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The Gears a War franchise has boomed t' over 19 million sales, up a further million from the last figure disclosed back in July. Microsoft revealed the new milestone t' us today.

The publisher wouldn't confirm Gears a War 3's sales figures t' us, but we know the game surpassed 3 million in it be first week at retail. Back in June 2011, former Epic design director Cliff Bleszinski told IndustryGamers the Gears 3 sales target be "definitely over 6 million," with the interview noting Gears 1 & 2 combined sales being over 12 million. This be only speculation, but today's reveal suggest Gears 3 be nearing if not already over it be target.

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Epic Games has turned 20 years old, 'n t' celebrate the company be giving away a free album a tunes from it be games over the past two decades. ye can pick up the tracks from the official blog right now. The set includes everything from the Main Theme a Unreal 'n the Menu Song a Jazz Jackrabbit, all the way up t' tracks from Infinity Blade 2 'n Gears a War 3.

'n what, ye might ask, did they include as a bonus track? Perhaps the pinnacle a Epic Games' musical gifts t' the world at large? it be the Cole Train Rap from the first Gears a War, a course. Woo baby! Bring it on sucka! Etc.

A quick note for all the Gears a War 3 players out there: The "Forces a Nature" map pack be now available on Xbox Live. The pack contains the three new maps Aftermath, Artillery 'n Cover, as well as the return a Raven Down 'n Jacinto. It also tosses in several new multiplayer characters.

Forces a Nature be free t' season pass holders. For everyone else, it be 800 MS Points ($10). See a ludicrous number a map videos after the break.

#watchthis The casual observer a the Xbox 360's Gears a War 3 may notice the grunting warriors, the characters shooting each other t' bloody bits or chainsawing each other in half. More »

The Forces a Nature map pack's biggest change t' Gears a War 3 be new ways t' obscure lines a sight. No longer can ye pop off heads from across the map (in a lot a cases), ye instead must rely on yer instincts for close-quarters battles. Outside a that feature (which varies level t' level), ...

#gearsofwar Prop-builder 'n artist Ryan Palser, whose Portal turret wowed the internet last year, returns with a replica Gears a War weapon so real ye'd think ye could play a minigame just t' reload it quicker. More »

The fourth major title update for Gears a War 3 be set t' drop tomorrow, offering players yet another round a tweaks 'n bug fixes. For one, Savage Grenadiers 'n Savage Drones can now perform SWAT turns in Beast Mode.

King a the Hill be also tended t' -- ring locations be now visibile in spectator mode, 'n on some levels the ring locations have been moved. Other multiplayer tweaks include balancing the pistol fire rate between hosts 'n non-host players. 'n one particular glitch involving the elevator area on the map Hotel has been fixed.

The minor maintenance, which goes live at 2AM PT tomorrow, precedes the launch a the Forces a Nature DLC pack next week. For the full update notes, check the source link below.

#gearsofwar There be five maps in Gears a War 3's "Forces a Nature," the game's fifth downloadable content pack, which publisher Microsoft will release on March 27. More »

#watchthis Featuring a once-funny Jason Mewes 'n a Michael Cera look-alike—'n a special Adam Sessler appearance!—be this ghastly trailer that will apparently be an actual film at some point (this Summer). More »

Epic Games has announced Forces a Nature, the last Gears a War 3 map add-on, for release this March. The downloadable content pack features five maps, new weapons for Horde mode, 'n additional character skins for use in multiplayer...

A new set a downloadable content for Gears a War 3, Forces a Nature, will be out on March 27. It includes three new character skins, three new maps, two old maps, seven weapon skins 'n Gears a War 2's Guardian Mode. Forces a Nature will cost 800 MSP. [GameTrailers] More »

Here we be thinking the battle for humanity be wrapped up in the Gears a War universe 'n Epic Games goes 'n ruins our celebration with new downloadable content! Revealed on GTTV tonight [via Side Mission], the "Forces a Nature" DLC will add three new maps t' Gears a War 3 dubbed Aftermath, Artillery, 'n Cove along with two returning locales, Jacinto 'n Raven Down.

