That Gears of War 3 Season Pass should look all the more enticing today, as Epic Games and Microsoft have announced the first chunk of proper campaign DLC, which will be launching after the Horde Command pack that's due to land on the Xbox Live Marketplace on November 1st.

Entitled, 'RAAM's Shadow' the campaign add-on will offer more than three hours of additional new gameplay for the Gears 3 campaign, with a prequel storyline set before the events of the first Gears of War that will star a cast of new and familiar faces. Furthermore, the pack will also be packing in another six multiplayer characters, a 'Chocolate Weapon Set' and 250 Gamerscore's worth of new achievements.

When we announced the Gears 3 Season Pass, we immediately started getting hundreds of questions from fans about what the game add-ons would be, said Epic Games Design Director, Cliff Bleszinski. Were really excited to be lifting the curtain on the first two releases, first with the Horde Command Pack and now with RAAMs Shadow, which gives fans a new perspective on the Gears universe and is also the biggest DLC release weve ever made.

You'll be able to reunite with Lt. Minh Young Kim from Gears 1 and Tai Kaliso from Gears 2 in RAAM's Shadow, as well as meeting comic book Gears hero Michael Barrick and new female comrade, Alicia Valera. And as if that wasn't enough, you'll even get to step into the big scary boots of Gears 1 boss General RAAM himself, storming the human stronghold from his perspective.

RAAMs imposing size and strength, along with his Kryll shield, make him one of the most powerful and daunting foes in the Gears universe, said Bleszinski. We think fans are going to have a blast unleashing hell upon the poor humans for the first time in a campaign setting.

You'll be able to get your hands on Gears of War 3's RAAM's Shadow DLC on December 13th for 1200 Microsoft Points, or get it as part of the Season Pass, which is still available to download for 2400 Microsoft Points.
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"RAAM's Shadow" sees Zeta Squad attempting to evacuate Illima City in the wake of Emergence Day.
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Begin as Player 1 assuming control of Michael Barrick, the rest of the squad is Lt. Kim leader of Zeta Squad, Tai and Valera.

Emergence holes are back, so stock up on grenades.

Hammer of dawn is now a "top-down view" instead of traditional controls.

After a minor SPOILER that the magazine didn't mind telling (assholes. Moving on.) the perspective switches to Player 1 controlling RAAM.

"When he's not targeting anyone, a swarm of Kryll surround RAAM and deflect incoming bullets. He's not invincible, however, as fire and explosions still damage him. These Kryll are also his ammunition, as he can target COG soldiers and direct the storm around them... Players never run out of Kryll, but the swarm ability operates on a cooldown timer."

Close quarters for RAAM, he uses his "gigantic sword" for melee or can charge similar to a retro run.

Players 2-4 will control 2 Elite Maulers and an Elite Theron. The Elite Theron has a Retro Sawed-Off that comes with two blades.

During the DLC campaign players will switch back and forth between the locusts and Zeta Squad.