It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Gears of War 3 is in development at Epic Games. The first two games were tremendously successful and the story in Gears 2 (pictured above) was clearly set up for a third game. But until now, we had no idea when we could expect it to come. According to Edge, a “trusted US publishing source” has told them that Gears 3 is expected to be released in April 2011, with a debut trailer set to hit next month, on April 8. Edge also claims that we’ll then see a full reveal of the game at this year’s E3 in June. Epic VP Mark Rein confirmed at last week’s Game Developers Conference that Epic wouldn’t be releasing any games this year, which helps to corroborate what Edge’s source is claiming.

The source explained Microsoft’s reason for abandoning the traditional November release that the first two games followed: “Microsoft’s keen to avoid a clash with Halo: Reach and wants Natal to own Christmas. That’s why we won’t be seeing Gears of War 3 until next year, but expect a major marketing push ahead of its release.”

We’ve heard that the next Killzone game, Killzone 3, is scheduled for a release in the same time frame as Gears of War 3 next year, so it looks like the two heavy hitters will be going head-to-head in about a year from now. Last time around, Killzone 2’s release trailed Gears 2’s by about four months.

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