Gears of War 3 ended in pretty definitive style, right? So how can you wring yet more cash out of a gaming series that sells millions within the first week of each title’s release? Easy, you make prequels. That’s what’s coming from makers Epic Games, but are the new games destined for Microsoft’s next console, the Xbox 720? Read more
Warning PlayStation owners, the next two minutes and thirty seconds could be life changing. Epic Games has released the first cinematic trailer for the highly anticipated Xbox 360 blockbuster, Gears of War 3. Prepare yourself to wage war against the Lambent.
After racking in over a million pre-orders, expectations for Gears of War 3 are off the charts. The final installment adds a new four player co-op mode alongside a fully controllable mech suit called “Silverback”. What mech would be complete without a machine gun and rocket launcher?
As Epic’s Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta came to a close this weekend, the months leading up to the game’s September release will only become more difficult. Today, Epic confirmed over 1.29 million users played the beta and more than one million pre-ordered the game. This news makes Gears of War 3 the fastest title to reach one million pre-orders on the Xbox 360.
Few Xbox 360 titles resonate through our veins like Gears of War. The third installment, Gears of War 3, is now alive and kicking in online multiplayer beta form for all those who pre-ordered the game. With three new versus multiplayer modes and four new maps, what’s not to love?
Apparently Id Software co-founder John Carmack hasn’t seen our list of Android app millionaires. In an interview with Mobiledia’s Margaret Rock, Mr. Carmack said that developing on Android is not as profitable as iOS and that few Android gamers would pay $20 per title. Android users, brace yourselves this might get a little uncomfortable.
Gaming on Android smartphones continues to elevate as news came in this morning regarding the availability of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). Epic Games VP Mark Rein confirmed to website Gamasutra that the UDK will appear on Android and they’ve been providing Unreal Engine 3 in source code format for their licensees for quite some time.
Gears of War 3 may not be hitting the shops until September 20 but Xbox 360 owners will be able to get hands on with it well before then, when the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta starts next month. So lucky us – we’ve just had a play ahead of schedule. The best Gears multiplayer experience yet? Read on…
Whoa nelly, we’ve got the goods this morning. In today’s daily dose of tech, better known as the US Update, we cover the final voyage of the space shuttle Discovery, present new evidence confirming Android apps running on BlackBerry OS, unveil the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta release date and more.
