Xbox 360 FanboyXbox 360 Fanboyhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/feedlogo.gifXbox 360 Fanboyhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.comen-usCopyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Epic looks to Gears fans for input on the sequelhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/26/epic-looks-to-gears-fans-for-input-on-the-sequel/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/26/epic-looks-to-gears-fans-for-input-on-the-sequel/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/26/epic-looks-to-gears-fans-for-input-on-the-sequel/#commentsFiled under: ,

While making our daily internet rounds we stumbled across an intriguing little survey that's posted over on GearsofWar.com asking fans' opinions on a few Gears related questions. The survey (which can only be accessed using a Windows LIVE ID) is ever so interestingly titled "GOW 2 Survey" and asks various questions about a player's likes, dislikes and favorites regarding the Gears franchise. Questions including "What's the best OMG moment from Gears 1?", "Which multiplayer mode dominates your time online?" and "Which Delta Squad member would you want to have your back?" And it's quite obvious to us that Microsoft and Epic want your opinion on what makes Gears so special and will probably use the data gathered to make Gears of War 2 more of teh hawtness. Data that will hopefully tell them we want more Torque Bow, more Boomers (their "BOOM!" chant is hilarious) and more Seriously-style achievements. Go and give your input.

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-war-2gow2microsoftDustin BurgTue, 26 Feb 2008 16:15:00 ESTGoW series two figures: Now with exploding heads!http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/19/gow-series-two-figures-now-with-exploding-heads/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/19/gow-series-two-figures-now-with-exploding-heads/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/19/gow-series-two-figures-now-with-exploding-heads/#commentsFiled under: ,

Thanks to the little big event dubbed ToyFare 2008, AFI has blessed us with a photographic preview of NECA's Gears of War series two action figures. And before we go any further, the awesomely bloody-violent picture you see above is a second series GoW figure rightfully named "Locust Headshot". A figure that brings tears to our eyes and is a guaranteed X3F purchase. We've even made room for it by our Viva Pinata toys.

Moving along, NECA's second series will be comprised of the Locust Headshot figure you see above, Dominic Santiago, Damon Baird and another Locust variant. No release date has been set, but one could gather that since series one will be releasing in April, the second series should release either in the Summer or Fall. The wait will be rough on us though, we want our headshot figure NOW!

[Thanks, Joshua Johnson]

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargownecatoyfare08Dustin BurgTue, 19 Feb 2008 13:30:00 ESTLeisure Suit Larry's Gears inspired debut trailerhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/18/leisure-suit-larrys-gears-inspired-debut-trailer/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/18/leisure-suit-larrys-gears-inspired-debut-trailer/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/18/leisure-suit-larrys-gears-inspired-debut-trailer/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last month, Sierra Entertainment announced that Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust would be releasing to the Xbox 360 sometime in the Fall and since then, everyone has been on the edge of their seats waiting for a first glimpse of the game. And, this weekend, Sierra met Larry fans' demands by releasing an official Box Office Bust debut trailer. One that pulls a tiny smidgen of inspiration from a popular "Mad World" Gears of War trailer we all know and adore. We guess, if the formula worked before, why change it?

Embedded above is the Lesuire Suit Larry trailer that's in question as we challenge you to try and spot the Gears references and nods. And really, it shouldn't be all that hard. Just be mindful of the shiny, bouncing, gold things at the end of the trailer. They will make you go blind.

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]]>box-office-bustepicepic-gamesgears-of-wargowleisure-suit-larryleisure-suit-larry-box-office-bustsierrasierra-entertainmentDustin BurgMon, 18 Feb 2008 11:00:00 ESTFinal Gears of War figure revealedhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/15/final-gears-of-war-figure-revealed/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/15/final-gears-of-war-figure-revealed/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/15/final-gears-of-war-figure-revealed/#commentsFiled under: ,

Earlier this week the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) revealed the fourth and final figure in the Series 1 set of upcoming Gears of War action figures.

Joining previously announced models of Marcus Fenix, Augustus Cole and the Locust Drone, the Locust Sniper looks like the perfect addition for gamers to add to their collection when the figures release in April 2008. Actually, the models are so detailed that we would even recommend playing out your favorite Gears of War scenarios should you run into any issues with playing games. Gallery of all Series 1 figures after the jump.

