Last week it was announced that you, the gaming audience, would be able to vote on the fate of one Clayton Carmine, a new character to be introduced in Epic’s upcoming Gears of War 3, and brother to the two other Carmine soldiers who met their grizzly ends in the original Gears of War and Gears of War 2.

Starting today, July 29th, you can begin swaying the decision of Epic and convince the developer to either kill off this third Carmine brother in a similarly ghastly way to his siblings, or spare his life and let him live to see the end of Gears of War 3.

How can you do this? Easy. On Xbox LIVE Marketplace, you have the option of buying either a ‘Save Carmine’ or ‘Carmine Must Die’ Avatar T-shirt – a purchase of either piece of gear will be your vote towards Clayton Carmine’s ultimate fate.

Proceeds from your purchases go towards the Child’s Play charity run by Penny Arcade, so your precious cash will be going towards a good cause, too.

Source: Major Nelson’s Blog