PSA: Full Gears of War 3 beta launches today, more content next week
If you're just joining the Gears of War 3 beta today, then you're not that big of a fan, are you? Sure, it means you've pre-ordered the game from GameStop (or another participating retailer outside of the US) and secured your ticket to the beta, but true Gearsheads have been playing through their copies of Bulletstorm for a full seven days now. What's your excuse?
Your half-assed engagement means that you're already way behind in the race to unlock the most demanding rewards before the beta ends on May 15, including the "Thrashball Cole" character skin and the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer weapon skin (both pictured). And, of course, you've already excluded yourself from adding the Flaming Hammerburst to your permanent arsenal -- it was only available to beta players last week.
If you're saying to yourself, "I really don't care about the unlockables -- I just don't wanna get owned by all the 'cheaters' who have been playing the beta forever already." Well, for one, you're lying to yourself. But you can also check out some tips for preparing to enter the beta from senior gameplay designer Lee Perry over on Ars Technica. And you can relax a little, too. The beta's been scaled back for the next week to just the Team Deathmatch and King of the Hill modes on three maps.
Next Monday, May 2, Epic will reintroduce the Capture the Leader mode and the fan-picked Old Town map (not to mention, "special events and surprises" will occur "throughout the beta"). But if you wait until then, it's kind of like why bother?
Your half-assed engagement means that you're already way behind in the race to unlock the most demanding rewards before the beta ends on May 15, including the "Thrashball Cole" character skin and the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer weapon skin (both pictured). And, of course, you've already excluded yourself from adding the Flaming Hammerburst to your permanent arsenal -- it was only available to beta players last week.
If you're saying to yourself, "I really don't care about the unlockables -- I just don't wanna get owned by all the 'cheaters' who have been playing the beta forever already." Well, for one, you're lying to yourself. But you can also check out some tips for preparing to enter the beta from senior gameplay designer Lee Perry over on Ars Technica. And you can relax a little, too. The beta's been scaled back for the next week to just the Team Deathmatch and King of the Hill modes on three maps.
Next Monday, May 2, Epic will reintroduce the Capture the Leader mode and the fan-picked Old Town map (not to mention, "special events and surprises" will occur "throughout the beta"). But if you wait until then, it's kind of like why bother?