[Thanks, Joshua]

Gallery: Gears of War Action Figures

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargownecaXav de MatosFri, 15 Feb 2008 11:30:00 ESTCliffy B puts his development focus on consoleshttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/14/cliffy-b-puts-his-development-focus-on-consoles/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/14/cliffy-b-puts-his-development-focus-on-consoles/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/14/cliffy-b-puts-his-development-focus-on-consoles/#commentsFiled under: ,

Chatting it up with the MTV Multiplayer crew during DICE, the ever entertaining and somewhat outspoken Cliff Bleszinski talks about life, video game design and where he thinks the industry is headed. From their brief interview we learn that the Cliffster has been taking it easy lately, stepping back from his intense development schedule and is gathering inspiration from different media and experiences all from a different perspective. It's easy to see that MTV Multiplayer is talking to a a newly refreshed yet same old same old Cliffy B.

But after all the life talk, we quickly learn that Cliffy B fully supports and is entirely focused on console gaming saying that "PC [gaming] is just in disarray" and that "the PC is kind of the secondary part of what we're doing". Cliffy goes on to fully embrace the direction console gaming is taking and that "right now making AAA games on consoles is where we're at". Which AAA game exactly? He wouldn't say, but we have a hunch that the title rhymes with "tears of bore boo" and includes lots of blood. You aren't fooling anyone Cliffy, bring on the Gears 2 already.

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]]>cliffy-bepicepic-gamesgears-of-wargowDustin BurgThu, 14 Feb 2008 12:30:00 ESTThe Club one-ups GoW's Seriously achievementhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/07/the-club-one-ups-gows-seriously-achievement/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/07/the-club-one-ups-gows-seriously-achievement/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/02/07/the-club-one-ups-gows-seriously-achievement/#commentsFiled under: ,

The humorous and ever so witty dev team over at Bizarre Creations got a little creative with their achievements for upcoming title The Club. So creative, they somehow managed to one-up Gears of War's "Seriously" achievement.

Looking over The Club's achievements one will quickly notice an achievement by the name of "No, Seriously" which can only be earned if a player gets 10,001 kills in ranked multiplayer. This, of course, is a direct reference to GoW's famous (and nearly impossible to obtain) "Seriously" achievement where gamers must rack up some 10,000 ranked kills. As you see, The Club's "No, Seriously" requires an extra kill. Nicely played Bizarre, nicely played.

Though, we're sorry to say that Gears' "Seriously" will forever be held high atop our list of most respected achievements and can never be replaced or duplicated, even if it only requires 10,000 kills to unlock. Heck, "No, Seriously" will only net you 40 Gamerscore, ten less Gamerscore than the the original "Seriously". It must not be as l33t of an achievement as it's made out to be ... just saying Bizarre, just saying.

[Thanks, Scott (HHHawk)]

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]]>bizarre-creationsepicepic-gamesgears-of-wargowthe-clubDustin BurgThu, 07 Feb 2008 16:30:00 ESTGears lancer made with NERF and toy chainsawhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/23/gears-lancer-made-with-nerf-and-toy-chainsaw/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/23/gears-lancer-made-with-nerf-and-toy-chainsaw/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/23/gears-lancer-made-with-nerf-and-toy-chainsaw/#commentsFiled under: ,

Can you say delectable? Because that's the adjective we use to describe the custom created Gears of War Lancer you see above. Not only is it an amazingly detailed replica of Mr. Fenix's Lancer that lights up and carries that "bad-ass mystique", but would you believe it was created by fashioning together a NERF gun and a toy chainsaw? Well, you should believe, because that's exactly how it was made. Words cannot express our admiration with the toy in question ... it was love at first sight. Now only if they sold these kind of toys at our local Toys R Us, then we'd truly be satisfied in life. Stupid government though. We say down with the government's strict toy rules and up with realistic Gears Lancer toy replicas at Toys R Us! Woohoo! Who's with us?

