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"Bullet Marsh": Vulcan

Set the game mode to Horde and without any Mutators. Shoot the generator controlling three light spots. Kryll will begin to appear at three location. Go to one of three locations and look for a sword used by RAAM. When you find it, press X to take it. Note: When you grab the sword you will hear RAAM scream. Do this two more times and a sword should appear next to the sniper rifle just outside of the Kryll location (not where the Kryll are located, because the sword you find there spawns in that location). After you collect that final sword, your character will fall to the ground and a group of Kryll will circle around him. Your character will float, and a Vulcan will appear for everyone in the team.

"Mad World" instrumental during Gridlock multi-player mode

Play a match with at least two round wins required to finish a match, and complete a round without anyone destroying any of the ash people inside the multi-player map. At the start of the next round, an instrumental piano version of "Mad World" will play.

Aaron Griffin multi-player character skin

Like the "Gears Of War Facebook" page to receive an unlock code for this skin that can be redeemed on your system or on Xbox.com.

Act 1: Hat

When you play as "Cole Train", you will eventually pass through a grocery store. Somewhere early on, you will find a small stand with a cut-out of Cole in his Thrashball outfit near where you will fight some Lambent after some stalks appears. During or after the fight, interact with the cut-out. You will be given a choice to wear a white hat either front or backwards. This hat will stay on Cole's head during the intermission sequences (not pre-rendered) until the scene where you take a zip-line down to the bridge.

Act 1: Slide

When you play as "Cole Train", early on you will pass through a playground. After an intermission sequence, clear all the enemies around you. Once cleared, return to the playground and jump up to the top of a mini-slide. Press X when you get near the slide and Cole will slide down.

Beta version bonuses

Complete the following tasks in the Beta version to unlock the corresponding bonus.

Bonus	How to unlock
Flaming Hammerburst	Complete one match by April 24, 2011.
Flaming Lancer	Complete one match during the week of April 25, 2011.
Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun	Complete one match during the week of May 2, 2011.
Flaming Gnasher Shotgun	Complete one match during the week of May 9, 2011.
Beta Tester Medal	Complete one match in the Beta.
Thrashball Cole	Complete 50 matches in any game type. To unlock in the retail version, complete 10 matches as Thrashball Cole during the Beta.
Gold-Plated Retro Lancer	Complete 90 matches in any game type. To unlock in the retail version, score 100 kills with the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer during the Beta.

COG characters

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character.

Character	How to unlock
Aaron Griffin	Earn the Big Money Onyx medal; alternately "Like" the Gears Of War 3 Facebook page for a redeemable code.
Anthony Carmine	Reach level 75.
Benjamin Carmine	Reach level 34.
Chairman Prescott	Earn the Silver Allfathers medal.
Civilian Anya	Reach level 45.
Classic Baird	Reach level 30.
Classic Cole	Reach level 23.
Classic Dom	Reach level 17.
Classic Marcus	Earn the Silver Veteran medal.
Clayton Carmine	Reach level 14.
COG Gear	Reach level 2.
Cole Train	Play the multiplayer beta.
Colonel Hoffman	Reach level 50.
Dizzy Wallin	Reach level 7.
Golden Gear	Earn the Bronze War Supporter medal.
Jace Stratton	Reach level 10.
Samantha Byrne	Reach level 4.
Superstar Cole	Earn the Gold MVP medal.
Unarmored Marcus	Successfully complete Campaign mode.

Damage immunity

While performing the Retro Charge or Chainsaw Bayonet execution, you are unaffected by any damage in Horde. Note: In Hardcore and Insane, enemies such as the Boomer and Kantus will wait until you finish the execution to fire at you. Also, when using the Mutator "Comet", you are invincible while roadie running.

Defeating berserkers

Use the following trick to kill the regular berserkers that appear in the Boss waves in Horde mode. Pick up a Scorcher (the flame thrower) and blaze them up. Note: These are not to be confused with the Lambent berserker.

DLC: Forces of Nature

Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.

Achievement	Description
Elemental ( 25 points )	Get 25 kills with any of the hidden elementally charged Cleavers in Horde.
Force Multiplayer ( 25 points )	Win a match of Guardian on all Forces of Nature maps.
Force Multiplier ( 50 points )	Kill a Lambent Berserker with a team comprised of 5 Forces of Nature characters in Horde.
Horde Natural ( 20 points )	Complete 20 consecutive waves of Horde on any Forces of Nature map without going down or dying.
Hunter Gatherer ( 20 points )	Bag and Tag 20 opponents while playing as the Savage Hunter in Versus multiplayer ( any mode).
I've Got This! ( 20 points )	Kill 10 opponents as the leader in a round of Guardian on a Forces of Nature map.
Natural Selection ( 20 points )	Complete all 12 waves of Beast on all Forces of Nature maps.
Stock Piled ( 20 points )	Achieve the maximum level on all fortifications in Horde mode.
Unstoppable Force ( 25 points )	Complete all 50 waves of Horde on any of the Forces of Nature maps.
Witty Repairtee ( 25 points )	Build or repair 50,000 worth of fortifications as Mechanic Baird LE.

