Gears of War 3

[GamerMan316]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/forces-of-gears-of-war/727569

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http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/05/final-gears-3-map-pack-gets-ultra-video-blowout/

[GamerMan316]

Forces of Nature DLC achievements:

Natural Selection - 20G
Complete all 12 waves of Beast on all Forces of Nature maps.

Horde Natural - 20G
Complete 20 waves of Horde on any Forces of Nature map without going down or dying.

Unstoppable Force - 25G
Complete all 50 waves of Horde on any of the Forces of Nature maps.

Elemental - 25G
Get 25 kills with any of the hidden elementally charged Cleavers in Horde.

Stock Piled - 20G
Achieve the maximum level on all fortifications in Horde mode.

Force Multiplayer - 25G
Win a match of Guardian on all Forces of Nature maps.

Witty Repairtee - 25G
Build or repair 50,000 worth of fortifications as Mechanic Baird LE.

Hunter Gatherer - 20G
Bag and Tag 20 opponents while playing as the Savage Hunter in Versus multiplayer (any mode).

I've Got This! - 20G
Kill 10 opponents as the leader in a round of Guardian on a Forces of Nature map.

Force Multiplier - 50G
Kill a Lambent Berserker with a team comprised of 5 Forces of Nature characters in Horde.

[donnieoneshot]

Forces of Nature DLC achievements:

Natural Selection - 20G
Complete all 12 waves of Beast on all Forces of Nature maps.

Horde Natural - 20G
Complete 20 waves of Horde on any Forces of Nature map without going down or dying.

Unstoppable Force - 25G
Complete all 50 waves of Horde on any of the Forces of Nature maps.

Elemental - 25G
Get 25 kills with any of the hidden elementally charged Cleavers in Horde.

Stock Piled - 20G
Achieve the maximum level on all fortifications in Horde mode.

Force Multiplayer - 25G
Win a match of Guardian on all Forces of Nature maps.

Witty Repairtee - 25G
Build or repair 50,000 worth of fortifications as Mechanic Baird LE.

Hunter Gatherer - 20G
Bag and Tag 20 opponents while playing as the Savage Hunter in Versus multiplayer (any mode).

I've Got This! - 20G
Kill 10 opponents as the leader in a round of Guardian on a Forces of Nature map.

Force Multiplier - 50G
Kill a Lambent Berserker with a team comprised of 5 Forces of Nature characters in Horde.

I see a Gears of War boosting session in my near future !!!

[GamerMan316]

St Patricks Day event is live

It's another Shotguns & Snipers event only with this addition:

[GamerMan316]

Title Update 4 confirmed to hit before the new DLC launches in 11 days

https://twitter.com/#!/PeteNub/status/180744963427012609

[GamerMan316]

Gears of War 3 Title Update 4 Release Notes

IMPROVEMENTS

Savage Drone and Savage Grenadier can now “swat” turn in Beast mode
Spectator mode now starts viewing a player instead of a battle camera
Alternate control users in multiplayer will no longer look at DBNO characters when pressing R3
The crosshair for the Longshot and Hammerburst will now show an X if a shot is obstructed.
KOTH â€" ring locators are now visible in spectator mode
KOTH â€" some hill locations have been adjusted

BUG FIXES

The Onyx Guard decoy in Horde will not drop his rifle after exhausting the Vulcan ammo
Clients will no longer be stuck with a “Waiting For Players” message up if the host quits Horde during the progression screen
Chainsaw audio loop will now persist for listeners who leave the audible range and re-enter it
Fixed some instances where special event ribbons would not be properly awarded
COG pistol firing rate has been adjusted to be equal on host and clients
The Flaming Retro Lancer is now available for attendees of the first special event
Fixed some issues fixed related to the destruction of meatbags
The Slab start up screen no longer has debug text
After a host migration in Horde, the waves will no longer go past 50
Cover near the elevator on Hotel no longer allows players to lean outside of the visible area
Grenade throwers that are killed mid-throw will receive credit for any kills that grenade causes
Silverback will be disabled if hit by a smoke grenade when the driver is in the middle of the exit animation
Team Deathmatch time limit no longer resets to 3 minutes when both teams are out of respawns


Title Update 4 is released tomorrow.

[GamerMan316]

Forces of Nature Weapon Skins Sneak Peek!

Many of you have been asking about the new weapon skins in DLC 4 and we have a sneak peak!  Five of the skins will be available as soon as you download the Forces of Nature DLC next week on March 27th. Two of the skins, Ivory and Fl4k, will need to be unlocked.

Ivory Weapon Skins: I’ve Got This! â€" Kill 10 opponents as the leader in a round of Guardian on a Forces of Nature map.


FL4K Weapon Skin: Force Multiplayer â€" Win a match of Guardian on all Forces of Nature maps.


The 5 other skins are:

[GamerMan316]

Some notes from the latest Epic stream:

1.44% people have re-upped once, 0.67% of people have gotten Foreshadowing, 0.19% of people have Seriously 3.0, 45% of Gears of War 3 players have unlocked the Lambency Achievement.

Q and A Session

Q1 - Why would one old map return but another not? - Popularity is important, would it fit, variety of reasons,
Q2 - Did a maps feedback surprise you? - Rod concerned for Raven Down, surprise when a map gets bad feedback, if we knew the reactions we would have not shipped, all maps need to work on all modes although some may be better for some modes
Q3 - In Guardian does the leader get the delay at the start? - Not 100% sure, Rod pushed for no delay, good at telling somebody they are leader
Q4 - Are achievements obtainable in Private? - That was intent, it should be, they didn't try to prevent it. It's a POSSIBILITY.
Q5 - Will you need FoN to play on servers? - Technically no, Players choice gives you servers without the DLC.
Q6 - Will you be able to play Guardian without the Fenix Rising DLC - Yes you can


Q6 is a biggie, people without the DLC can play Guardian which is good as a couple of people I play with haven't bothered with any DLC but at least they can still play their favourite mode from Gears 2.   


Regarding the Stock Piled achievement:

Rob Pears ‏ @robpears
@PeteNub Is the Max Level fortifications achievement only for the horde levels in Retail (Level 2 silverback) or DLC (Level 5 silverback)

Peter Knepley ‏ @PeteNub
@robpears it's retail levels only


Craig is happy about that, everything is maxed except for the Silverback (currently approaching Level 4)   

[GamerMan316]

When Guardian arrives

[nCogNeato]

       

[Jaynestown]

Having had Soul Calibur V and Mass Effect 3 to keep me busy for the last 2 months the Forces Of Nature DLC release on Tuesday couldn't come at a more perfect time. So who's up for Guardian on Tuesday night? 

[GamerMan316]

Having had Soul Calibur V and Mass Effect 3 to keep me busy for the last 2 months the Forces Of Nature DLC release on Tuesday couldn't come at a more perfect time. So who's up for Guardian on Tuesday night? 

You really need to ask?   

[Jaynestown]

Having had Soul Calibur V and Mass Effect 3 to keep me busy for the last 2 months the Forces Of Nature DLC release on Tuesday couldn't come at a more perfect time. So who's up for Guardian on Tuesday night? 

You really need to ask?   

Just checking 

[GamerMan316]

Gears 2 & 3 Jacinto comparison with some awesome music 

[nCogNeato]

Gears 2 & 3 Jacinto comparison with some awesome music 

Shakes' suicide runs are going to be darker and grittier than ever!