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The Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta will run April 18 through May 15, Microsoft has announced.
The April 18 start is exclusive to Bulletstorm: Epic Edition owners, with access opened-up on April 25 to those who pre-order Gears of War 3 from GAME or Gamestation.
Bulletstorm Preview, 18 – 24 April
Owners of Bulletstorm: Epic Edition are eligible for a one-week beta preview period featuring the new Team Deathmatch mode on four new maps (Thrashball, Checkout, Trenches and Old Town).
Gears of War 3 Beta, 25 April – 15 May
The full public beta period begins 25 April. Players can look forward to special events and playlists throughout the beta period. Two additional competitive game modes, Capture the Leader and King of the Hill, will be added during the final week of the beta.
Standard, Limited and Epic editions of Gears of War 3 are available to pre-order.
Players of the beta will also have the opportunity to unlock exclusive content they can carry over to their retail copy of Gears of War 3.
Unlockables:
– Beta Tester Medal – Complete one match in the beta to unlock the Beta Tester medal, which will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game. The Beta Tester title will be featured in the Gears 3 multiplayer lobby as well.
– Thrashball Cole – Complete 50 matches in any game type to unlock the Thrashball Cole character variant in the beta. Once unlocked, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the beta and the character will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game.
– Gold-Plated Retro Lancer – Show your ultimate Gears of War fandom by unlocking the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer. Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock it for the beta, and score 100 kills with it once unlocked to carry the exclusive weapon skin over to your gamer profile in the final game.
– Flaming Hammerburst – Complete one match by Sunday, 24 April and unlock this weapon variant.
– Flaming Lancer – Complete one match during the week of 25 April and unlock this weapon variant.
– Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun – Complete one match during the week of 2 May to unlock this weapon variant.
– Flaming Gnasher Shotgun – Complete one match during the week of 9 May to unlock this weapon variant.
Gears of War 3 is scheduled for release on September 20 for Xbox 360.
That sounds like a pretty extensive beta period, offering three game modes and four maps – surely enough to convince many a Gears fan to pre-order.
There’s also sure to be alternate ways into the beta – there always is – so it’s probably worth keeping an eye out for potential beta key competitions.
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