"Save Carmine" Shirts Outselling "Carmine Must Die"

Gamervision writes: "In Gears of War, Anthony Carmine was killed by the Locust in just a few hours. In Gears of War 2, Benjamin Carmine, his younger brother, survived a bit longer, and died a heroic death. In Gears of War 3, Epic is allowing the community to choose Clayton Carmine's fate and, from the looks of things, he might end up surviving after all."

[LadyStardust]

HE MUST DIEEEE!

[Seijoru]

You know who needs to die?
Rico!

[MerkinMax]

From the looks of his redesigned character, he looks like he can hold his own ground. He just needs to keep his head low and watch out for intestine monsters lol.

@ Seijoru
I believe GG said Rico would be a better character in Killzone 3.

[Reibooi]

I honestly would not be surprised if Epic kills Carmine off even if the Save Carmine things outsell the others.

The had a chance to do something interesting in Gears 2 with the new Carmine they could have made him a very interesting character but they didn't bother and took the easy oh it's a running gag now kill him. I'm sorry but 2 games does not a running gag make.

[nickjkl]

nice marketing microsoft

[pustulio]

@nickjkl

All the money goes to charity.

Think before saying something stupid.

[shoddy]

they make some money even when the game isn't out yet. they'll milk some more after the game is out.

[NecrumSlavery]

The charity is a nice thing, but why not just have a plot changer mid game. Maybe a battle where he dies or lives based on your choice. Make it interesting.

[n to the b]

I didn't know the $ went to charity. bubs+ for HELPFUL. but even so, it's still promoting Gears3, isn't it?

also good PR is 1 of the reasons many companies donate.

[nickjkl]

pust read what i said now read what you said whos stupid

what i said is very vague

what you said jumps to conclusions

[IaMs12]

Well there is still 1 other brother so he could die, at least ONE of them has to die lol its a tradition

[AngryTypingGuy]

@Reibooi... "I'm sorry but 2 games does not a running gag make. "

I couldn't have said it better myself. Actually, yes I could have.

[AngryTypingGuy]

There are apparently 4 Carmine brothers, Anthony, Clayton, Benjamin and one more. Anthony and Ben were killed in Gears 1 & 2.

[RememberThe357]

Let at least one of their sons go home.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

kinda like saving private ryan.

There should be a mission, 'saving private Carmine.'

[Snakefist30]

SAVE CARMINE!!!

[SonyPS360]

Yeah. It's not really funny as a "running gag". I felt bad for Carmine in the second game.

Save the last one. I think losing both his brothers was enough!

[meluvulongtime]

They should make a mission like saving private ryan, except when Marcus and company get close to him he ends up saving the whole crew. Make him superbadd@ss. It'd be sweet if he was sporting duel Lancers and chainsawing 2 grubs during a cutscene or something when you meet up with him.

[madara0sama]

YOU MUST DIEEEE!

@ LadyStardust

[pixelsword]

OH, MY GOD! THEY KILLED CARMINE!

Those bastards!

[Excalibur]

Voted to save Carmine!!

[WetN00dle69]

Yeah man i too bought the Save Carmine shirt.

[jaredhart]

Carmine could live. Stranger things have happened.

[scofios]

I think most people like this Carmine because he looks bad ass ,

[CaptainMarvelQ8]

he definitely doesn't look badass
i just feel sorry for the brothers for dying everytime in such a lame way

[Kalowest]

Hell yes, let this Carmon live, he looks cool as hell.

[RockmanII7]

1 - Dom is one of the main characters, and since their is no plans for a Gears 4 it is a huge plot twist that won't effect the later games

2 - Maria is dead, he won't have a happy ending even if he lives

3 - It would send Marcus into a Rage that leads him into going into a suicide mission.

I also want that blonde guy that always hangs around Cole Train to die just because he is so annoying.

[CaptainMarvelQ8]

him and cole are the funniest of the bunch
they add a little sense of humor even in the worst situations
i say keep him :)

[WetN00dle69]

Yeah Cole is freaking badass! I like that character more so than Dom, they should of made Cole the second main character.

[socomnick]

Cole will die in gears 3. If carmine lives he will replace cole. Same type of character big strong.

[bomboclaat_gamer]

thats one stupid reason

i guess thats y u have one bubble. please make sensible posts

[SonyPS360]

I don't want of those characters to die really. They're all likable in their own way.

[Alos88]

Carmine deserves a happy ending for once, but if he must die let him go out like a badass this time.

[SonyPS360]

He'll probably do it while saving everyone heroically.

[TROLL EATER]

as long as cole is alive all is good.

[Alos88]

You can't stop the Cole train, even if you kill him he won't die!

[jaredhart]

I'm not sure if even Chuck Norris stands a chance against the C Train.

[WetN00dle69]

I wouldnt go that far NO one can beat the chuck, even before Cole even thinks of trying to make a move against good ol Chuck! Cole is already biting the dust! Besides if Chuck Norris was in the first game there wouldnt even be a reason to make Sequels.

[TheIneffableBob]

I can't believe you have to buy these avatar shirts. They can't just give them away?

[TheLeprachaun]

It's for charity.

[DaBadGuy]

They charged people to call in to vote on whether Robin lived or died back in the day, I ran up the phone bill and my dad was pissed. And yes, all my votes were for his death.

[reckoner]

Specifically for Child's Play Charity.

[matt1991]

I think all profit goes to charity

[Rampaged Death]

I hope he dies but Epic stretch it out as long as possible ;)

[Megaton]

Spoilers.

[Mwaan]

Carmine must die!