Easy medals

Go to Versus mode and choose a private match. Set the bots number to the maximum. Make sure the score limit is maxed out so that you have the most possible time in a match. Also, set the difficulty to Casual. You can now work on whatever medal you are trying to achieve. Also, when choosing a level, you can switch out which weapons you want. For example, if you change them all to Torque Bows you can use that the entire match until you have enough kills with it to unlock its execution. You can keep switching the guns desired before you start a new match and work with them to actually unlock all the executions. Note: The only weapon you cannot choose is the cleaver; for this, go to Horde mode and choose Drydock. Tthe Butchers will appear on level 2, and from there you can pick up their cleaver and use it until you have unlocked its execution. By using this method you can unlock many medals.

Everyone has CluckShot weapon

Select the Insane difficulty setting. Complete Act 1 without touching any of the ash bodies to earn the "Respect For The Dead" achievement after you arrive at Griffin's hideout and enter his hidden weapon cache. You will now have access to a little chicken wearing a pirate hat to the right. Press X to on the chicken to make it explode. Play Act 4 Chapter 2 and find the two special ammo boxes that fall off the cliff as you approach them. The first box is at the beginning of the Act, on top of a car. The second box is at the end of a railroad track in the underground section where you are attacked by Polyps. Reach Act 4 Chapter 3 and move past the lift. Go through the barbed wire to encounter a group of Formers. Kill them all out and search for a stack of objects with another ammo box on top of it. Kick the stack to get the box to fall off. After a moment you will get a CluckShot weapon for each of your teammembers. This weapon is a a Boom Shot that shoots exploding chickens.

Everyone has Dom's beard

Use the following trick to have all characters wear Dom's beard. Start a new game under the Insane difficulty setting. Remain close to Dom when the flashback begins. Note: Though you may need to walk away from him briefly to get him to move. If done correctly, he will say "Yo". Remain near Dom during the entire flashback. Note: You can still fight the Locust as long as your remain close to Dom. If done correctly, when the flashback ends everyone will have Dom's beard for the rest of the game.

Execute Lambent Drones

Tag a Lambent Drone with a smoke grenade and it will get downed like regular enemies. You can then perform any execution desired on him.

Executions

Executution	How to unlock
Boltok Pistol Execution	Get 40 kills with the Boltok.
Boomshot Execution	Get 40 kills with the Boomshot.
Cleaver Execution	Get 40 kills with the Cleaver.
Digger Execution	Get 40 kills with the Digger.
Gnasher Shotgun Execution	Get 200 kills with the Gnasher.
Gorgon Pistol Execution	Get 40 kills with the Gorgon.
Hammer of Dawn Execution	Get 40 kills with the Hammer Of Dawn.
Hammerburst Execution	Get 200 kills with the Hammerburst.
Lancer Rifle Execution	Get 200 kills with the Lancer.
Longshot Execution	Get 40 kills with the Longshot.
Mortar Execution	Get 40 kills with the Mortar.
Mulcher Execution	Get 40 kills with the Mulcher.
Oneshot Execution	Get 40 kills with the Oneshot.
Retro Lancer Execution	Get 200 kills with the Retro Lancer.
Sawed-off Shotgun Execution	Get 200 kills with the Sawed-off.
Scorcher Execution	Get 40 kills with the Scorcher.
Torque Bow Execution	Get 40 kills with the Torque Bow.

Locust multi-player characters

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character.

Character	How to unlock
Beast Rider	Reach level 5.
Flame Grenadier	Reach level 26.
Golden Hunter	Earn the Gold Master-at-Arms medal.
Golden Miner	Earn the Gold Rifleman medal.
Grenadier	Reach level 39.
Hunter	Reach level 8.
Hunter Elite	Reach level 60.
Kantus	Earn the Gold Medic medal.
Miner	Reach level 3.
Savage Theron Guard	Complete Beast Mode without failing on all difficulty settings.
Sniper	Earn the Bronze Headshot medal.
Spotter	Reach level 20.
Theron Guard	Reach level 12.
Thrashball Drone	Play the game the weeks before and during the Superbowl.

Mutators

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding Mutator.

