<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2012	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
before	O
releasing	O
a	O
debut	O
trailer	O
and	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
upcoming	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
had	O
already	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
chronology	O
of	O
events	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
would	O
pre-date	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
prequel	O
would	O
feature	O
Damon	O
Baird	O
and	O
Augustus	O
Cole	O
as	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reactions	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
underperformed	O
commercially	O
,	O
selling	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
shoulder	O
"	O
perspective	O
and	O
cover	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obtaining	O
40	O
stars	O
unlocks	O
the	O
separate	O
"	O
Aftermath	O
"	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
one	O
chapter	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aftermath	O
does	O
not	O
award	O
stars	O
or	O
offer	O
the	O
harder	O
setting	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
has	O
two	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
OverRun	O
and	O
Free-for-All	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Execution	O
"	O
mode	O
will	O
return	O
through	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
launches	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
free	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Aftermath	O
campaign	O
,	O
set	O
during	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Baird	O
and	O
Cole	O
return	O
to	O
Halvo	O
Bay	O
with	O
Clayton	O
Carmine	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
ship	O
and	O
reinforcements	O
for	O
the	O
assault	O
on	O
Azura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
they	O
board	O
the	O
King	O
Raven	O
and	O
Paduk	O
takes	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
flooded	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
where	O
a	O
tidal	O
wave	O
from	O
the	O
sinking	O
of	O
Jacinto	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
beached	O
a	O
ship	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
a	O
hotel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tim	O
Sweeney	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
cost	O
$	O
60,000,000	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
confirmed	O
that	O
gamers	O
who	O
pre-order	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
Wal-Mart	O
'	O
s	O
website	O
would	O
receive	O
either	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
customers	O
who	O
pre-order	O
their	O
games	O
elsewhere	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
another	O
download	O
token	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	O
Hammerburst	O
weapon	O
and	O
any	O
playable	O
multiplayer	O
character	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Haven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
pack	O
and	O
was	O
co-sponsored	O
by	O
Maxim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
contains	O
two	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
Blood	O
Drive	O
and	O
Boneyard	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
OverRun	O
map	O
called	O
Terminal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
revealed	O
that	O
their	O
third	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Dreadnought	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
sponsorship	O
deal	O
with	O
Maxim	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
however	O
released	O
a	O
day	O
earlier	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
called	O
Breakthrough	O
that	O
features	O
two	O
teams	O
with	O
very	O
distinct	O
roles	O
,	O
one	O
team	O
has	O
possession	O
of	O
a	O
flag	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
deliver	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
location	O
,	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
has	O
a	O
purely	O
defensive	O
role	O
and	O
unlimited	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
includes	O
three	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
titled	O
Checkout	O
,	O
Lost	O
City	O
and	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Season	O
Pass	O
holders	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
general	O
public	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cowen	O
and	O
Company	O
the	O
first-month	O
sales	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
were	O
very	O
poor	O
compared	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
selling	O
about	O
425,000	O
units	O
,	O
around	O
a	O
fifth	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
million	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
managed	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
title	O
behind	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
sold	O
just	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
