just got some news Gears of War 3 is suppose to come out April 2011. Players will once more on the side of the humanity-based Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) against the alien Locust Horde and "Lambent" (Locust exposed to a mutagenic substance).
On Gears of War 3's gameplay: "In the new game there's an even greater threat called the Lambent...these kind of crazy tentacled monsters that can mutate while you're fighting them."
On what to expect: "All sorts of new weapons...a double barreled shotgun," and "We have female soldiers finally in the game. 4 player integrated story co op in the campaign! April 5, 2011 release date in North America.
"With the last human city destroyed and the remaining survivors stranded, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race from the jaws of extinction," reads today's press brief, calling Gears of War 3 "the final chapter in the story of Marcus Fenix and his companions in Delta Squad."