Gears of War 3 breaks one million pre-order mark

Microsoft and Epic Games has announced they’ve broken the one million pre-order mark for Gears of War 3, “fastest pre-ordered Xbox-exclusive title to reach this milestone in the history of the platform.”

What a modest statement. We’re talking about Gears of War 3 here people, one of the biggest FPS this year. Don’t believe me? Check out some figures from the recent beta.

  • 1.29 million people participated in the beta
  • 249 years worth of matches played
  • More than 927 million kills recorded
  • Nearly 23 BILLION bullets fired
  • 435,000 people earned the beta-exclusive Thrashball Cole skin to use in the retail game

If you haven’t secured your copy yet, get to it now. Amazon is offering a $20 video game credit on Gears 3.

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