Yesterday we dropped the scoop on Gears of War 3’s September 20 worldwide release date. Today, we have news on the upcoming public multiplayer beta launch. At Microsoft’s Xbox February Showcase event today, Microsoft made several key announcements.
According to Microsoft and Epic Games, Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta “will give fans a chance to experience three new Versus multiplayer modes on four new maps”. Even better, fans of the game will get a chance to help decide which maps appear in the beta by voting at the Gears Facebook page.
In related news, Halo fans will be happy to note that on March 15, Halo:Reach “Defiant Map Pack” will go on sale. The map pack will introduce new players and three new battlefields, “Set in the heat of the legendary Battle of Reach, the three new warfronts–Condemned, Highlands, and Unearthed–are primed for nonstop action in Firefight and all competitive multiplayer modes.”
Before we go, Microsoft also confirmed the March 22 release of Crysis 2 3D. Overall it looks like 2011 will be quite the year for Xbox 360 gamers. Gears, Halo and Crysis sounds like a winning combination if you ask me. Anyone else counting the days?
via Cnet
