http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/gears of war 3 http://kotaku.com/tag/gears of war 3 A new set of downloadable content for Gears of War 3, Forces of Nature, will be out on March 27. It includes three new character skins, three new maps, two old maps, seven weapon skins and Gears of War 2's Guardian Mode. Forces of Nature will cost 800 MSP. [GameTrailers] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5885927&view=rss&microfeed=true A while back, we'd detailed the new experience system that the latest Gears of War 3 DLC will be introducing. Well, the Fenix Rising add-on goes live today, so you can start your journey to 3x Gold icons in the new maps of Epic Games' threequel. Let's see how fast it'll take the first Gears players to max out on re-ups. [Fenix Rising Map Pack] More »
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RAAM's Shadow is the second piece of downloadable content for Epic's terrific action game Gears of War 3. It drops on December 13th, and is much more substantive than the last DLC, mainly in that it's a prequel-style three-chapter adventure starring Michael Barrick (of the Gears comics) and Zeta team in place of series protagonist Marcus Fenix and his Delta squadmates. More »
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The $10 worth of new content that went on sale digitally for Gears of War 3 this week is mostly already included on the Gears of War 3 disc that gamers bought for $60. More »
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We already know that Gears of War 3 is a damn good game. It came with an exhaustive amount of multiplayer and single-player options out of the box, and now Epic has begun to release constant downloadable upgrades, starting now and running into 2012. More »
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After some difficulties getting out of the gate, the newest DLC for Epic's hit Xbox 360 exclusive is out in the wild and ready to play. Microsoft's also announced that it'll be rolling our free Gears 3 content on Thanksgiving, too. (That's American Thanksgiving, not the Canadian variant.) The Versus Booster Map Pack will deliver three of the maps from Horde Command—Azura, Rustlung and Blood Drive—along with the Swamp and Clocktower environments from Gears 1 available for more multiplayer combat. So, you're getting the maps from the paid DLC for free three weeks later, but with none of the other features from Horde Command. Of course, if you pony up for the Gears of War Season Pass, you're getting all this stuff anyway. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5855328&view=rss&microfeed=true The Horde Command Pack release for Gears of War 3 scheduled to hit today is temporarily delayed due to unspecified technical issue, according to the Epic Games forums. "We apologize to those of you who are anxiously awaiting to play. We know this is disappointing news as we've seen a lot of posts today showing excitement for this content. We have folks working around the clock to resolve this issue ASAP so you can all play and enjoy the Command Pack." More »
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There's an achievement you can get in Gears of War 3 that can be earned by playing a piano 2000 times. That's a lot of button pressing, so LEGO builder Guy Himber set to work on a less strenuous solution. More »
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For $15 on December 13, you'll be able to add three hours to Gears of War 3's storyline campaign by downloading a new expansion to the game called RAAM's Shadow. You'll also be able to play as a bad guy in it. More »
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Gather up people. It's week four of our Gears of War 3 talks at the Kotaku Game Club. In our final discussion, we're going to see what everyone thinks about the overhauled Horde mode and its counterpart, the brand new Beast mode. More »
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Things are grim on Sera in Gears of War 3. People—important ones, even—are dying. The Lambent seem to be ready to overrun the entire planet. The whole game's one big emo-pocalypse. More »
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I hope you're ready, ladies and gents. It's Versus mode week here at the Kotaku Game Club. Today we'll be sharing our experiences playing the competitive multiplayer modes of Gears of War 3. More »
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On November 1, you can buy $10 more of Gears of War 3 in the form of the Horde Command Pack. More »
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Now that Gears of War 3 is out and reviewed, it's time to talk about future Gears games. Because, why not? Those games make cashola! And Gears designer Cliff Bleszinski isn't sick of them. Yet. More »
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Gears of War 3 was the second most popular game on Xbox Live on the week it launched, topping Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 but failing to unseat the 10-month-old Call of Duty: Black Ops. More »
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Gears of War 3 is the latest in an increasingly long list of games that include the ability to filter out adult language and gore through the game's settings. More »
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To get the hardest achievement on the Xbox 360, Marcus Fenix had to do more than just kill a few Locust. He had to get his hands dirty. He had to put in some time. More »
