Gears of War creators apply patent for "Nano.Strike"

The masterminds behind both the "Unreal Tournament" and "Gears of War" series have applied a patent for "Nano.Strike". My best bet is this could possibly be a new game, opposed to a title update or expansion. Another patent was for a faceplate for Nano.Strike, as you may very well know the Xbox 360 has a removable faceplate. Plus Epic isn't exactly a stranger to Xbox 360 games. For the time being this is only a rumor but the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is less than a month away, June 1st to be exact. So we will have to wait and see were this Nano.Strike thing goes if at all.