[Via Joystiq]

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]]>epicgears-of-wargowlancernerfDustin BurgWed, 23 Jan 2008 14:15:00 ESTEpic: No more Gears of War DLC. Us: Duh?http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/23/epic-no-more-gears-of-war-dlc-us-duh/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/23/epic-no-more-gears-of-war-dlc-us-duh/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/23/epic-no-more-gears-of-war-dlc-us-duh/#commentsFiled under: ,

Talking with IGN, Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios confirmed the news and made it official: there will be no more Gears of War downloadable content. (Insert fake surprised face here.) A representative told IGN that "we don't have anything planned for [Gears of War] right now in terms of DLC", but also mentioned that the door is always open for new DLC to be made. Just none is planned now. And we'll be the first in line to kick that door of possibility shut.

As much as we love our Gears, we feel that after six additional maps, a new gametype and additional 250 gamerscore, it's time for Epic to move on. Move onto something a little more important, say a sequel? We'll happily take no more Gears DLC for Epic to release Gears of War 2 as soon as possible. Hell, we'll even give up the Annex content if it would have moved Gears 2's development along. Just give us our sequel this year.

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargowDustin BurgWed, 23 Jan 2008 11:00:00 ESTGears of War action figures now fully revealedhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/22/gears-of-war-action-figures-now-fully-revealed/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/22/gears-of-war-action-figures-now-fully-revealed/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/22/gears-of-war-action-figures-now-fully-revealed/#commentsFiled under: ,

Action figure manufacturer NECA has been teasing us with artistic Gears of War product shots lately (they just released a preview of the Locust figure yesterday), but they're teasing has gone on long enough. Long enough, because we've come across teaser free full body shots of the new figures ... take that NECA!

The folks over at BigBadToyStore posted complete product shots of the new GoW figures including Mr. Fenix, Cole and a Locust, all of which are seven inches tall and retail for around $17 US. We also thought we should mention that BigBadToyStore has a listing for an unannounced Gears "Series 1 Sniper Variant" figure (no picture of course) and our edjamacated guess would be that it's another Locust variant. But, in the meantime, you can salivate over the complete GoW action figure product shot that we've lovingly placed in the gallery below. Yum!

Gallery: Gears of War Action Figures

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargownecaDustin BurgTue, 22 Jan 2008 10:00:00 ESTGears of War figures chainsaw to retail in Spring [update]http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/18/gears-of-war-figures-chainsaw-to-retail-in-spring/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/18/gears-of-war-figures-chainsaw-to-retail-in-spring/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/18/gears-of-war-figures-chainsaw-to-retail-in-spring/#commentsFiled under: ,

Update: We've placed two Marcus Fenix figure shots as well as a new Cole figure shot in the gallery below. Enjoy!

We now officially have a new set of toys to compliment (or rival) our Halo 3 McFarlane figures with manufacturing guru NECA confirming that Gears of War figures will be releasing to retail later this Spring.

NECA announced that three "highly detailed" Gears figures will be available at retailers later this Spring, including our man Marcus Fenix, Augustus Cole, and a Locust Drone. NECA did not confirm any dimensions or pricing information in their press release, but did say that the Gears figures will have "extensive articulation, and game-accurate accessories". Chainsaw much? They also found it fitting to tease us with a dramatic Marcus Fenix figure pic you see above and did not include any full product shots. Yes, the pic is artsy and gritty, but darned if we don't want to see 'em already. What little teases.

Gallery: Gears of War Action Figures


[Via Joystiq]

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargownecaDustin BurgFri, 18 Jan 2008 10:00:00 ESTTyler B hints at Gears sequel releasing this year [update]http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/15/tyler-b-hints-at-gears-sequel-releasing-this-year/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/15/tyler-b-hints-at-gears-sequel-releasing-this-year/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/15/tyler-b-hints-at-gears-sequel-releasing-this-year/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Update: We just got in touch with Tyler Bleszinski and he clarified his remarks. He says that he has absolutely no information regarding GoW2's release date and was basing this year's release off of rumors from Quartermann of EGM. So, Tyler B doesn't have any juicy GoW2 details and we don't have any release date confirmation. And we were getting excited too. Humf.

