Along with playing 11 million matches, Gears of War 3 has also surpassed 1 million pre-orders. Which makes this the fastest pre-ordered game on the Xbox 360, meaning they beat Halo, which is a milestone for anyone. And most likely, some Call of Duty title is holding it from #1. Hit the break for some interesting facts!

– 145 different countries participated in the beta

– 249 years worth of matches played

– More than 11 million matches completed

– More than 927 million kills recorded

– More than 131 million executions performed

– More than 23 million deaths by chainsaw

– Nearly 23 BILLION bullets fired

– 4.9 billion ribbons and 291M medals earned

– 435K people earned the Beta exclusive Thrashball Cole skin to use in the retail game when it launches in September

– 234K people earned the Beta exclusive Gold Retro Lancer to use in the retail game when it launches in September

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