Gears of War 3 to get DLC starring Barrick from graphic novels

Design director Cliff Bleszinski of Epic has revealed that the studio is working on DLC for Gears of War 3 that put's comic series Hollow star Barrick up front.

It'll feature "all new campaign content" that is devoid of main guys "Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird". Bleszinski teases to expect Barrick "and more..."


"No, it won't be the graphic novel, but it will have all new campaign content that doesn't have Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird in it. Expect Barrick and more..." posted Cliff Bleszinski on NeoGAF. The Epic executive also addressed Gears of War 3's story on the forum.

"I'm not going to defend our story here, those who love it and get it truly adore it. You can find plot holes in nearly anything, from Lord of the Rings to Dark Knight. Story, like any art, can be somewhat subjective and is easy to pick on," he posted.

"The GAF crowd can be somewhat cynical. If you go to Youtube and look up many of the cutscenes deemed "silly" or "cheesy" on here the majority of the comments over there cite how the scenes moved them, made them misty eyed, or out and out made them cry."

"And those of you citing Cole as some bad stereotype - guys, that's just Lester being Lester. We introduced Jace as a more laid back character as a contrast Cole's enthusiasm. (which, after playing his sequence, is his way of overcompensating for not being the center of the universe and having to risk his neck for a can of beans now along with some aches and pains,)" continued Bleszinski.

"I believe we're getting better at storytelling with each effort and the critical consensus is that this is the best Gears narrative yet, and we'll keep doing better in the future."

"You can pick anything to shreds on the internet because you've got the time and balls afforded to you by a keyboard and monitor." Surely arguing, or trying to point something out to gamers on a forum is like kicking the tide? Fun, initially, but going nowhere.