Mutator	How to unlock
Big Explosions	Earn the Hail Mary ribbon 100 times.
Big Head	Earn the Gold Horder medal in Horde mode.
Comet	Earn the Gold Shock Trooper medal in Versus mode.
Enemy Regeneration	Earn the Silver Afficianado medal in Arcade mode.
Flower Blood	Earn the Silver King of Cog medal in Arcade mode.
Friendly Fire	Complete Co-op Campaign mode with four players.
Infinite Ammo	Earn the Combat Engineer ribbon 100 times in Horde mode.
Instagib Melee	Play as a Wretch and score 200 kills in Beast mode.
Laugh Track	Earn the Bronze Tour Of Duty, For The Horde, I'm A Beast, and Warmonger medals.
Must Active Reload	Earn the Silver Active Reloader medal.
Pinata	Earn the Gold Investor medal in Beast mode.
Super Reload	Earn the Bronze Master at Arms medal in Versus mode.
Vampire	Earn the Executioner ribbon 100 times in Versus mode.

Prequel reference

During the prologue "dream" sequence that Marcus has at the beginning of the game, press RB to look at the Tac-Com. You will see that two of the characters who accompany Marcus, Dom, and Adam are "A. Carmine" and "B. Carmine". A. Carmine is Anthony Carmine and B. Carmine is Benjamin Carmine, two of the previous, deceased members of the Carmine family who accompanied Marcus in the previous Gears Of War games.

Smoke grenade

Pull the fire alarm switches on Checkout.

Various Achievements

Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.

Achievement	How to unlock
A Different Kind of Foursome ( 75 points )	Completed all Acts in 4 Player Co-op onany difficulty (Cinematic or Arcade).
Ain't My First Rodeo ( 50 points )	Completed all campaign Acts on Hardcore Difficulty (Cinematic or Arcade).
Award Winning Tactics ( 25 points )	Collected an Onyx Medal.
Back to Basic ( 5 points )	Won a match against bots in the Training Grounds.
Baird's Favorite Kind of Top ( 10 points )	Launched the sub. Story Progression in Act 5 Chapter 1 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Big Ass Headshot ( 10 points )	Blew up the Lambent Laviathan from the bridge. Story Progression in Act 1 Chapter 5 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Brothers to the End ( 10 points )	Escaped Mercy. Story Progression in Act 4 Chapter 3 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Calling Your Shots ( 25 points )	Completed 10 mini-challenges in Horde (any difficulty).
Collector ( 5 points )	Recovered 5 of 41 Collectables. (any difficulty,Cinematic or Arcade).
Don't You Die on Me! ( 25 points )	Reached a x20 team score multiplier in 4-Player Co-op Arcade (any difficulty).
First Among Equals ( 25 points )	Was the highest scoring squadmate in 5 chapters of 4-Player Co-op Arcade (any difficulty).
Good Driver Discount ( 10 points )	Drove from Anvil Gate to Mercy. Story Progression in Act 4 Chapter 2 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Hoarder ( 15 points )	Recovered all 41 Collectables (any difficulty,Cinematic or Arcade).
It's Called Progress ( 10 points )	Complete a chapter in Arcade campaign with an improved high score.
Level 10 ( 10 points )	Reached Level 10.
Level 15 ( 15 points )	Reached Level 15.
Level 25 ( 25 points )	Reached Level 25.
Level 5 ( 5 points )	Reached Level 5.
Look at That, Instant Summer ( 10 points )	Turned off the Maelstrom device. Story Progression in Act 5 Chapter 4 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Marcus, It's Your Father ( 5 points )	You woke up from a bad dream. Story Progression in Act 1 Chapter 1 (Cinematic or Arcade).
My Fellow Gears ( 50 points )	Completed all chapters in Co-op onany difficulty (Cinematic or Arcade).
Ok. Faith. Yeah. Got It. ( 10 points )	Rescued Adam Fenix from captivity. Story Progression in Act 5 Chapter 5 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Once More Unto the Breach ( 75 points )	Completed all campaign Acts on Insane Difficulty (Cinematic or Arcade).
Pack Rat ( 10 points )	Recovered 20 of 41 Collectables. (any difficulty,Cinematic or Arcade).
Ready For More ( 50 points )	Completed all campaign Acts on Casual or Normal Difficulty (Cinematic or Arcade).
Remembered the Fallen ( 15 points )	Recovered all 15 COG Tags during the Campaign (any difficulty, cinematic, or arcade).
Rust Lung ( 50 points )	Executed an infected player and is now turning Lambent(or execute an Epic Employee or someone who already has this achievement).
Seriously 3.0 ( 100 points )	You've done it all! Level 100, campaign on insane, earn every ribbon/medal, complete Horde/Beast on all 10 maps.
Swimmin' in Glowie Gravy ( 10 points )	Defended the Ravens Nest from Lambent Leviathan. Story Progression in Act 1 Chapter 2 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Thanks For Flying GasBag Airway ( 10 points )	Arrived safely, kinda. Story Progression in Act 3 Chapter 4. (Cinematic or Arcade).
That Looks Like the Front Door ( 10 points )	Passed under the Maelstrom and found Azura. Story Progression in Act 5 Chapter 2 (Cinematic or Arcade).
The Bitch is Back ( 10 points )	Defeated the Lambent Berserker. Story Progression in Act 3 Chapter 6. (Cinematic or Arcade).
We Struck Gold! ( 10 points )	Found food and ammo in Hanover. Story Progression in Act 1 Chapter 3 (Cinematic or Arcade).
We've Finally Got a Tomorrow ( 10 points )	Saved Sera and killed Myrrah. Story Progression in Act 5 Chapter 6 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Welcome to Arcade Mode ( 10 points )	Completed 5 Arcade Campaign chapters in Co-Op (any difficulty).
Welcome to Beast Mode ( 10 points )	Completed the first 12 waves of Beast (any difficulty any map).
Welcome to Capture the Leader ( 10 points )	Completed a match of Capture the Leader (Ranked or Social).
Welcome to Cougar Town ( 10 points )	Defended and escaped from Cougar Stadium. Story Progression in Act 1 Chapter 4 (Cinematic or Arcade.
Welcome to Execution ( 10 points )	Completed a match of Execution (Ranked or Social).
Welcome to Griffin Tower ( 10 points )	Found enough fuel to get to Endeavor naval base. Story Progression in Act 4 Chapter 6 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Welcome to Horde Mode ( 10 points )	Survived the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map).
Welcome to King of the Hill ( 10 points )	Completed a match of King of the Hill (Ranked or Social).
Welcome to Team Death Match ( 10 points )	Completed a match of Team Deathmatch (Ranked or Social).
Welcome to Versus ( 10 points )	Killed 10 enemies in Team Deathmatch (Ranked or Social).
Welcome to Warzone ( 10 points )	Completed a match of Warzone (Ranked or Social).
Welcome to Wingman ( 10 points )	Completed a match of Wingman (Ranked or Social).
Well We Did Flood Them Out ( 10 points )	Grabbed a Locust Gas Barge to travel to Anvil Gate. Story Progression in Act 3 Chapter 3 (Cinematic or Arcade).
Where is that? ( 10 points )	Discover the location of Adam Felix. Story Progression in Act 2 Chapter 6 (Cinematic or Arcade).

