The Gears Of War 3 beta has gone out to people who write about
games and are marginally important, well known, or whose
opinions are of some significance. In other words, I haven't
played it.  Allowing minor setbacks such as reality and truth to
get in the way of my journalistic integrity would set a terrible
precedent. You come to this poorly conceived, largely
directionless feature on a biweekly basis for information about
games which have been covered in a million other outlets, and
you're going to get it. What follows is my account of what I
imagine the Gears Of War 3 beta is like.  The first major change
comes at the title menu, which has a "3" near the familiar Gears
Of War logo. This clever bit of design hints that the game
you're about to play isn't your daddy's Gears Of War or Gears Of
War 2.  Once you find yourself in a multiplayer match, you'll
discover that the men are large and muscular. These are not the
sort of marines you'd want to mess with in space.  The male
characters have very deep voices