Electronic Arts has announced that the Xbox 360 Epic Edition of Bulletstorm will have early access to the Gears of War 3 beta. Retailing for $59.99, the Epic Edition will also feature 25,000 experience points in game, visual upgrades for the game’s leash and special weapons and armor.

“Epic is poised to break new ground in 2011 with Gears of War 3 and Bulletstorm,” said Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games. “With these two highly anticipated triple-A experiences comes a unique opportunity to do something to really excite players, and that’s what we intend to accomplish with the support of Microsoft Game Studios and EA. This is for the shooter fans.”

Bulletstorm will release on February 22, 2011 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.