Weapons and skins

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding weapon or skin. Note: Achievement-based bonuses will not activate until the day after earning the achievement.

Weapon or skin	How to unlock
Chrome Gnasher	Complete Campaign mode in all three Gears Of War games
Chrome Hammerburst	Earn the "Dirty, Dirty Horde" achievement in Gears Of War 2.
Chrome Lancer	Earn the "Don't Hate The Player" achievement in Gears Of War.
Chrome Retro Lancer	Earn the "Domination" achievement in Gears Of War.
Chrome Sawed-Off	Earn any achievement in the PC version of Gears Of War.
Crimson Omen Gnasher	Earn the "Welcome to Versus" achievement.
Crimson Omen Hammerburst	Earn the "Welcome To Beast Mode" achievement.
Crimson Omen Retro Lancer	Earn the "Welcome To Horde Mode" achievement.
Crimson Omen Sawed-Off	Earn the "Welcome To Arcade Mode" achievement.
Flame Gnasher	Complete a match during the Gears Of War 3 beta from 5/9/11 to 5/15/11.
Flame Hammerburst	Complete a match during the Gears Of War 3 beta from 4/18/11 to 4/24/11.
Flame Lancer	Complete a match during the Gears Of War 3 beta from 4/25/11 to 5/1/11.
Flame Sawed-Off	Complete a match during the Gears Of War 3 beta from 5/2/11 to 5/8/11.
Gold Gnasher	Earn the "Veteran Gear" achievement in Gears Of War 2.
Gold Hammerburst	Unlock the Gold Hammerburst in Gears Of War 2, or play a multiplayer match in Gears Of War 3 in the first week.
Gold Lancer	.Unlock the Gold Lancer in Gears Of War 2, or play a multiplayer match in Gears Of War 3 in the first week.
Gold Omen Weapon Set	Reach level 100 in Gears Of War 3.
Gold Retro Lancer	Played the Gears Of War 3 beta or get 100 kills with the Gold Retro Lancer.
Gold Sawed-Off	Earn the "Commando" achievement in Gears Of War.
Onyx Weapon Set	Earn the Onyx medal of each starting weapons.
Team Insignia Hammerburst	Earn the Gold "Veteran" medal.
Team Insignia Lancer	Earn the Silver "Veteran" medal.
Team Insignia Retro Lancer	Earn the Bronze "Veteran" medal.
Team Insignia Shotgun Set	Earn the Onyx "Veteran" medal.