Sadly, the popular Gears of War franchise will soon be coming to an end but on a high note. Microsoft has announced that Gears of War 3 for the Xbox 360 will launch later this year on the 20th of September 2011 worldwide.

The third edition finds human soldier Marcus Fenix battling the Lambent, a mutated version of the reptilian Locust Horde.

"They burst out of the ground in these veiny, treelike stalks that transport them throughout the world," said design director Cliff Bleszinski. "It's like an embryonic sac. It's nasty stuff. You fight those guys for about a third of the experience, then for the rest of the game you deal with the latest evolution of � or should I say the devolving � Locust."

[via Digital Trends]