Today Midway announced that the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 will hit stores July 7. The Xbox 360 version comes with some pretty nifty exclusive features, including: five maps, two new characters, previously-released DLC and a “never before seen” video preview of Gears of War 2.

Sounds pretty cool, but seeing this game come out so late begs the question, “Do multi-platform games have to be released at the same time to stay relevant?” Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Today at GDC, during the Microsoft keynote, Gears of War 2 was announced. Little is know about the title other than it will be an Xbox 360 exclusive and it will be out in November.

No details on the storyline or co-op modes have been released, but it would be a travesty if Epic and Microsoft proceeded without them. The only thing I hope they add would be more multiplayer modes. Either way, shooter fans everywhere can rejoice that Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago will be back. I know I’m excited.

Expect another post as soon as new information is released.

Read: GDC08: Microsoft and Epic announce Gears of War 2 for Nov. ‘08.