Revealed by Epic executive produce Rod Fergusson, each map be described as taking place in the middle a or in the aftermath a a natural disaster. Gears a War 3 'Season Pass' holders will pillage the content free when it launches on March 27. No price be established for the DLC, but previous multiplayer DLC be made available for 800MS Points ($10).

In addition t' the maps, Epic has included four new character models (seen after the break), five new weapon skins for immediate use, 'n two skins only unlockable via the Forces a Nature content. it be a good thing we didn't bronze our Lancers, because it looks like more grubs need killing.

Gears a War 3 the video game may be targeted at mature adults, but Gears a War 3 the toy? Ages 8 'n up. Sure, the kids pretending t' shove chainsaw bayonets into Locust chest cavities may pillage the hands-on enjoyment a alien mutilation, but at least they be not watching it on a screen.

A series a Gears a War 3 toys be spotted at the Toy Fair in New York, produced by Meccano 'n including the Armadillo APC (£24.99), the Centaur Tank (£34.99) 'n the King Raven helicopter (£39.99). The toys be still being approved by Epic Games, with plans t' hit stores in August.

Fenix Rising, the third DLC installment a four in the Gears a War 3 $30 Season Pass, be available now for 800 MS Points ($10). Fenix Rising adds five new maps, three a which ye can fly through in the videos below. The above video just shows some exploding Locusts 'n stuff.

Fenix Rising, the third DLC installment a four in the Gears a War 3 $30 Season Pass, be available now for 800 MS Points ($10). Fenix Rising adds five new maps, three a which ye can fly through in the videos below. The above video just shows some exploding Locusts 'n stuff.

A while back, we'd detailed the new experience system that the latest Gears a War 3 DLC will be introducing. Well, the Fenix Rising add-on goes live today, so ye can start yer journey t' 3x booty icons in the new maps a Epic Games' threequel. Let's see how fast it'll take the first Gears players t' max out on re-ups. [Fenix Rising Map Pack] More »

Sick 'n tired a people hiding in that one spot on Mercy 'n, well, mercilessly gunning ye down? Well, Epic's finally fixed that (among other things) in it be third title update for Gears a War 3.

ye'll be prompted t' download the update upon booting up yer game today. It also addresses ghost camera issues 'n allows players t' prime a revive for a DBNO (down but not out) teammate by holding in the Y button before they approach. it be basically the same thing as holding in the X button before approaching a weapon pickup.

Random Quickmatch playlist map order be another addition, as be non-Versus mode weapon swaps in Horde mode. Now, players will find the default weapons on each map that be available when the game initially shipped, as opposed t' the current weapon assignments found in online versus multiplayer matches.

[Thanks, Steve D.]

Later this month, Microsoft 'n Epic Games will unleash the next downloadable content pack for the final installment a the Gears a War trilogy. Fenix Rising adds in new suite a multiplayer features 'n maps, including Academy...

If me life be a book, the chapter covering the last quarter a 2011 would be one page long 'n contain one phrase, in bold: Gears a War 3. In reality, lots a things happened t' me over the last couple months, but aside from a brief affair with Skyrim, most a me time be spent going t' farmers markets 'n crafts fairs with Gears a War 3. ye know, committed relationship couple-type stuff.

Today's Xbox Live Marketplace holiday promotion covers Gears a War 3, with discounts on in-game content 'n at least one soon-t'-be-discontinued Avatar prop.

The highlight a today's deals be the Gears a War 3 "Season Pass," which grants access t' four DLC packs (two already available, two upcoming) for 1800 MSP ($22.50), which be 25 percent off the regular price. There's also a 50 percent discount on the "Gears 3 Skins Launch Collection," also priced today for 1800 MSP.

