Gears of War 3 Beta - Dates and Beta Unlocks Confirmed!

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For those of you eager to get your hands on the chainsawing, curb-stomping, steroids fueled game that is Gears of War 3, know that the wait to get a sample of this game is not too far away. All of you eager 360 owners will get a small, FOUR WEEK taste of it, starting April 18th and lasting through May 15th.

Well, that's if you hold on to your copy of the Bulletstorm Epic Edition. 

Yes, you have to own another of Epic's games in order to access the beta. What's so bad about that? There's a reason the studio is called EPIC Games and not Good Games or Mediocre Games.

Also while playing the beta, you will have the chance to unlock some goodies for the full retail release of Gears 3, detailed after the jump.

• Beta Tester Medal - Complete one match in the beta to unlock the Beta Tester medal, which will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game. The Beta Tester title will be featured in the "Gears 3" multiplayer lobby as well.
• Thrashball Cole - Complete 50 matches in any game type to unlock the Thrashball Cole character variant in the beta. Once unlocked, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the beta and the character will carry over to your gamer profile in the final game.
• Gold-Plated Retro Lancer - Show your ultimate "Gears of War" fandom by unlocking the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer. Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock it for the beta, and score 100 kills with it once unlocked to carry the exclusive weapon skin over to your gamer profile in the final game.
• Flaming Hammerburst - Complete one match by Sunday, April 24 and unlock this weapon variant.
• Flaming Lancer - Complete one match during the week of April 25 and unlock this weapon variant.
• Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of May 2 to unlock this weapon variant.
• Flaming Gnasher Shotgun - Complete one match during the week of May 9 to unlock this weapon variant.

There are other ways to access the beta that involve Gamestop, but you have to wait a week before you can get into the beta.

So why not just come on out, buy Bulletstorm to hold you over until the 18th of April, and then join us on the 18th and not a week later. Because by then we will have already unlocked our Golden Retro Lancers and Thrasball Cole uniforms and you will just be the n00b with the default gun and skin.

You guys aren't n00bs, right?

Sources:
kotaku.com
IGN.com (image)