Okay, we'll be upfront and say this news is a bit of a stretch, but slow news days warrant speculation stories. That's just how it works. So, when we spotted a credible source mentioning Gears of War 2 releasing this year, we had to pounce.

Our friend and fellow gaming enthusiast over at Gearheads of War, Tyler Bleszinski (who is the older bro of Cliffy B) posted about his latest Gears gaming experience and how it compared to Call of Duty 4. In summary, Tyler (like many of us) doesn't care for Gears' hit and miss and ever so random shotgun and Boom Shotting. Now this is where the juicy speculation kicks in. He goes on to say that "I had a blast even with the Gears hiccup. I'm thinking I'm just going to need to wait for the sequel later this year. In the meantime, I've got COD 4 to keep me company." Wha? Did you catch that? Tyler specifically references to playing a Gears sequel later this year. Holy double w00t, w00t confirmation!

Truthfully though, Tyler has always been open about the fact that he doesn't get into details surrounding Cliffy B's work, doesn't get any insider information and experiences the games and news as reported on the net. So, his comment about playing a Gears sequel in 2008 could simply be his own speculation with no concrete facts backing it up. Kind of like how we speculate about Gears of War 2 here at X3F. But, for the sake of juicy rumor fun, it's somewhat possible Cliffy B's brother knows something we don't and accidentally revealed Gears 2's 2008 release. We say, spill your guts Tyler Bleszinski. Tell us all the Gears of War 2 knowledge you do or don't have.

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]]>cliffy-bepicgears-of-wargears-of-war-2gowrumorDustin BurgTue, 15 Jan 2008 14:45:00 ESTGDC floorplan speculation with Epic, MS and Gearshttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/03/gdc-floorplan-speculation-with-epic-ms-and-gears/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/03/gdc-floorplan-speculation-with-epic-ms-and-gears/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/03/gdc-floorplan-speculation-with-epic-ms-and-gears/#commentsFiled under: , ,

TeamXbox put on their speculation hat today with their analysis of this year's GDC floorplan and how it relates to a possible Gears of War 2 announcement. Strap on your tin foil hats and chew on some for extra measure, because we're going in.

Let's break down TeamXbox's speculative theory. This year at GDC Microsoft has outdone themselves and has paid for the largest floorspace of any company attending. And guess who has the second largest floorspace? No, not Sony or Nintendo, it's our friends over at Epic Games. And guess where their floorspace is situated. Correct, both Microsoft and Epic Games' GDC gigantic floorspaces are right next to eachother. Gasp! Taking everything one step further, both Microsoft and Epic have absolutely no partnership or connection other than their Gears of War roots. So, this all must mean that the massive amount of floorspace and close proximity means that we'll see a Gears of War 2 announcement at GDC! W00t! Or Epic just needs lots of room to showcase their Unreal Engine 3 and Microsoft wants to make a splash, because they're Microsoft and have money coming out of their ears. Meh, we prefer the Gears 2 speculation. It's more exciting and gives us something hope for.

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]]>epicgdcgdc08gears-of-wargowgow2microsoftDustin BurgThu, 03 Jan 2008 13:00:00 ESTGears gets novelized with The Pendulum Warshttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/02/gears-gets-novelized-with-the-pendulum-wars/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/02/gears-gets-novelized-with-the-pendulum-wars/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/02/gears-gets-novelized-with-the-pendulum-wars/#commentsFiled under: ,

Gears of War is taking the next big step in becoming a legitimate franchise this year with the release of a novel. Amazon.ca just posted a pre-order listing for Gears of War: The Pendulum Wars The Battle of Aspho Fields, a 353 page novel written by Steven L. Kent that aims to tell the tale before Gears (the game) takes place. In other words, it's a novel prequel. So far the pre-order page lists the book for a release later this year on August 26th which we speculate to either coincide with a Gears of War 2 game sequel (we have our dreams too) or blockbuster movie (really grand dreams). And even if the book releases without any other media accompaniment we'll still enjoy reading and expanding upon our Gears of War lore. Bring on the reading!

