This list was taken from user PXG from http://gownation.net/forum/showthread.php?3028-Confirmed-Gears-of-War-3-Weapon-and-Character-Skins. All credit goes to him, I just want to share it here.
Flaming Hammerburst - Unlocked if you played the beta between April 18th and April 24th
Flaming Lancer - Unlocked if you played the beta between April 25th and May 1st
Flaming Retro Lancer - No information at the moment...
Flaming SOS - Unlocked if you played the beta between May 2nd and May 8th
Flaming Gnasher - Unlocked if you played the beta between May 9th and May 15th
Gold Lancer - Play Gears of War 3 online between September 20th and September 27th
Gold Hammerburst - Play Gears of War 3 online between September 20th and September 27th
Gold Retro Lancer - Unlocked in beta (complete 90 matches and get 100 kills with the gold Retro Lancer). Can also be unlocked by getting Veteran Gear in Gears 2 (reach level 100 and win a match on all four Snowblind Maps)
Gold Gnasher - Unlocked by getting Veteran Gear in Gears 2 (reach level 100 and win a match on all four Snowblind Maps)
Gold SOS - Beat Gears of War 1 on Insane
(NOTE - Veteran Gear unlocks the gold skin for all five starting weapons. However, the Gnasher is exclusive to VG)
Chrome Lancer - In Gears 1, finish a ranked match with the highest amount of points.
Chrome Hammerburst - Complete 10 waves of Horde, on any difficulty, on any map, in Gears 2
Chrome Retro Lancer - In Gears 1, complete 10 different co-op chapters as Dominic Santiago on any difficulty
Chrome Gnasher - Complete the campaigns of Gears of War 1, 2 and 3, on any difficulty
Chrome SOS – Have at least one achievement from Gears of War PC (doesn't matter which one)
Onyx Lancer – Get 6000 kills with the Lancer in Gears 3
Onyx Hammerburst – Get 6000 kills with the Hammerburst in Gears 3
Onyx Retro Lancer – Get 6000 kills with the Retro Lancer in Gears 3
Onyx Gnasher – Get 6000 kills with the Gnasher in Gears 3
Onyx SOS – Get 6000 kills with the SOS in Gears 3
Gold Omen (all 5 starting weapons) - Reach level 100 in Gears of War 3
Infected Omen (all 5 starting weapons) - Included with the Gears of War 3 Epic Edition, limited edition console or limited edition controller
Liquid Metal (all 5 starting weapons) - Included with the Gears of War 3 Season Pass
Liquid Green (all 5 starting weapons) - Obtained (for free) through a yet to be announced promotion
White/ Ivory (all 5 starting weapons) - Exclusive to Epic employees or those who are close friends with Joe Graf
Of course, there are many more, most (if not all) of which are unlocked by playing the game.
Characters:
Thrashball Cole/ Cole Train - Unlocked in the beta (play 40 matches and then play another 10 as Thrashball Cole)
Aaron Griffin - "Like" the official Gears of War 3 Facebook page
Commando Dom - Pre-order Gears 3 at GameStop
Mechanic Baird - Pre-order Gears 3 at Best Buy
Savage Kantus - Pre-order Gears 3 on Amazon
Savage Grenadier Elite - Pre-order Gears 3 at Walmart
Adam Fenix - Included with the Gears of War 3 Limited, Epic Edition and console
Michael Berrick - (Assumed) to be included with the Gears of War 3 Season Pass
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