Gears of War 3 stomps 3 million in first week. Epic Games' Xbox 360-exclusive third-person shooter goes triple platinum in seven days as lifetime series sales eclipse $1 billion.

Epic targets Gears of War 3 to sell over 6M - Report. Series design director Cliff Bleszinski says he wants third-person shooter to go sextuple platinum; "would die" if game reaches 10 million mark.

"Gears of War ®" has gone triple platinum, reaching the 3 million-units-sold milestone in just 10 weeks on store shelves, ending 2006 as the top-selling game among all platforms during December.

To no one's surprise, Gears of War is a hit. Epic Games' third-person shooter has now sold more than 3 million units in just 10 weeks. To support a long lifespan for what Microsoft hopes can be ...