[DaBadGuy]

Oh...IDK what to do. Long ago as a young lad I called in and put in my vote to have Robin killed, and it worked. Do I dare tempt the hands of fate again by deciding whether a character lives or dies? My vote changed the entire history of the DC Universe. There never would have been a Tim Drake, never a new Red Hood, a lot of stuff like that. I want Carmine to die, but if he lives, it could mean the death of another character. If I vote for him to live and he causes the death of Marcus or the female soldier whose name escapes me at this time, I couldn't live with myself. Carmine......must.....die.

[Alos88]

You voted to kill Robin? That scene put me off comics for months, it was so horrible. Somehow the Joker killing someone so directly just left a bad taste in my mouth.
Edit: Someone is on a disagreeing spree.

[DaBadGuy]

I did not like Robin. I was a kid and I did not like Robin. If I was a kid and did not like Robin, I wonder how the older fans felt about him, you know the ones that spend their paycheck on comics, like I do now. I'm not the one disagreeing because we aren't disagreeing on anything, Robin died and that's that. I'm just explaining my distaste for Robin. Jason Todd as Robin. I kinda grew to like Tim Drake as Robin, don't know why. I couldn't resist, it was like I was putting a hit on a superhero. I put in a phone call and the Joker beat him with a crowbar and blew up the Boy Wonder to death.

[KingKionic]

After seeing the new carmine...he must live .

[BabyTownFrolics]

for carmine to live

[Redgehammer]

reluctantly voted for carmine to live, since I had hoped that the game was going to end with Delta Squad desperately fighting against the inevitable extinction of humanity. Alas, when The option to save or kill Carmine was presented, my dream of an Alamoesque denouement was slighty squashed..sigh

[xino]

because i would have saved him, because if he saved he would have more to Gears story.

[ndibu]

Nice to belong to a community of gamers...:'( i love you guys...save Carmine

[tommyth3cat]

Saving Private Carmine

[AliTheBrit19]

I love when devs give public people a chance to decide the fate of something. This is actually a really good idea, only the hardcore fans will pay money just to put there opinion in, meaning its the hardcore fans who will get to decide something in the game.

[R2D2]

but I would buy one for charity.

I think Carmine should live and have a spin off game about him and his other brothers.

[DigitalRaptor]

Would be better if he died. More effetive.

But isn't this too much like Saving Private Ryan, where they have to save the last surviving brother?

[russ093]

save carmine shirts sold-2

carmine must die shirts sold-1

[videoxgamexfanboy]

Halo Reach...KillZone 3...Gears 3!!!!! This is what gaming is all about! Let Him Live!!!!!!

[PandaJenkins]

oh come on! He needs to die!! You can't break the tradition :(

[Paradise Lost]

Save the poor guy he lost both his brothers!

[gaga15]

http://www.fashiongoods.us

[Hades1337]

They need to get him in a situation where it looks like he is certain to die but then miraculously survive. Killing him feels kinda redundant.

[coolbeans]

Regardless of how it turns out, set up a bunch of different scenes where Carmine nearly dies. *Cue 1*

Carmine: "Wow! That sure was a great mission, guys."

*throws mint in his mouth and starts choking, cue dramatic music*

"Uuurrgh" *Successfully swallows moments later*

"That was close. Would've been a funny way to die though" <everyone laughs>

[lynch]

id leave him live, but if he dies he should go out in stile

[Spenok]

Which ever works for me...

[asphogears]

I want him to die. But that's because it's tradition. Just like Kenny from South Park. But I'm fine if he survives.

[evanblive91]

I thought Carmine died in GOW2 right before the Berserker mission or was that just some random COG soldier.

[asphogears]

They are brothers.
GOW=Anthony Carmine=Dead
GOW2=Benjamin Carmine=Dead
GOW3=(I forget it starts with a C) Carmine= Our choice.
All the proceeds go to charity.

[IKONACLYSM]

Someone that badass has to stay alive,what im wondering whats his voice?

[Shooter_McGavin]

The game will suck like Gears 2 anyway!

[SOAD]

This is like that stupid Twilight gimmick where some girls are team werewolf and the other girls are team vampire. I don't remember the names of the characters. It's a stupid gimmick designed to sell more shit and create more media attention for the game.

[REDHULKSMASH]

So end a bloodline for a chuckle?...hopefully you never lose a brother or son...think about what you say geeks, this ain't southpark. If that emergence day happened here on earth you bet your pimpley a-holes if someone killed my brother there would be hell to pay...unstoppable baby.

Not to mention it would make a bad ass story to have a big pissed off older brother Carmine roided up and on a locust killing spree. Imagine final cinema scene Carmine ripping off final boss' arms and stabbing his eyes with them. Now imagine your "tradition" s little shriveled up toothpick yelling "revive me". Funny for 5 seconds (multiplayer only). When he died in single player they didn't even program it funny, no twitching or screaming like a girl, shot and eating by bugs (not funny, not even DISTRACTING) It's not like he got run over by a steamroller.

Retribution ending kicks ass. That picture says it all.

[bomboclaat_gamer]

i say save him, but maybe the story has already been planned
and they are using this for a nice PR campaign

either way i'll be a happy gears 3 player next year. live or die it will still be interesting

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Kill him!

How dare a game company which is in the business of selling games... SELL their game. That is what they do. At the end of the day they want your money not your love. Get over it. Yes it is a PR campaign... your point.

And for you people impressed about a charity donation only 7-11% goes to charity in a non-profit charity. So how much do you think goes from a profiting source?

[EazyC]

Makes me feel good that I contributed, not only to potentially saving Carmine, but helping out charity too. It's win-win!

[N4PS3Fanboys]

Whether Carmine dies or not, Gears of War 3 will still be the best game of 2011, at least that's been announced so far.

[TheMutator]

He must die, he is the Kenny of Gears of War

[ASSASSYN 36o]

LOL!