How to play Gears of War 3 Beta - Free Beta Codes, Microsoft Expert Zone

The Gears of War 3 beta is your first chance to play the new Gears of War game from Epic Games. The Beta is only available on Xbox Live and if you want to play Gears 3 you'll need to get a beta code. We run through a few ways to get your hands on a promo code and play the Beta..

The Beta codes for Gears of War 3 can be found by:

FOR FREE:

1. Signing up to the Microsoft Expert Zone website and completing the Gears of War 3 training

Microsoft has a retail training website at http://expertzone.microsoft.com where you can sign up and get training. If you complete the Gears of War 3 training course (level 1) you will receive a FREE Gears of War 3 beta code!! Yes, its completely free!!

2. Look for free giveaways and competitions

There have been a few beta giveaways recently, including Mark Rein and Cliff Bleszinski. They are both running Gears 3 competitions on their Twitter pages:

twitter.com/markrein
twitter.com/therealcliffyb

Other sites are offering beta codes by submitting funny comments. However, there is no guarantee that these sites even have beta codes to give away.

Paying for a beta code

1. Pre-ordering the Standard, Limited or Epic editions of game from participating stores

By pre-ordering the game from the certain stores such as GAME or Gamestation, you'll get a 3 week access code for Gears of War 3 Beta.

Standard Edition costs £40 in the UK.

2. Buying Bulletstorm Epic Edition

Bulletstorm is also developed by Epic Games so buying the Epic Edition will also get you a beta code form Gears of War 3.

UK Price: £55