Gears of War 3 MP Beta - New Moves

Here's some of the new moves and features introduced in the Gears of War 3 MP Beta:

Mantle Kick
How to use it: Hit the "A" button when behind cover
What it does: When an enemy is on the other side, you'll vault over and kick him, which will knock him back and briefly stun him, giving you the upper hand for just a split second.

Tac/Com
How to use it: Hold down the "Left Bumper" button
What it does: "The vision mode is called 'Tac/Com' for tactical communication," says Fergusson. "Using it, you can see your teammates -- even through walls. You can see where weapons spawn on the map. And it will also identify wall-tagged proximity grenades as friendly or not. And when you’re the leader in Capture the Leader, you can also see enemies through walls so that you can call out orders to your protectors."

Spotting
How to use it: Click the left stick
What it does: "You can aim at an enemy and click the left stick to put an icon over his head for your teammates to see. It's non-verbal communication."

Trading
How to use it: Get near someone and press a button
What it does: "You can trade weapons and share ammo now by aiming at a nearby teammate and pressing the corresponding button."

Iron-sight aiming
How to use it: Click the right stick
What it does: "The Hammerburst has iron sights now where you can click the right stick [zoom], and it will put the gun into a first-person perspective."

More intuitive controls
How to use it: Press or hold the corresponding button
What it does: "Another big change was the holding of buttons to allow the player to express their true intent. There used to be lots of problems with people trying to take a meatshield and rolling away or trying to revive a teammate and picking up a gun [instead]. So now if you tap 'X,' you either revive a teammate or meatshield an opponent. If you briefly hold 'X,' then you'll pick up a weapon or ammo. If you tap 'Y,' you will curb-stomp an enemy, but if you hold 'Y,' then you'll do the weapon-specific long execution."

Remember, if you want to start playing the beta now you have to purchase a copy of Bulletstorm. Or you can pre-order Gears of War 3 from GameStop (no other retailers) and start playing next Monday, 25 Apr 11.