Gears of War Trailer Emerges on Xbox Live

As another excuse to keep your console running all day, IGN gives us a peek at the E3 trailer for Epic's third-person tactical shooter.  Gears is one of the most talked about Xbox 360 exclusives in the past 18 months. 

Officially scheduled for a release date of November 12th, fans and developers are hoping it will steal some thunder from the PS3 launch.  If you can't contain yourself and absolutely need this trailer, ask your boss or teacher for a bathroom pass, and rush home to commence the download.

But, if you live in Mexico, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore please remain seated at your desk.  No trailer for you, just yet.

Gears of War®—a third-person tactical action/horror game—is being developed by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and the Xbox 360™ video game system. As Marcus Fenix, you fight a war against the immense Locust Horde, which not only out powers but outnumbers you, your squad, and the entire force of the Coalition of Ordered Governments. Gears of War is the only game to blend a deep and disturbing story of human survival against an endless mass of nightmarish creatures, a next-generation tactical combat system, and unsurpassed visuals and special effects. The story unfolds as a ragtag group of soldiers use every last ounce of strength to survive the onslaught from the forces of evil, which begins on the historic Emergence Day.