Call of Duty multiplayer numbers may be out of reach to Gears of War 3, but lead designer Cliff Bleszinski thinks the game has enough fuel to challenge one other giant shooter franchise: Microsoft's own Halo series.

"I don't think we can hit CoD numbers, because that's such a phenomenon, but I'm hoping we can get close to Halo numbers," Bleszinski told gaming news site CVG.

He does concede, however, that both the CoD and Halo series have a leg up on Gears of War in that both have more games out compared to Epic's futuristic shooter. Another roadblock that they have to navigate is the perception that Gears of War 2's online was broken. He admits that Epic "screwed up" in Gears 2, but he believes that Gears of War 3's beta should clear those issues up.

"This is one thing where you have to train the audience and build them up with continually consistent products - and we're still fighting off that perception from Gears 2's online being broken, honestly," he explained. "That's been a big pain in the ass for us, and rightfully so - because we screwed up.

"By doing the beta, we've ironed out a lot of those online issues, the dedicated servers are just a wonderful thing to actually have in the game - and I believe all games need them now. Shooters, in particular."

Gears of War 3 is currently slated for release on September 20, 2011. Back in May, the game became the fastest pre-ordered Xbox exclusive title to top the one million mark worldwide in the history of the platform.

Via [CVG]

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