Gears of War 3 OT - 3 MILLION UNITS sold...woooow

[thejnc]

I'll join too!

Re-buying the Season Pass tonight.

You have a new GT though right? What is that and I will send a friend invite.

[gamma626]

Oh, yup, indeed I do! Need to update my sig...

ElevenAnAmyPond

I'm a Doctor Who nerd.

[thejnc]

Oh, yup, indeed I do! Need to update my sig...

ElevenAnAmyPond

I'm a Doctor Who nerd.

Never really watched that, so it goes right over my head. I did watch the season with the guy that plays Destro in GIJoe, but that was it.

I will send out an invite in the next few hours since I am now home from work. I would go do it now, but I am downstairs and feeling a bit lazy at the moment.

And on a Gears note, found a metal tin with Gears 3 boxers at Target. Of course I bought it and when I went up to pay, it was half off. SCORE! I also got the Gears of War board game for Xmas. Haven't even opened it up yet, but it looks pretty bad ass.

[gamma626]

I'd really reccomend checking it out. It has some very corny moments and episodes, but as a whole it's a fantastic series. I'd start with season 3 (David Tennant) if you're ever interested. That's when the show finds a perfect balance of corny and dark. After that it gets a lot darker and more intense starting with season 5 (Matt Smith).

[thejnc]

Got my 1st Onyx finally. And pretty close to finishing on insane. Just need all of the last act, and 1 chapter in act 3 and 1 chapter in act 4.

[thejnc]

If anyone needs the 4 player co op achievement, me and a buddy will be on tonight around 7pm AZ time (6hrs and 20 min or so from the time of this post) to start it. We're planning on just each using 2 controllers, so if anyone wants to join, they are more than welcome.

[thejnc]

Walking around Target today and found a Gears of War 3 sleep set on clearance for $10. Bought it.

[thejnc]

New DLC out today!
http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/ge...available-now/

Gears of War 3 fans can now access the "Fenix Rising" DLC on Xbox Live. This new map pack includes five new multiplayer maps which include: Academy, Anvil, Depths, The Slab and a remake of the Escalation map from the original Gears of War. The add-on for the shooter also offers 250 more achievement points to bolster your score, as well as four new multiplayer characters that can be used across the game's online modes.

Also included in the update is ability to level through the previous level cap of 100. Once doing so, you'll be able to earn exclusive weapons skins for your character in-game.

For Season Pass Holders, you should remember that you'll need to access the DLC through the Gears of War 3 in-game store. If you try to download the content via the Xbox Marketplace, there is a good possibility that you'll get a duplicate charge. As Season Pass Holders the game will prompt you that the content is available for download the next time you fire up the game. For those tha

And found this interesting for all the shotgun haters out there.

http://www.examiner.com/console-gami...rosty-playlist

The Fenix Rising map pack hits Gears of War 3 via Xbox LIVE on Tuesday and along with five new maps based locations from the life of Marcus Fenix, it's also coming with some extra goodies like a new playlist with no shotguns.

Stay Frosty requires the Fenix Rising DLC to play and is shotgun free mode that enhances the damage for the equipped weapons. Players start with the Hammerburst, Snub Pistol and one frag grenade and there are no pickups except for toned down frag grenades. Epic's Quinn DelHoyo compares the new playlist to Halo: Reach's SWAT playlist. That means we won't see DBNO (Down But Not Out). That final shot is a killing shot.

The Hammerburst can kill a target with four shots but no headshot bonus. The rate of fire for the Hammerburst remains unchanged for now but Epic is open to tweaking it slower depending on player reaction. Meanwhile, the Snub Pistol needs either five shots to the body or two shots to the head to drop a foe.

[hdinred]

Cool.. glad I got the season pass on this one, they’ve delivered with the DLC big time..

[thejnc]

Cool.. glad I got the season pass on this one, they’ve delivered with the DLC big time..

I would prefer some more story DLC like Raam's Shadow, but I will take map packs too. But maybe the maps are a good thing, the other ones were starting to feel a little stale to me.

