development at series creator Epic Games. It will continue the story set out in the first two games, which centres on humankind's battle for survival against the nightmarish Locust Horde.

Gears Of War debuted on Xbox 360 in 2006 and on PC a year later. A follow up was released for Microsoft’s home console in 2008.

We understand that the game could be completed as early as this year, but that Microsoft is keen to release it during a different window to Halo: Reach – rumoured to be launching in September 2010 – and Natal, which is set to arrive this holiday.

“Microsoft’s keen to avoid a clash with Halo: Reach and wants Natal to own Christmas. That’s why we won’t be seeing Gears Of War 3 until next year, but expect a major marketing push ahead of its release,” said our source.

Epic vice president Mark Rein said this week that the developer won’t be releasing a game this year as it has chosen to focus on supporting titles made by customers of its Unreal Engine.

When contacted about this report, Microsoft told us that it "does not comment on rumour and speculation".

Source - Gears Of War 3 Releasing April 2011 ? Source | Edge Online

[dmelsie]

and ang pangutana naa bay ma release na GoW 2 for PC? sa?

[sharkey360]

Gears of War 3 is badly needed to help keep the 360 competing in the market, not to mention entertaining millions of fans.

I do expect it to be unveiled soon and will be released after Halo: Reach and Project Natal. A 2011 release is completely logical.

[noetech]

mao jud..naa ba kaha ni PC..huwat lang ta...

[shockwave]

and ang pangutana naa bay ma release na GoW 2 for PC? sa?

maayo unta ug mu release si dodong Cliff ug GoW 2 for PC....super hinam hinam jud ko anang duwaa...

[reptoid]

and ang pangutana naa bay ma release na GoW 2 for PC? sa?

I suspect that both Gears and Halo will be 360 exclusives, at least until the next gen consoles hit the street. Reason being that the titles are so highly-regarded that they in themselves are a big reason for buying a Microsoft console. It's a bummer, but PC gamers are no longer a priority for most developers. Piracy is also a big factor.

[personalmgt]

and ang pangutana naa bay ma release na GoW 2 for PC? sa?

No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

May nalang nakahuman na ko sa Xbox 360. I swear, the PC->360 transition wasn't good but you'll get used to it.

Looking forward into GoW3. Maka-huwam nasad kog console ani for 1 day

[sharkey360]

I wonder what CliffyB and his team learned from other games that followed GOW's format and presentation.

[sharkey360]

Developer Epic Games is set to evolve the combat by introducing new Locust foes with tentacle-like appendages which are capable of extending to player cover spots.

Meanwhile, the COG members of Delta Squad will be equipped with explosives that can travel beneath the ground to take out enemy cover positions, our US publishing source told us.

While the first two Gears games offered mobile cover in the form of objects like burnt out cars that could be pushed around, Gears Of War 3 will feature a heavy duty mech suit the COGs can utilise both for protection and to wreak havoc.

All of these new features will be present in the singleplayer campaign and multiplayer modes, Edge understands.

We were also informed that the game will be set during the summer and introduce a number of new environments to the series, including underwater locations. The end of the last title saw the COGs sink mankind’s last city, Jacinto, and flood the Hollow in order to take out the Locust Horde beneath the surface.

Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 demo at GDC in March showed off jungle or foliage-heavy areas, which could also make an appearance in Gears Of War 3 - Epic previously used GDC 2008 to debut Unreal Engine upgrades that went on to show up in Gears 2.

Gears Of War: Jacinto's Remnant, a novel written in conjunction with Epic, continues the Gears story from the conclusion of the second game. One story strand focuses on the island of Vectes, a former COG naval base sporting fertile lowlands, forests and a river. This setting could be ideal to show off the developer’s new Unreal Engine features were it to show up in Gears Of War 3.

Gears Of War 3 has yet to be officially announced. However, Epic design director Cliff Bleszinski is set to reveal a new game on Monday’s episode of US talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and it could be on the agenda. He was originally set to appear on tonight’s show - the same day we predicted Gears Of War 3 would officially be unveiled – but said that the change in schedule would allow Epic “to take a couple more days to polish” its game.

We've contacted Microsoft for comment on this report.

First Gears Of War 3 Gameplay Details | Edge Online

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