Watch our conveniently embedded video review to find out why. awarded Gears of War 3 9/10 in its review. Outside of the promotion, the only other way to obtain the golden Lancer and Hammerburst is to already have them unlocked in Gears of War 2, which means owning a limited edition copy of the second game for the Lancer and having pre-ordered it for the Hammerburst. These start at 240 Microsoft Points, and go all the way up to a whopping 3600 Microsoft Points (£30.84/$45.00) for the entire collection.
Microsoft and Epic have also released over a dozen premium weapon skins for Gears of War 3. What, exactly, do golden weapons do? Nothing – they’re purely cosmetic. As an added incentive to get a copy of Gears of War 3 on launch week, Microsoft and Epic have resorted to dangling a big shiny carrot – golden skins for the Lancer and Hammerburst.Īnyone who plays a game of Gears of War 3 during the launch week – between September 20 and September 26 – will unlock the weapon skins permanently, which can be used in the game’s multiplayer modes. The Gears of War trilogy ends in epic style, as Marcus Fenix and fellow roid rage chums take on alien evil doers in new jungle and underwater sections.
