Earlier this week we revealed the Gears of War 3 Collector Editions, and now it looks like Gears of War 3 is already making history for the Xbox 360. Microsoft and Epic Games announced yesterday that Gears of War 3 surpassed one million worldwide pre-orders, making it the fastest pre-ordered Xbox exclusive title to reach this milestone in the history of the platform.
Gears of War 3 marks the conclusion of one of the saga, and fans are already lining up to join Marcus Fenix and his fellow COG soldiers in humanity's final stand against the parasitic Lambent and savage Locust threats.
The multiplayer beta concluded on Sunday 15 May with fans collectively logging more than 249 years worth of gameplay over Xbox LIVE. The beta has helped propel pre-orders of the game worldwide with 1.29 million fans from more than 143 countries answering the call to join the Gears of War 3 public multiplayer beta, which featured three distinct gameplay modes across four news maps and dedicated servers for the first time.
"An overwhelming success – we can't thank the fans enough," said Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski. "While the beta was a fun way to give players an early taste of our game, it also provided us with invaluable feedback to help us refine and polish 'Gears of War 3' to ensure it's truly the culmination of the trilogy we promised to the fans."
The Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta stats included:
- 1.29 million people participated in the beta
- 145 different countries participated in the beta
- 249 years worth of matches played
- More than 11 million matches completed
- More than 927 million kills recorded
- More than 131 million executions performed
- More than 23 million deaths by chainsaw
- Nearly 23 BILLION bullets fired
- 460 million ribbons and 294 million medals earned
- 435 thousand people earned the beta exclusive Thrashball Cole skin to use in the retail game when it launches in September
- 234 thousand people earned the beta exclusive Gold Retro Lancer to use in the retail game when it launches in September
Gears of War 3 hits retailers September 20th and has been rated "Mature" by the ESRB.
Developed by acclaimed studio Epic Games and available only on Xbox 360, Gears of War 3 plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood that will conclude the current story arc for Gears of War. With the last human city destroyed and the remaining survivors stranded, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race from the jaws of extinction.
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