1.29 million players played the Gears of War 3 beta
Along with playing 11 million matches, Gears of War 3 has also surpassed 1 million pre-orders. Which makes this the fastest pre-ordered game on the Xbox 360, meaning they beat Halo, which is a milestone for anyone. And most likely, some Call of Duty title is holding it from #1. Hit the break for some interesting facts!
– 145 different countries participated in the beta
– 249 years worth of matches played
– More than 11 million matches completed
– More than 927 million kills recorded
– More than 131 million executions performed
– More than 23 million deaths by chainsaw
– Nearly 23 BILLION bullets fired
– 4.9 billion ribbons and 291M medals earned
– 435K people earned the Beta exclusive Thrashball Cole skin to use in the retail game when it launches in September
– 234K people earned the Beta exclusive Gold Retro Lancer to use in the retail game when it launches in September