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"Gears Of War: Judgement&amp;#039;s storyline and gameplay details have been revealed. The new Gears Of War title takes place 15 years before the events of the original and is set in Halvo Bay, reports US magazine Game Informer (via the Epic Forum).  Halvo Bay is said to have been inspired by San Francisco, which has been modified for wartime. The campaign focuses on the trial of Baird and the rest of Kilo Squad, who are accused of desertion, cowardice, trespassing, theft of experiment military tech and treason. The trial will be overseen by Colonel Loomis, who is described as a by the-book COG leader. The game&amp;#039;s multiplayer mode, meanwhile, will feature class-based battles inspired by Team Fortress. COG classes are made up of Baird (engineer), Cole (soldier), Sophia Hendricks (medic) and Garron Paduk (scout). Locust classes include Wretches, Tickers, Kantus, Grenadiers, Corpsers and Serapedes. &amp;gt; E3 2012: Digital Spy&amp;#039;s coverage from the world&amp;#039;s biggest gaming expo &amp;gt; Read our review of Gears of War 3 As previously reported, the game will be developed by People Can Fly, although Epic Games will be involved to ensure it stays true to the franchise. &amp;quot;People Can Fly is heavily involved in both the campaign and multiplayer, but especially the campaign,&amp;quot; explains Epic Games director Rod Fergusson. &amp;quot;This is something we have initiated. We proposed the story and the gameplay hooks. Basically everything about campaign was initiated by People Can Fly.  &amp;quot;Obviously there is heavy involvement from Epic. I like to think about it as the best of both worlds. On one hand we bring something fresh to the franchise, but on the other hand we have the original creators making sure it&amp;#039;s still Gears.&amp;quot; More details will be revealed during Microsoft&amp;#039;s E3 press conference tonight (June 4). The E3 Expo will take place in Los Angeles from June 4 to June 7. Watch a trailer for the Gears of War 3 &amp;#039;Forces of Nature&amp;#039; Artillery Map below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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