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Welcome back everyone! During today's meeting of the Kotaku Game Club, we'll be discussing the later three acts of the Gears of War 3 campaign. Warning: For all you Gears players who haven't finished the campaign yet, there will definitely be spoilers below. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5845150&view=rss&microfeed=true Gears of War 3 sold more than three million copies in the first week since its release, publisher Microsoft said today. The Xbox 360 exclusive is now the top grossing game of 2011, a record that more than a few games will be gunning to topple in the coming months. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5845037&view=rss&microfeed=true If you haven't heard, the Kotaku Game Club will be discussing the second half of the Gears of War 3 campaign at Kotaku tomorrow at 4pm Eastern here on the site. If you've been playing Gears 3, check it out! More »
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Good ol' commenter Uncle Jesse returns to the Speak Up on Kotaku spotlight today, wondering if any of you actually use those convenient microphones they attach to today's newfangled headsets. More »
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It's like clockwork; Moments after popping open any game that has a mature rating, my 10-year-old son seems to appear at my elbow to ask if he can play it with me. More »
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Ayaman Japan is a trio of girls who love to party. There's Ayaman, the outfit's leader and "Crotch Boss" (the group also has a "Boob Boss" and an "Ass Boss"). The Boob Boss, Asami Sakurada, used to moonlight as a game event companion. Now, she emcees game launch events. More »
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That is, until somebody spotted them on the Gears 3 leaderboards. More »
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Some who have been playing Gears of War 3 noticed the name of an unlockable weapon called the "Cluckshot" but had no idea what it was or how to find it. Well, GameFront has, and supplies this step-by-step video tutorial showing you how to obtain it. More »
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Last night on TBS's Conan, Mr. O'Brien touched on game reviewers' fears that the more mature, emotional storyline for Gears of War 3 might alienate hardcore gamers. I say he knows nothing of French cinema! More »
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Welcome to the first meeting of the Kotaku Game Club: Gears of War 3 edition. Today we'll be discussing the the first two acts of the game's campaign. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5842985&view=rss&microfeed=true Hey guys! Keep in mind that the Kotaku Game Club is having its first discussion Gears of War 3 tomorrow! We'll be talking about acts one and two of the game's campaign at 4pm Eastern. Be there! More »
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We like Gears of War 3. We also like laughing at glitches. But when our intern Chris told me he found a Gears glitch that involved one of our Gears heroes falling through the world, I frowned. More »
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Back when the first Gears of War was launched in 2006, so many Japanese gamers used to turn their noses up at Western games. Slowly, but surely, that's beginning to change. More »
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It's been a long road - five years long, if you can believe it - but the Gears of War franchise can finally take a breather with the end of the third game in the series. To celebrate, toy company NECA is releasing this "Journey's End" version of Marcus Fenix. More »
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Microsoft really tried to pull off an epic event to Launch Gears of War 3, but did it work? More »
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If you have Gears of War 3, you should play the Beast mode. It's the most satisfying way to team up with friends, play a few rounds and—this is key—be done in half an hour. More »
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Spanish always makes things sexier. Not sure if the same is true for man bellies and man boobs—or even Gears of War, for that matter. More »
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Gears of War has always felt as though it was built with metaphor in mind. The slam of a clip locking into place; the thudding, oversized boots of a COG soldier. The pinwheeling spokes of combat, lines of engagement moving in two opposing semicircles; the rev of a chainsaw's motor. More »
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The lines were long, the whole venue is underground and glowing motorcycles were parked outside. More »
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Gears of War 3 has day-one downloadable content. It won't make you better at the game, but it'll make your guns in multiplayer better-looking. Would you spend $3 or $4 to paint your Lancer, shotgun and the rest of your arsenal with flowers? You can. More »
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We already knew you could turn on mature language and gore filters for Gears of War 3, but here's a look at how that language censor works in action. More »
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Right now, 17,889 people are playing Gears of War 3's campaign on an online-connected Xbox 360, according to the in-game stats we're looking at with our advance copy of the game. The game comes out on September 20. It's the 19th here in America and in Europe, the two biggest markets for the game. More »
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