Microsoft has delayed Gears of War 3 from spring 2011 until the autumn of next year.

Epic Games has been keen to point out this is not due to development issues, the decision was made by Microsoft for purely marketing reasons.

"I know fans are going to be disappointed with the new release date, but rest assured that this is a business decision between partners, and not a quality issue," said executive producer Rod Fergusson. "Gears 3 was on track to be the most polished Gears of War game ever when it released in April, and this additional time allows us to polish it that much more before it hits shelves next fall."

Microsoft this is what you get when you have way too few flagship first-party exclusives lined up for your console.

Source: VG247