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Platform: |
Xbox 360 |
Release Date: |
September 20, 2011 |
Developer: |
Epic Games |
Gears of War 3 is a
third-person shooter video game developed by
Epic Games and published by
Microsoft Studios for the
Xbox 360. It is the third installment of the
Gears Of War series. Originally due for release on April 8, 2011, the game was delayed and eventually released on September 20, 2011. The story was written by science fiction author
Karen Traviss.
Like its predecessors,
Gears Of War 3 received widespread critical
Acclaim from critics. Critics praised its story, voice acting, visuals, and music, but criticized its lack of innovation.
Gears Of War 3 sold over 3 million copies and was the second best selling game in the U.S.
A sequel, not developed by Epic Games titled
Gears of War 4, was announced in June 2015 and was released on October 11, 2016.
The game was available for pre-order in three retail versions: Standard, Limited, and Epic. The game also has special character variants based on where the game was pre-ordered. Confirmed variants include Mechanic Baird, Commando Dom, Savage Grenadier Elite, and Savage Kantus. On May 23, 2011, Epic Games confirmed that an exclusive replica
Retro Lancer designed by
NECA will be available exclusively at
GameStop, while a gold version of the replica Retro Lancer is also available exclusively at
Play.com.
In 2017 and later in 2020, footage of
Gears of War 3 running on a
PlayStation 3 surfaced. The footage was confirmed to be legitimate and appeared to be from a data breach Epic had suffered in 2011, but
Kotaku confirmed with Epic Games that the source of the footage was not from an unannounced port of the game to the
PlayStation 3, but was from a test of the Unreal Engine. Epic called the software "a byproduct of Epic’s internal Unreal Engine 3 testing process, which utilized both Gears and Unreal Tournament, and was never part of any actual product work for
PlayStation 3.
Build Date | Build Version |
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Apr 08, 2010 | [2010-04-08_19.38] |
May 14, 2010 | [2010-05-14_19.00] |
Jun 03, 2010 | [2010-06-03_02.00] |
Jun 03, 2010 | [2010-06-03_02.00]-Diff |
Jun 14, 2010 | [2010-06-14_10.54.10] |
Jan 08, 2011 | [2011-01-08_06.54] |
Jan 10, 2011 | [2011-01-10_06.24] |
Jan 11, 2011 | [2011-01-11_13.42] |
Jan 20, 2011 | [2011-01-20_06.20] |
Jan 24, 2011 | [2011-01-24_02.00] |
Mar 02, 2011 | [2011-03-02_02.04]_[INTSku] |
Mar 20, 2011 | [2011-03-20_01.59] |
Mar 25, 2011 | [2011-03-25_02.00]_[INTSku] |
May 08, 2011 | [2011-05-08_10.38]_[WWSKU] |
May 19, 2011 | [2011-05-19_15.29]_[WWSKU] |
Jun 29, 2011 | [2011-06-29_19.15]_[INTERNAL] |
Sep 14, 2011 | [GoW3land XBOX_20120514I790FG] |
Oct 10, 2011 | [2011-10-12_02.59] |
Known PS3 Builds
PS3 Footage