[Via Joystiq]

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargowpendulum-warsDustin BurgWed, 02 Jan 2008 13:15:00 ESTGears of War action figures now up for pre-orderhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/21/gears-of-war-action-figures-now-up-for-pre-order/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/21/gears-of-war-action-figures-now-up-for-pre-order/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/21/gears-of-war-action-figures-now-up-for-pre-order/#commentsFiled under: ,

For those of you who didn't believe Cliffy B and his proclamation that Gears of War figures would be made, then all we have to say to you is "ha!" We laugh in your face because Gears of War figures are a reality, are releasing March 2008 and Cliffy B doesn't lie. Or not all the time. Available right now for pre-order at your favorite online retailer of choice is the first series. Series one will include 7" figures of Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and a Locust Horde Drone all with twelve points of articulation and weapons galore. Currently, the manufacturer hasn't released pictures of the figures just yet, so you'll have to put down your pre-order cash blindly. Next Spring we're geeking and blowing our savings on Gears and Halo 3 figures!

[Thanks, Muffin Lad]

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]]>cliffy-bepicgears-of-wargowDustin BurgFri, 21 Dec 2007 15:45:00 ESTGears of War 2 pre-orders were on Amazonhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/19/gears-of-war-2-pre-orders-were-on-amazon/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/19/gears-of-war-2-pre-orders-were-on-amazon/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/19/gears-of-war-2-pre-orders-were-on-amazon/#commentsFiled under: ,

We didn't want to post this, because we really didn't feel it to be newsworthy seeing that A) Gears of War 2 is nearly a guaranteed and B) retailers don't know anything more than we do when it comes to release dates. So, when news that Amazon.com was offering Gears of War 2 pre-orders with an expected release date of November 15th, 2008 our response was something along the lines of "so what?". Like we said, Cliffy already pretty much confirmed GoW2's existence in numerous interviews and Amazon.com simply wants to make a quick buck with pre-orders for a game that they have no release date for. But others thought it was newsworthy (tipsters included), so the GoW2 pre-order "news" has been making the internet rounds and now Amazon.com has pulled the listing. So, there you have it.

You know, now that we've actually taken the time to put our fingers to the keyboard this is totally sounding like news. Funny, we guess we were wrong about this story all along. Oops.

[Thanks, to (literally) all three thousand tipsters]

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]]>amazonepicgears-of-wargears-of-war-2gowgow2Dustin BurgWed, 19 Dec 2007 12:45:00 ESTVideo: GSB deals with an uptight COG crewhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/07/video-gsb-deals-with-an-uptight-cog-crew/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/07/video-gsb-deals-with-an-uptight-cog-crew/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/07/video-gsb-deals-with-an-uptight-cog-crew/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We always enjoy it when the Gamerscore Blog puts their heads together to produce creative video masterpieces (Portal anyone?) And this week they let us in on the headaches and stresses they've incurred the past few weeks having to house the COG crew until Gears of War PC launched. Because we all know how upfront and in your face Fenix can be when not killing Locusts. But thankfully, Gears released yesterday, so GSB is free and clear of the Coalition's mood swings. Though, we still wonder how many copies of Viva Pinata: Party Animals they have on hand. Three, four ... maybe they're just out?

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]]>epicgamerscore-bloggears-of-wargowgsbDustin BurgWed, 07 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESTGears of War goes Platinum Hits ... in Japanhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/05/gears-of-war-goes-platinum-hits-in-japan/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/05/gears-of-war-goes-platinum-hits-in-japan/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/05/gears-of-war-goes-platinum-hits-in-japan/#commentsFiled under: ,

If you have yet to purchase Gears of War the first question that comes to our mind is why the heck not? Seriously, why haven't you purchased the game? And if we're any good at reading minds then we're sure your response has something to due with the fact that the game released last year and still retails for $59. Good point, but if you live in Japan or are all about ordering region-free games online then you no longer have an excuse.

Gears of War has officially gone Platinum Hits and received the discounted price tag for our friends in Japan. But you can still get a copy, because Play-Asia has the cheaper and region-free GoW Platinum Hits title for only $29 with $3 in shipping charges. Not too shabby. Also, if you are a proud owner of a Japanese Xbox 360, you can pick up a Platinum Hits double pack featuring both Gears of War and Dead Rising and for $49. Also, not too shabby. Our only question to Microsoft is; when the heck does Western civilization get Platinum Gears?

