Gears of War 3 has broken records today as the fastest pre-ordered title in Xbox history, reports Major Nelson. Publisher Microsoft and developer Epic Games have announced that the third-person shooter has surpassed one million worldwide pre-orders, making it a milestone in pre-orders for the Xbox 360-exclusive title—and there's still four months to go until its official release."Last week marked the end of open beta testing for Gears of War 3 to the public, which lasted from April 25th to May 15th. Access, however, was only given to those who either pre-ordered a copy or purchased a copy of the 'Bulletstorm: Epic Edition' game (April 18t - 24th beta access). Over the course of four weeks 1.29 million players gathered online to play over 11 million multiplayer matches—that's 249 years worth of matches. Read More