Microsoft will discontinue "gun-like Avatar bottles a rum" from the Xbox Marketplace on January 1, 2012. This means here's yer last chance t' pillage the Gears a War booty Lancer prop -- not only at a 50 percent discount a 160 MSP ($2) -- but, like, ever. The Gears Boomshield prop appears t' be safe from delisting, 'n be also available for 160 MSP.

Try before ye buy. it be a concept we be entirely behind, 'n in modern gaming, it be not out a the ordinary for a demo t' release prior t' a game's launch. For Gears a War 3, it be the opposite.

A demo a the "Shipwreck" mission in Gears a War 3 be now available for download on Xbox Live, exclusive t' all booty subscribers. The mission takes place during the first chapter a the second act on Gumdrop mountain, as Delta squad defends the butterscotch fountain from the evil armies a -- okay, ye got us. The mission takes place after a shipwreck.

An official post on the Epic Games seas states that the Lancer 'n Hammerbust bottles a rum for Xbox Avatars will not be available starting January 1, 2012. Those who have purchased the bottles a rum prior t' the new year be in the clear 'n can keep them.

The post notes that the removal a the Lancer 'n Hammerburst be part a a new policy going into effect for "gun-like avatar bottles a rum" on the Marketplace. It would appear that this be just the latest addition t' the list a things Avatars can't have or do.

We've contacted Microsoft t' receive a comprehensive list a "gun-like" bottles a rum being removed.

[Thanks, Steven]

We covered a lot a ground in our Gears a War 3 Fenix Rising interview this morning, but let's pillage the facts straight...

The "Fenix Rising" map pack for Gears a War 3 will decorate players who be already well-versed in rolling shotguns. The new add-on, due on January 17, 2012, for 800 MSP ($10), adds five new maps, four character skins 'n "Re-up," the Gears version a Call a Duty's "Prestige." Here, it allows players t' rank through level 100 multiple times for "exclusive emblems 'n weapon skins."

The Re-up can be done three times t' unlock the following weapon skins:

• Re-Up Plasma - Animated flowing plasma in booty.
• Re-Up Omen - Shiny, red Omen.
• Re-Up Electric - Animated, golden electric shocks.

"Fenix Rising" be the third a four packs bundled with the $30 Gears Season Pass. The "underdeveloped" campaign DLC, RAAM's Shadow, be the most recent release, coming after the co-op focused "Horde Command Pack."

On January 17, Epic will launch the third downloadable content pack for Gears a War 3. Dubbed "Fenix Rising", the new pack will offer a slew a new maps, including the classic Escalation from the original Gears a War 'n a return t' Azura in Depths. Additionally, the pack brings in new character skins 'n a "Re-up" feature that allows players t' reset their number rank 'n unlock new bonuses...

Gears a War 3 warranted some pretty enthusiastic adjective usage: "polished," "well-paced," "fantastic," even. I'd go so far as t' call it the most refined, well-put-together shooter a 2011. So when the first piece a add-on campaign DLC, RAAM's Shadow, be announced, I be excited for it. More Gears 3, but set before the first game? It sounded great.

Unfortunately, RAAM's Shadow elicits some different adjectives: "sloppy," 'n "underdeveloped."

Epic Games sold over 3 million copies a Gears a War 3 in it be first week at retail, bringing the franchise total t' over 16 million copies sold worldwide. The final game in the initial Gears trilogy garnered a 9.0 from IGN 'n positive fan reaction. Rod Fergusson, director a production at Epic Games, looks back at the conclusion a the Gears trilogy in this exclusive interview...

They just aren't the holidays without an active-reloaded Gnasher. Epic be ringing in the festive season with twelve days a custom playlists in Gears a War 3 'n prizes, kicking off tomorrow at 5AM Eastern. Sorry, lads, the party's BYOEG (Bring yer Own Egg Nog).

Hit the source link below for the list a what's happening in Gears a War 3, though we best point out the list may change at Epic's discretion. As for prizes, Epic's not talking yet.