[Via Xboxic]

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]]>capcomdead-risingepicgears-of-wargowplatinum-hitsDustin BurgMon, 05 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESTSunday ads bring out the crazy CoD4 dealshttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/04/sunday-ads-bring-out-the-crazy-cod4-deals/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/04/sunday-ads-bring-out-the-crazy-cod4-deals/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/04/sunday-ads-bring-out-the-crazy-cod4-deals/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

There's lots of gaming deals this weeks, so let's hop right into it. The big new release this Tuesday is Call of Duty 4 and the top gaming retailers are all offering up the goods. If you purchase CoD4 at Target they'll give you a $5 gift card, Best Buy will give you a free Behind Enemy Lines DVD as part of their exclusive CoD4 Ultimate Box Set and they're also offering a $20 instant savings if you purchase the game with a 360 wireless headset. But we think the CoD4 deal crown goes to Circuit City this week, because they're going crazy nuts giving away a poster and Call of Duty 3 with purchase.

Other deals you want? Okay ... let's keep going. Best Buy's other deal is a free $10 gift card with F.E.A.R. Files, but that's about it from them. Over at Circuit City this week you can pick up a $29 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a $39 Gears of War (PC) and a $39 Virtua Fighter 5. That's not all, you can also get a $10 gift card with TimeShift and a $39 wireless Xbox 360 controller too. Oh, and we didn't know this ever existed, but you can Cars, Open Season and Fuzion Frenzy 2 all bundled together on one game disc for $29. That's about it for money savings offers this week, but feel free to share what other deals you discovered in the comments below.

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]]>best-buycall-of-duty-4circuit-citycod4sunday-adstargetDustin BurgSun, 04 Nov 2007 11:45:00 ESTGears multiplayer almost didn't make the final cuthttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/29/gears-multiplayer-almost-didnt-make-the-final-cut/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/29/gears-multiplayer-almost-didnt-make-the-final-cut/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/29/gears-multiplayer-almost-didnt-make-the-final-cut/#commentsFiled under: ,

Talking at the Games Convention 2007, Epic president Mike Capps talked about some of their older projects mentioning that Gears of War's multiplayer almost didn't make it into the game. Leading into E3 2006, Capps said that he"was going to cut multiplayer from Gears because I thought it wasn't coming together fast enough". Things were so far behind in his mind that he even pondered the idea of scrapping the whole thing. But his less than enthusiastic attitude towards GoW's multiplayer chances drove the dev team into high gear (no pun intended), where they ultimately finished it and impressed the Capp'ster and amazed everyone at E3.

Being huge Gears fans we couldn't imagine not experiencing the crazy fun multiplayer the game offers. Yeah, it was rushed. Yeh, it isn't perfect. But pick it up, play for a few hours and you'll soon realize that Gears' multiplayer is a unique blend of some of the most successful ingredients used in other shooters. Thank you committed multiplayer developers, thanks for making our Gears so special.

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]]>epicepic-gamesgears-of-wargowDustin BurgMon, 29 Oct 2007 12:00:00 ESTReady, set, carve! GoW pumpkin carving contesthttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/27/ready-set-carve-gow-pumpkin-carving-contest/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/27/ready-set-carve-gow-pumpkin-carving-contest/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/10/27/ready-set-carve-gow-pumpkin-carving-contest/#commentsFiled under: ,

So, you've tried your hand at carving Xbox 360 pumpkins and now you need a new challenge. A challenge where, if your artistic talent shines, you'll be rewarded with gaming prizes. If that's the case, then the Gamerscore Blog has what you want with their Gears of War pumpkin carving contest.

From now until (presumably) Halloween, the Gamerscore Blog is accepting entries into its GoW carving contests where they want fans to unleash their creativity and carve the most gruesomely awesome Gears themed pumpkin. Winners will be awarded with various prizes including Gears of War PC and posters, but in reality everyone is a winner when GoW carved pumpkins are involved. Make the jump for full details and submit your pumpkin entry. And, truth be told, we were going to make a bad joke about chainsaws and pumpkin carving, but Mr. Paladino already beat us to the punch. Darn you Paladino!

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