April 2011.
Gears of War 3 will feature a four-player co-op mode and the introduction of two playable characters--Anya Stroud, who appeared in the first two games as the team's control officer, and Jace Stratton, a battle-hardened soldier that appears in the comic series and is mentioned in the second game. The game will also feature new weapons, including a double-barreled shotgun and a Pendulum War Era Lancer, with a normal bayonet attached as compared to the chainsaw bayonet featured in Gears 1 and 2, was revealed in the trailer and discussed by Bleszinski.
Gears of War 3 will feature a four-player co-op mode and the introduction of two playable characters--Anya Stroud, who appeared in the first two games as the team's control officer, and Jace Stratton, a battle-hardened soldier that appears in the comic series and is mentioned in the second game. The game will also feature new weapons, including a double-barreled shotgun and a Pendulum War Era Lancer, with a normal bayonet attached as compared to the chainsaw bayonet featured in Gears 1 and 2, was revealed in the trailer and discussed by Bleszinski.