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* [[Banned in China|Banned In Germany]]: The violence alone might have been enough, but the fact they built the COG's look and much of its ethos on the Third Reich must have cinched it. Averted with ''Gears of War 3''; [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|And The German Fandom Rejoiced]].
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Microsoft pushing the release date of ''Gears of War 3'' back five whole months from April 2011 to September 2011.
** Arguably a positive example of meddling from higherups: Epic Games may not have done a
* [[Game Engine]]: This is the first ''Unreal Engine 3'' game to be released, oddly enough NOT being an ''[[Unreal]]'' title or a PC game (initially) like the debut games for earlier engine versions. Early ''Unreal Engine 3'' tech demos from 2004 even used ''Gears Of War'' assets rather than ''[[Unreal]]'' ones. ''Gears of War'' was made largely as a demo for the engine, with each succeeding game further enhancing it's capabilities. It's worked well, as several very popular games have been made with the engine.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]:
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*** [[Jennifer Hale|Commander Shepard]] appears as a leader of the Stranded within a warehouse in Hanover.
** [[The Wire|Where the fuck is Wallace!?]] In Gears of War 3 as Jace.
** In Gears 3
** Jace Stratton is voiced by Michael B. Jordan, also known as [[Friday Night Lights|East Dillon Lions quarterback Vince Howard]].
** Agustus 'Cole Train' Cole is voiced by Lester Speight who we know best for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94 Terry Tate: Office Linebacker].
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