Epic has announced a new charity initiative that will also allow Xbox Live users to dictate the fate of one of the Gears of War 3 characters.
Starting on the 29th of July, Gears fans will be able to purchase two new avatar t-shirts relating to the new character Clayton Carmine, brother of Anthony and Ben, who runs the risk of “meeting an early death”.
One virtual t-shirt will read “Save Carmine” and the other will display “Carmine Must Die.” Whichever t-shirt sells the most will decide Carmine’s fate. All money raised will go to the Child’s Play Charity.
So – will he follow the same bloody path as his brothers? Or are Xbox Live users going to show some mercy?
Poor fella – is that a chainsaw we hear?
Kovacs
If I buy both does that mean I want to save him for myself to kill?
BIGAL-1992
Good question.
Tuffcub
pervert.
Porcupine_I
he is going down!
i can’t picture a gamer who wants to run around with a T-shirt that says: “Save SOMEONE” :-D
Thechunkymunky
I imagine if it was Rico from Killzone, it would be a bit more one sided…..:-P
(I havn’t played KZ myself, just seen people commenting how much of an ass he is lol)
Kovacs
I’d save Rico. Dude’s got anger issues but he tells it how it is.
hazelam
clever, make the fans think they have some say and get them to pay for the privilege, genius. :)
djsunna
ssshhhh bob kotick might be hear ya!
bunimomike
I’m idly hoping they expand this to real gaming industry figures:
Save Kotick
Kill Kotick
Mutilate Kotick then blow him to pieces with some det-packs*
*Only available in XXXL as there’s not enough spacing for the wording on anything smaller
MrTwP
Well his brothers seem to die, it’s kinda tradition
Charmed_Fanatic
He is dead then ;)
Kovacs
Roses are read,
Violets are blue,
Omae wa mou
Shindeiru
DrOf1337
Do Epic really think that the average Gears fan is capable of even resembling compassion? ;)
DrOf1337
‘ANYTHING’ even resembling compassion. Bah.
jikomanzoku
Can’t be a good sign for a game when the closest it comes to compassion is having your character shoot his wife in the face.
Danza Di Fuoco
I would save myself….