It’s that time of year again, where we all rush around buying presents for our loved ones and dream of that festive morning when we awake, rip open presents and scoff enough candy to make a whale puke. Screw that for a game of soldiers, I want blood and guts for my Christmas, and Epic are here to provide just that.

Over on their official forums, the Epic crew have revealed the Twelve Days of Gearsmas for Gears of War 3, where there will be a series of special in-game events and special game-types to get yourself all excited about. Here’s the full line-up:

Day 1- Fortifications for Free
Day 2- No Team Love
Day 3- Much Bigger Heads
Day 4- 4 Squawking Birds
Day 5- Beasts on the cheap
Day 6- 6 Boomers Flaming
Day 7- Gibbing Comets Ringing
Day8- Experience for Milking
Day 9- Locust Ladies Dancing
Day 10- 10 Lambent Leaping
Day 11- Snowman Heads a Popping
Day 12- Mortars Incoming

Gearsmas Versus Schedule:

Day 1- Brothers to the End on all maps playlist
Day 2- Torque Bow Tag
Day 3- Can You Dig it?
Day 4-6- Hardcore Weekend – No rifles, gnasher/pistol only, map pickups limited to boomshot, digger, torque bow, sniper rifle. There will be NO infinite ammo mutator this time.
Day 7 and 8- Boom Snipes
Day 9 and 10- This Is My Rifle
Day 11- Thanksgibbing
Day 12- One Shot One Kill

And if all that wasn’t enough to keep you smiling like an idiot, Epic have announced that there will also be plenty of prizes up for grabs as well as a few special Ribbons. They also said that there may be a few other surprises.

The Twelve Days of Gearsmas have already started, so what are you waiting for?