Rod Fergusson provides fresh details on Gears of War 3's collectibles and secrets. A snippet: "They run the gamut from small little touches like Cole being able to go down the playground slide, to secret areas in maps, to finding the extremely powerful chicken-shooting ‘Cluckshot.’”

About halfway through my Gears of War 3 Act 1 Hands-on playthrough, Cole Train and his team were combing through a supermarket, trying to scavenge some food while avoiding the attentions of the Lambent. After a serious of furious firefights, we came across a kiosk full of merchandise promoting the Hanover Cougars, a thrashball team for whom Cole was an international star. Investigate more closely, I found that you can press X to cause the muscular, brash C.O.G. to put on a Cougars hat — the classic Gears RT/LT binary choice lets you decide whether you’d like to see him sport it facing forward or backward.

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