Great news, xbox live gold members will get BETA access along with the Buletstorm owners.

Key Beta Dates:

Bulletstorm Preview, 18 - 24 April:

Owners of "Bulletstorm: Epic Edition" are eligible for a one-week beta preview period featuring the new Team Deathmatch mode on four new maps (Thrashball, Checkout, Trenches and Old Town).

Gears of War 3 Beta, 25 April - 15 May:

The full public beta period begins 25 April. Players can look forward to special events and playlists throughout the beta period. Two additional competitive game modes, Capture the Leader and King of the Hill, will be added during the final week of the beta.

15 May
Beta concludes.

Not only will fans who participate in the beta have the opportunity to get an early taste of the year's biggest game, but they'll also have the opportunity to unlock exclusive content they can carry over to their retail copy of "Gears of War 3" when it launches on 20 September.

Unlockables:
Beta Tester Medal - Complete one match in the beta to unlock the Beta Tester medal, which will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game. The Beta Tester title will be featured in the Gears 3 multiplayer lobby as well.

Thrashball Cole - Complete 50 matches in any game type to unlock the Thrashball Cole character variant in the beta. Once unlocked, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the beta and the character will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game.

Gold-Plated Retro Lancer - Show your ultimate Gears of War fandom by unlocking the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer. Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock it for the beta, and score 100 kills with it once unlocked to carry the exclusive weapon skin over to your gamer profile in the final game.

Flaming Hammerburst - Complete one match by Sunday, 24 April and unlock this weapon variant.

Flaming Lancer - Complete one match during the week of 25 April and unlock this weapon variant.

Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of 2 May to unlock this weapon variant.

Flaming Gnasher Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of 9 May to unlock this weapon variant.

Some footage from PAX - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d3SAY1JqYg

MP is looking amazing!!, hurry up BETA and get here!

Some footage from PAX - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d3SAY1JqYg

MP is looking amazing!!, hurry up BETA and get here!

Great looking vid!!

I missed PAX this year due to a $$$$ situation

My roommates still went and said this game just looked like a chainsaw fest. Not a fan of that cheap as hell sprint chainsaw move I've seen.

Kind of concerned about such open environments and the elements of this getting kind of ridic. Spawns in that video are a bit worry some as well.


I'm sure the game will be great, I just hope they don't take something that is already pretty great and cock it up by going too far with the cool elements of this game. Basically I don't want to see this game go towards Bulletstorm