Whether it's third-party software or a strong-looking slate of first-party games (like Resistance 3), 2011 looks to be a good year for the system.

Gamers who have played other titles from Epic (like Shadow Complex and
Bulletstorm) will receive special unlocks when Gears of War 3 hits.

Adding extra incentive to purchase Bulletstorm on February 22, EA announced today an Xbox-exclusive “Epic Edition” of the title that will allow for early entrance to the Gears of War 3 beta.

People Can Fly and Epic Games drop some hot new Bulletstorm screens on ya!

...and by paradise I mean a planet where enemies are getting ripped to shreds in the most spectacular ways.

A few months ago we received a promotional package for Bulletstorm that contained rancid meat. So what did EA send us this time? Check out the gallery after the jump to find out.

How does Epic celebrate Halloween? With lots of explosions. How Else?
We’ve got the latest batch of screens for Bulletstorm. Get ‘em while
they’re hot.

Do you love the boot? Because the boot wants to take you out to the old barn and teach you a thing or two about the world.

You must check out the awesome carnage in this new demo walkthrough video of People Can Fly/Epic's gonzo shooter

In what comes as a complete shock to everyone in the industry, these new
Bulletstorm screens appear to contain acts of violence and wide scale
destruction.

Not content with flexing its considerable development chops on the
consoles and PC, Epic vice president Mark Rein says the company has
plans for expanding to both the mobile phone and tablet markets as well.

Epic’s design director Cliff
Bleszinski walks us through the Bulletstorm’s pulpy sci-fi world.

We pick the best of the best from the annual gaming extravaganza.

Here's a bunch of new screens for Epic and People Can Fly's over-the-top shooter, Bulletstorm

EA sends us a package that will probably give us all the Ebola virus.

Check out Bulletstorm in this blisteringly fast motion trailer.

Check out the huge cache of screenshots we couldn't show you until now!

Adrian Chmielarz discusses Bulletstorm's world, hero, and gameplay

Game Informer Special Edition podcast tackles reader questions about Bulletstorm

Ask your Bulletstorm questions in the comment thread and we'll answer them on an upcoming podcast.

These illustrations should give you an idea of the game's boisterous gunplay.

Bulletstorm creative director Adrian Chmielarz shares some of the pulpy inspirations behind Bulletstorm.

We talk to the men behind the Epic/EA/People Can Fly collaboration
that led to Bulletstorm

We talk to the men behind the Epic/EA/People Can Fly collaboration
that led to Bulletstorm

We talk to the men behind the Epic/EA/People Can Fly collaboration that led to Bulletstorm

The Fear Agent scribe took time to talk about his work.

People Can Fly's 2004 original IP put the studio on the map, and for good reason.

Artist Chris Perna describes the creation of our latest cover.

In our latest issue we shed some lights on People Can Fly's sci-fi shooter, Bulletstorm.