Gears of War 3 Beta Schedule

Gears of War 3 Beta Schedule

Call the neighbors. Wake the kids.

Written by osubluejacket on 18 April 11 at 20:41

In super-sized Twitter post today, Epic Game's Design Director, the one and only Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb), revealed the schedule for the Gears of War 3 beta which, if you own the Epic Edition of Bulletstorm you are no doubt already playing (possibly pwning me) and subsequently not reading this story.

Here is what's in store for the beta testers:

* Monday, April 18th through Sunday, April 24th - Team Deathmatch on Thrashball and Checkout only

* Monday, April 25th through Sunday, May 1st - Team Deathmatch on Thrashball, Checkout, and Trenches only

* Monday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 8th - Team Deathmatch and King of the Hill on all four beta maps

* Monday, May 9th through Sunday, May 15th - Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, and Capture the Leader on all four4 beta maps

The beta opens up for those who preordered Gears of War 3 at participating retailers on April 25th. As mentioned in our earlier coverage, though, several Epic staffers are continuing to give codes away via their Twitter feeds.
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Lavindathar
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Last post: Yesterday at 18:30
Posted on 18 April 11 at 20:43
Looks great, apart from 2nd week only adds one new map.

Loving it so far....
TheOtherBarber - If you're in a Session with me, leave me Feedback or you will get none. Thanks!
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Last post: 07 May at 23:58
Posted on 18 April 11 at 20:44
Capture the leader for the last week only? Bummer! Even if you got the Epic Edition of Bulletstorm you kinda got screwed in terms of getting to play Capture the leader for the entirety of the Beta.
FreezeDown
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FreezeDown - Watch me play random games and have a good time, youtube.com/user/IamFreezedown
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Last post: 05 Mar at 04:26
Posted on 18 April 11 at 20:46
Looks beast can't wait to jump in and get down and dirty.
Mazrael
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Mazrael - Halo 4's AI seem like reticle-dodging moths, and the player is the light
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Last post: 24 Apr at 22:36
Posted on 18 April 11 at 20:46, Edited on 18 April 11 at 20:47 by Mazrael
Felt far better than what I saw of Gears 2, the Lancer is actually useable now.. regional matchmaking & dedicated servers mean you can hit where you aim - I was pretty damn impressed, I just can't deal with the repetition of multiplayer.. 98% of the time I played Gears 2 online (not campaign co-op) was Horde - I stopped playing after 4 matches, might play some tommorrow
Oo Ye Its Rocky - Getting that game percentage up :))))
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Last post: 21 Jun 11 at 12:47
Posted on 18 April 11 at 20:56
Its the best Gears by far - not had one laggy match at all yet :)))))
Smurfquake - Well, looks like I'm gonna get kicked off the website. Nice getting to know you all. Find me on Xbox if you'd like.
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Last post: 19 May 12 at 00:36
Posted on 18 April 11 at 20:57
^I second this guy above.
I wish the beta included some type of horde action.

That was my favorite part of Gears 2.
JAVii AiR
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JAVii AiR - Deus Ex on demand 15 bucks... Should I pull the trigger?
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Last post: 15 Feb at 03:44
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:09
have to wait until I'm off work... =[ I'm excited though, can't wait.
Pyro Jigamafre - Just had to share:  http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.
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Last post: 02 May at 22:32
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:10
Can't wait to get home and try it out. Also, Anyone know all the extra unlockable content and what you have to do to get it in the retail release?
l DNAngel l
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Last post: 20 Dec 11 at 23:31
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:13
I can finally rest easy, I love the beta. But like others said it would be nice to have horde to take a breath of fresh air after 10 straight matches.I kinda feel like the digger needs a little bit stronger radius but then again its a new weapon.
STZ513
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Last post: 27 Apr at 04:10
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:15
Gah! Why must it come out the week AFTER my vacation!? Can't wait to play this!
Fatal Factor
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Last post: 25 Apr at 17:23
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:17
Wow, all those who paid 49.99 for the gears 3 beta (free bulletstorm game included) are getting the shaft.

I managed to sneak in for free on friday and everything was already unlocked and i played KOTH and CTL all weekend, but now i got to put up with what the beta buyers get too.
Meiphora
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Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:32, Edited on 18 April 11 at 21:34 by Meiphora
Pyro Jigamafre said:Can't wait to get home and try it out. Also, Anyone know all the extra unlockable content and what you have to do to get it in the retail release?This was covered in a previous post by osubluejacket but if you didnt read it this is the list with the requirement to get them.

Trashball Cole: Play 50 match as Cole and then play to unlock the suit for the beta and then play 10 more match with the new suit to have permanently unlock.

Gold-Plated-Retro-Lancer: Complete 90 match in any mode to unlock it and then kill 100 person with it to have it permanently unlock.

Flaming Hammerburst - Complete one match by Sunday, April 24 to permanently unlock.

Flaming Lancer - Complete one match during the week of April 25 to permanently unlock.

Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of May 2 to permanently unlock.

Flaming Gnasher Shotgun Complete one match during the week of May 9 to permanently unlock.

Beta Tester Medal - Complete one match in the Beta to permanently unlock.
iHeartSlampigs - Even with all my progress starting Revelations put a hurting on my goal. I'm going to need to step it up.
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Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:34
Hide your kids hide your wife...No but really. All of these news updates make me wish I had bullestorm to get in to the beta that much sooner! Gah.
TakeTheToast
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TakeTheToast - Xbox One. Yeah, that name doesn't make much sense to me.
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Last post: 18 May at 19:03
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:40
Btw, please tell me the "Unlock Flame Hammerburst Week 4" is a mistake. Because if they give away a "Bulletstorm Exclusive" like that, imma be pissed.
Achievements are nothing, we get it. But thats not gonna make us stop getting them.
Radient Star
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Last post: 20 Apr at 21:06
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:40
Wait... no Beast mode!?! *depression*
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BShick07
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Last post: 13 May at 16:54
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:54
I have to wait until the 25th. Argh!
blkalleykat
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Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:57
Aww too bad we only get a week to try out Capture the Leader
As R0me Burns
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Last post: 07 Apr at 04:32
Posted on 18 April 11 at 21:58
I would just like to point out that I was able to play on Old Town on Team Deathmatch today.
REALFOX81
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Last post: 11 May at 12:11
Posted on 18 April 11 at 22:11
Beta rocks, played it several hours. But: Epic WTF was this with the download of the Beta?? 90 MB of Bulletstorm Update and 487 MB again for GoW3 Beta. And: you cant do it in the Background queue, it was a title update and you have to wait the whole time (4 hrs on me). Thats not funny. Hope this will not resume on another titles... like on BFBC2 with the 1,7 GB title update for the vietnam dlc.
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