Over One Million People Participated In The Gears Of War 3 Beta

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Epic’s has announced that their recently-closed Gears of War 3 beta attracted an impressive total of 1.29 million participants, and while the news that the beta for one of the most anticipated games of the years was insanely popular may not come as that much of a shock, they’ve revealed some crazy stats about the beta that are sure to make your head spin. Head past the break to check out the full list.

So 1.29 million is a pretty big number, but it’s nothing compared to some of the additional stats Epic and Microsoft provided in their press release:

• 1.29 million people participated in the beta
• 145 different countries participated in the beta
• 249 years worth of matches played
• More than 11 million matches completed
• More than 927 million kills recorded
• More than 131 million executions performed
• More than 23 million deaths by chainsaw
• Nearly 23 BILLION bullets fired
• 4.9 billion ribbons and 291 million medals earned
• 435,000 people earned the beta-exclusive Thrashball Cole skin to use in the retail game when it launches in September
• 234,000 people earned the beta-exclusive Gold Retro Lancer to use in the retail game when it launches in September

23 billion bullets. 249 years worth of matches. All of that in three weeks of time (or a month, if you gained access through the Bulletstorm epic edition). In addition to these post-beta stats, Epic also announced that Gears of War 3 has already topped one million pre-orders worldwide, a full four months before release.

Because of this, Gears of War 3 has been distinguished as the “fastest pre-ordered Xbox exclusive title to reach this milestone in the history of the platform.” So, not only does Gears of War 3 rock, it’s also setting records before it’s even finished.

Make no doubt about it, Gears 3 will probably be setting more records when it releases for Xbox 360 on September 20.