There are six standard Weapons in Gears of War 3, and each weapon has unlockable variants. There are likely more weapons in the game than are listed here.
- Lancer
- Retro Lancer
- Hammerburst
- Longshot
- Gnasher
- Sawed-Off Shotgun
Weapon Variants Unlocking Guide
Many of the aforementioned weapon variants are unlocked by doing things outside of the main Gears of War 3 game. Some were unlockable only as part of the Multiplayer Beta, while others are unlocked by completing things in Gears of War and Gears of War 2.
Check the list below, which will be updated frequently. Items listed in gray text are no longer unlockable–the time window has passed. Items listed in red text are not yet unlockable but will be either 1) when the game comes out, or 2) within a particular, upcoming time frame.
Variant : How to Unlock It
Chrome Lancer : Gears of War: Earn the highest point score and complete a ranked match.
Flaming Lancer : The Flaming Lancer was a reward available in the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta. Complete one match during the week of April 25 and unlock this weapon variant.
Gold Lancer : Play Gears of War 3 online the week of September 20.
Liquid Metal Lancer : The Liquid Metal Lancer is a part of the Liquid Metal Weapon Set which is unlocked in tandem with the purchase of the DLC Season Pass.
Onyx Lancer : Get 6,000 Lancer kills.
Chrome Retro Lancer : Gears of War: Complete at least ten co-op chapters as Dom. Works on any difficulty.
Gold-Plated Retro Lancer : The Gold-Plated Retro Lancer was a reward available in the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta. Show your ultimate "Gears of War" fandom by unlocking the Gold-Plated Retro Lancer. Complete 90 matches in any game type to unlock it for the beta, and score 100 kills with it once unlocked to carry the exclusive weapon skin over to your gamer profile in the final game.
Onyx Retro Lancer : Get 6,000 Retro Lancer kills.
Chrome Hammerburst : Gears of War 2: Complete at least ten waves of Horde Mode. Works on any difficulty.
Faming Hammerburst : The Flaming Hammerburst was a reward available in the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta. Complete one match by Sunday, April 24 and unlock this weapon variant.
Gold Hammerburst : Play Gears of War 3 online the week of September 20.
Onyx Hammerburst : Get 6,000 Hammerburst kills.
Chrome Gnasher : Complete the single-player campaigns for all three Gears of War games. Works on any difficulty.
Flaming Gnasher : The Flaming Gnasher shotgun was a reward available in the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta. Complete one match during the week of May 9 to unlock this weapon variant.
Gold Gnasher : Gears of War 2: Earn the "Veteran Gear" Achievement. To get "Veteran Gear," you need to reach level 100 in multiplayer and win a public match in each of the four maps in the Snowblind Map Pack.
Onyx Gnasher : Get 6,000 Gnasher kills.
Chrome Sawed-Off Shotgun : Gears of War: Have earned any one of the Achievements in the PC version of the original Gears of War.
Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun : The Flaming Sawed-Off Shotgun was a reward available in the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta. Complete one match during the week of May 2 to unlock this weapon variant.
Gold Sawed-Off Shotgun : Gears of War: Beat Gears of War (the original) on Insane difficulty.
Onyx Sawed-Off Shotgun : Get 6,000 Sawed-Off Shotgun kills.
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