
Some of these could be unlocked through playing the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta, others are earned through in-game accomplishments. There are 7 sets of weapon skins that come with the game and each set represents that skin for all five weapons (lancer, retro lancer, hammerburst, shotgun and sawed-off shotgun). Gears of War 3 Director Rod Fergusson explained what these are all about and more importantly, how much they will cost. The costs to gamers for the Gears of War 3 DLC, should they choose to purchase it, reached a bit of a fever pitch over the weekend when we and other media outlets started talking about the weapon skin micro-transactions we found in-game. Without knowing exactly what is in this DLC, paying 50% more than the retail price of the game is a tough pill to swallow, even if it is cheaper than buying them individually - it just emphasizes that it's all too expensive to begin with. It began with the Gears of War 3 season pass which offers gamers all of the four pre-planned upcoming DLC packs for a "discounted" price of $30, i.e.

The are a few absolute certainties in life outside of death, taxes and overpriced console DLC, the latter of which Epic Games is attempting become a leader in.
