A trusted US publishing source has revealed to Edge Online that Microsoft is planning to ship Gears Of War 3 in early April 2011.
What's more, the teaser trailer for the threequel is expected to debut next month on April 8th, which is exactly one year ahead of the proposed 2011 launch date with a full reveal planned for E3 in June.
It might not have been officially announced yet, but Gears Of War 3 is already well into development at Epic apparently, and the story is said to pick up where the last game left off with mankind still struggling against the savage Locust hordes.
"Microsoft’s keen to avoid a clash with Halo: Reach and wants Natal to own Christmas. That’s why we won’t be seeing Gears Of War 3 until next year, but expect a major marketing push ahead of its release," said the anonymous source.
This supports Mark Rein's claim that Epic will be focused on supporting games that use Unreal Engine 3, postponing any 2010 releases from the developer in the meantime.
Fingers crossed for Gears 3 to use Natal for a human vs Locust dance-off
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