I’m not a huge FPS guy. I’ve never really gotten into Halo, and although I loved Call of Duty 2, I’ve never played it on multiplayer. It’s just not my bag. But the series that I do love is Gears of War. The first time I played the single player campaign I stayed up all night trying to advance level after level until a few days later when I woke up from a Red Bull haze to see the final screen. When GOW2 came out, I was ecstatic, and I played that until the end game. It’s a fun series that has a decent storyline and good characters. It never hurts if it scares the bejeezus out of you too.
I was surprised when GOW3 didn’t show up this Christmas, but now I hear there’s hope on the horizon. From Edge Magazine comes word that GOW3 is coming out in 2011, and the teaser will be released on April 3rd.
Microsoft will launch Gears Of War 3 in early April 2011, a trusted US publishing source has told Edge.
The first teaser trailer for the third person shooter is expected to debut next month on April 8, exactly one year ahead of the game’s pencilled in release date. A full reveal is due at E3 in June.
And there’s more.
We understand that the game could be completed as early as this year, but that Microsoft is keen to release it during a different window to Halo: Reach – rumoured to be launching in September 2010 – and Natal, which is set to arrive this holiday.
“Microsoft’s keen to avoid a clash with Halo: Reach and wants Natal to own Christmas. That’s why we won’t be seeing Gears Of War 3 until next year, but expect a major marketing push ahead of its release,” said our source.
Looks like 2011 is going to be a good year for games. Now I just want that new Batman: Arkham Asylum to be released and I’ll be good to go.
