Gears of War 3 Beta Details – Announcement

Gear of War 3 Beta has been confirmed by Microsoft, The Beta will kick off on April 25.  Players Who have bought the Epic Edition of “Bulletstorm” will be able to play the beta on April 18 and the beta will end on May 15.

The Beta will consist of three new competitive modes and four new maps. Two of which, Trenches and Old Town, were chosen by fans on Facebook.

Microsoft’s also confirmed Limited and Epic Editions of the game are available for pre-order. Those who do pre-order at the retailers will also get access to the beta from April 25.

Players will also be able to carry over unlockables from the beta to the retail version of the game, such as a beta tester medal, thrashball Cole multiplayer skin, gold-plated retro Lancer, flaming Hammerburst, flaming Lancer, flaming sawed-off Shotgun and flaming gnasher shotgun.

Gears of War 3 will be released on September 20 worldwide for Xbox 360.