A horrible new glitch has arisen in Gears of War 3. First pointed out by players over on Epic's forum, the glitch appears to cause people playing the game split-screen a great deal of trouble. Not only does it cause the system to freeze, but it also locks out the player profile in game, and prevents the person from playing any other modes in Gears of War 3. The damage appears to be localized within the game though, which is quite fortunate.

Epic is taking the problem very seriously, and is currently trying to pinpoint the cause through the use of a questionnaire on the forums. According to the forums, there isn't a single identifying factor outside of split-screen play. The issue is occurring in the campaign and Horde mode, and there seems to be a wide range of variables case to case. The developer reached out to Joystiq to stress how high a priority getting this problem fixed is for them. Hopefully Epic is able to fix the issue, as we're sure the numerous fans of the game currently unable to play are dying to get back into co-operative play.

We've been lucky so far, but have you been affected by the glitch?