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Pre-order today and receive an exclusive in-game weapon, the Classic Hammerburst, when \u201cGears of War: Judgment\u201d releases March 19; check out <\/em>EpicGames.com<\/em><\/a> for the new key art loaded with hints.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Amid a firestorm of holiday launches, gamers are already looking ahead to Autumn 2013 as Microsoft and Epic Games today released the official \u201cGears of War: Judgment\u201d box art and kicked off pre-orders at participating retailers2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n The next marque installment to the Xbox 360 franchise that\u2019s sold more than 19 million units and defined a generation of action games, \u201cGears of War: Judgment\u201d takes fans back to the immediate aftermath of Emergence Day with the most intense \u201cGears\u201d game yet.<\/p>\n Starting today, Australian fans who pre-order \u201cGears of War: Judgment\u201d at EB Games and JB Hifi will receive an exclusive in-game multiplayer weapon at launch, the Classic Hammerburst, along with potential retailer-specific content3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n The Classic Hammerburst was the standard-issue assault rifle of the Locust Army during their E-Day onslaught. Highly accurate with a six-round burst, the Classic Hammerburst helped give the Locust a decisive advantage.<\/p>\n Now this highly feared and effective weapon is exclusively yours to wield when you pre-order \u201cGears: Judgment.\u201d Check out a new video of the Classic Hammerburst in action here: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/hryb<\/a><\/p>\n Additional incentives will be available from EB Games and JB Hi-Fi in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n EB Games customers will receive an exclusive \u201cYoung Marcus\u201d character skin and JB Hi-fi customers will receive an exclusive \u201cYoung Dom\u201d character skin.<\/p>\n Developed exclusively for Xbox 360 by Epic Games and People Can Fly, \u201cGears of War: Judgment\u201d launches worldwide starting March 19, 2013. For additional details on the game, please visit: <\/em>gearsofwar.xbox.com<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pre-order today and receive an exclusive in-game weapon, the Classic Hammerburst, when \u201cGears of War: Judgment\u201d releases March 19; check out EpicGames.com for the new key art loaded with hints.\u00a0 Amid a firestorm of holiday launches, gamers are already looking ahead to Autumn 2013 as Microsoft and Epic Games today released the official \u201cGears of<\/p>\n