• Gears of War 3 Becomes The Fastest Pre-Ordered Game in Xbox 360 History

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    Epic Games and Microsoft have achieved a big milestone today as the game Gears of War 3 has become the fastest pre-ordered title in Xbox 360 history and has broken 1 million orders. This comes as a result for statistics released for the public beta which ended on May 15, with an impressive 1.29 million players who participated in the franchise.

    The game also logged some very impressive stats. check out the figures rundown below:

    • 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
    • 4.9 billion ribbons and 291M medals earned
    • 435K people earned the Beta exclusive Thrashball Cole skin to use in the retail game when it launches in September
    • 234K people earned the Beta exclusive Gold Retro Lancer to use in the retail game when it launches in September

    Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games’ Design Director commented on the success of the beta:

    “We can’t thank the fans enough. 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.”

    Gears of War 3 will be releasing September 20, 2011 exclusively for Xbox 360.

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Details Leaked

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    The first major details of the upcoming Call of Duty:  Modern Warfare 3 have been outed as part of a major leak. The Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer and Raven-developed game will launch on November 8, 2011, The single player story will kick off moments after the cliffhanger ending of Modern Warfare 2 with the US attempting to repel a surprise Russian attack. You can watch the first teaser video below:

    These leaked details came from Kotaku after they got their hands on information and images relating to the new game. Infinity Ward has said that these massive Modern Warfare 3 leak is only partly accurate. Creative strategist Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward has Tweeted.

    A lot of hype & a lot of leaked info on #MW3, some still accurate, some not. To avoid spoiling the experience, I’d wait for the real reveal.

    It’s said to feature around 15 missions taking in global locations including New York, Paris and London. The site reports: “The single-player campaign will ping-pong players around the world as they take on the multiple throwaway roles as a Russian Federal Protective Services agent, SAS Operative, tank gunner, and AC-130 gunner as well as key characters from previous instalments and new recurring characters.”

    the game will reshape the landscape of the Call of Duty franchise by introducing a number of eclectic settings, deep multiplayer gaming and a story that ties up nearly all loose ends from previous titles, including the final moments of key figures in the series’ history.

    It’ll also introduce new characters “who appear to be destined for future Modern Warfare games”.

    A List of game Locations:

    • Dharmasala, India
    • New York, New York
    • A plane transporting the president of Russia
    • A town in Sierra Leone
    • London, England
    • Mogadishu, Somalia
    • Hamburg, Germany
    • Paris, France
    • Prague, Czech Republic
    • A castle in the Czech mountains
    • Berlin, Germany
    • The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Washington. D.C.