[Bane]

Interesting new playlist, might have to check that out.

I keep wanting to get back into the MP for Gears but just haven't for some reason.

[thejnc]

...for some reason.

Something to do with a little Star Wars TOR maybe?

[Bane]

Something to do with a little Star Wars TOR maybe?

It was even before that though. I really think Epic nailed it outta the park with the MP this time but just haven't gone back to it. Hell, I still haven't seriously played any Horde mode yet.

[thejnc]

It was even before that though. I really think Epic nailed it outta the park with the MP this time but just haven't gone back to it. Hell, I still haven't seriously played any Horde mode yet.

I am right there with you on Horde. Only done about 11 or 12 waves. I've got through Beast a couple times, but that is pretty easy since only 12 waves of Beast. There is a ribbon for going through all of Horde in 1 sitting! That would be a long ass sitting.

[thejnc]

More DLC on March 27th

http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mis...aled-on-gt-tv/

ATTN Gears fans, Gears of War 3's Executive Producer Rod Fergusson appeared on the latest edition of GT.TV to announced the final Gears of War 3 map pack entitled "Forces of Nature". As outlined on the show, each map is set either in the middle of, or amidst the aftermath of, a natural disaster in order to fit with the theme. The show featured footage of the 3 brand-new maps (Aftermath, Artillery, and Cove) and 2 remakes (Jacinto and Raven Down) that will be included in the DLC, which is coming on March 27, 2012, but we also reached out to the devs to get official descriptions right here on Side Mission which you can read below:
• AFTERMATH – Aftermath is a government park after a tsunami. There is seaweed and wreckage everywhere, and the main play space sits under a huge cargo ship which was deposited on top of a building during the storm. The area floods and quakes during gameplay, as the whole thing is teetering on the edge of falling into the water below. This has gameplay implications as it is difficult to aim during the quakes, and difficult to be stealthy while splashing through the water.
• ARTILLERY – Artillery starts out looking like an ordinary military base, but during gameplay a storm kicks up. Lightning begins to flash on the horizon and eventually a tornado develops and sweeps near the play space. Dust and debris are kicked up making it difficult to see, and the buffeting winds can mask your approach.
• COVE – Cove is a small port that the Stranded have taken over and turned into a little village. The map is very open with long lines of sight, but there is a really, really heavy layer of fog that masks just about everything. There’s a really nice sniper nest inside a central ship, but the sniper’s form is silhouetted by the low angle light shining through the fog.
• JACINTO – Jacinto was a beautiful city, but huge stalks have popped up through the buildings and flooded the entire area with imulsion. Half of the map is dead and crumbling, with imulsion fumes hanging in the air. To make matters worse, the drizzle that is present when a match begins quickly develops into a heavy rain storm that impedes visibility and lines of sight as water starts sheeting off the buildings.
• RAVEN DOWN – Raven Down is a very small crossroads that is blanketed in a blinding snow storm. A Raven helicopter has crashed in the storm, and crashed through an elevated train on its way down, so there’s train wreckage to deal with as well. The snowstorm ebbs occasionally, but is more often so heavy that it’s difficult to see more than a few meters ahead at any given time.

In addition to the maps, Fergusson revealed to GT.TV that the DLC will include a few Easter Eggs of sorts – four special weapons hidden in the maps called “Elemental Cleavers”. As an example of what you can expect, you'll be able to locate a “snow cleaver” that can gust an icy breeze at an enemy and stun them from a distance or an “emulsion cleaver” that explodes on impact and does a small amount of AOE burning damage to nearby enemies (in addition to the normal cleaver damage). Also, there are Achievements tied to these weapons for anyone that can find these cleavers and get 25 kills with them in Horde or Beast mode.
Lastly, Epic let us know that those of you who purchase this DLC will get 4 new character models (pictured above – including the never-before-seen "Savage Hunter" on the far right) and 5 new weapon skins for immediate use, and 2 additional weapon skins (that were designed based on community feedback) that can only be unlocked through gameplay in the 'Forces of Nature' DLC which, again, is scheduled to land on Xbox Live in late March.