The Gears of War 3 cast just got a little sexier, says Cliff Bleszinski.
Isaiah Mustafa, better known as āOld Spice Guy,ā has something new to add to his resume alongside selling manly hygiene products or being the Marvel superhero Luke Cage: fighting against the villainous Locusts as a COG Gear in a Gears of War 3.
āThe cast just keeps getting sexier and sexier,ā joked Epicās design director Cliff Bleszinski as he revealed the news at the San Diego Comic Con. Mustafa joins the likes of John DiMaggio, Ice T, and Claudia Black. His character is listed as āCOG Gear,ā which makes it sound like heās not going to have a particularly big role in the game. It doesnāt help that heās wearing a helmet, which in Gears universe is like painting a target on your back or putting on a red Starfleet uniform. Still, heās got a great voice, and I wouldnāt be at all surprised to see a nod to the Old Spice commercials tucked in there somewhere as an Easter Egg.
According to Bleszinski and executive Rod Ferguson, Gears 3 is the seriesā biggest campaign ever, with four player co-op throughout, and a more personal story, where the player learns more about Marcus and his relationship with his father, as well has how the war with the Locust ends. The online elements have also received some tweaks, including a deeper Horde mode, and a āreverse VIPā area, which lets people with no Gears experience get a feel for the game without having to worry about being squashed by veterans.
Gears of War 3 comes out for Xbox 360 on September 20th.
Source: GameSpot
Published: Jul 22, 2011 7:19 PM UTC