Microsoft og Epic Games har bidraget med en konkret dato for, hvornår den allerede varslede multiplayer betatest af Gears of War 3 sættes i gang. For normale dødelige gamere, er datoen den 25. april, hvor den fulde og helt offentlige del af betatest vil blive påbegyndt. Har du imidlertid investeret i “Epic Edition” udgaven af Bulletstorm, får du allerede lov at forsøge dig med Gears of War 3 ugen før den 18. april. Der er dog endnu mere for de som deltager. Er man med i betaen, kan man “unlocke” en række våben i den endelige udgave af Gears of War 3. Betatesten vil byde på tre game-modes (Team Deathmatch, Capture the Leader og King of the Hill) på fire forskellige baner (Thrashball, Checkout, Trenches og Old Town). Gears of War 3 bil blive udgivet den 20. september og naturligvis ganske eksklusivt til Xbox 360.
Not only will fans who participate in the beta have the opportunity to get an early taste of the year’s biggest game, but they’ll also have the opportunity to unlock exclusive content they can carry over to their retail copy of “Gears of War 3” when it launches on Sept. 20.
- 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, April 24 and unlock this weapon variant.
- Flaming Lancer – Complete one match during the week of April 25 and unlock this weapon variant.
- Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun – Complete one match during the week of May 2 to unlock this weapon variant.
- Flaming Gnasher Shotgun – Complete one match during the week of May 9 to unlock this weapon variant.

























