Posts with tag gears-of-war
New Gears 2 footage from GameStop tourny
Gears novel gets name, author and release change
The Gears of War novel we heard about earlier this year, a prequel titled The Pendulum Wars, has now been officially announced by Microsoft and Epic Games, but has since gone through a name change, author change and release date change.Gears of War: The Battle of Aspho Fields is the novel's new title, and gone is the original writer Steven L. Kent, replaced by Karen Traviss. The prequel will now officially hit store shelves later this Fall on October 28th, prior to Gears of War 2's release. Truly Epic.
[Via Joystiq]
The Gears of War 2 reception in pictures
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We'll add more pictures to the gallery when we get a chance.
Gallery: E308: Microsoft Gears of War 2 Reception
X3F at the Gears of War 2 reception
Lots of new Gears 2 footage
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Gears replica Lancer get priced and pre-order'able
Available for pre-order from TriForce Sales is a lifesize, three foot long, fifteen pound, blood stained and wicked "badass" Gears of War Lancer replica. And it's only $949.99. If weapons are too NRA for you, you can plop down your $549.99 in pre-order cash on a twenty pound Locust Drone bust that comes complete with stand, a fleshy gray coat of paint and a smattering of glistening drool. Both products will be shipping sometime during Q4 2008. But, as you can see, TriForce isn't offering up any COG armor like they originally promised. Maybe it was too expensive to develop or maybe they're still perfecting the look. Yeah, they must be perfecting the look. View all the photographic goods below.
Gallery: Gears of War Replicas
[Via TeamXbox]
Rumor: Gears page hints GOW2 release as Nov 9
Seemingly random right? Nope. Match those numbers with one of these ASCII tables, and you'll get yourself the following letter string: "ESC N O V 9". We'd love to beleive that this was simply thrown in there to mess with the community, but it seems to be too much of a coincidence to be something wholly meaningless. Is this an early "word" on the release date? We sure hope so.
Hit the break for a closer look at the tags.
[Thanks Laron Alexander]
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New Gears of War 2 videos bring the gameplay
But enough reading. Start watching! Find the other two videos after the break.
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Shipping this week: Guitar Hero: Latest Iteration edition
[Via Joystiq]
More Gears of War 2 beta footage: disrupted chainsaw duel
[Thanks, robbie grassl]
Fanswag Weekly: Gears of War figures - Day 2 [update]
Today is day two of our Gears of War action figure Fanswag giveaway and we're continuing our gracious giving. But first we have to congratulate BigDaddyBooth for winning yesterday's prize. And we 100% agree with him, Marcus Fenix is da man.
Now, onward to today's giveaway where we'll be awarding one lucky fanboy a set of two NECA created Gears of War action figures including "da man" Marcus Fenix and Augustus Cole. All you have to do is follow the rules below and enter by tonight at 9:00PM eastern. It's really that easy. Easier then cleaning your room and much easier then making a bowl of ramen noodles. Here's how you enter:
- Marcus Fenix has been sporting his iconic soul patch facial hair for a few years now and we're curious to know what other kinds of facial hair Fenix would look good with. To enter today's giveaway, comment on this post telling us what new style of facial hair you think Fenix should sport.
- Only one comment per person will be accepted. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 9:00PM Eastern time today, June 26th, 2008. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
- Later today, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing
- One winner will receive a set of two Gears of War series one figures worth $30.
- Complete giveaway rules can be found here
Fanswag Weekly: Gears of War figures - Day 1 [update]
To celebrate this week's re-release of Gears of War (now with more content and a cheaper pricetag) we're giving away a truckload of officially licensed Gears of War action figures thanks to the generosity of the guys and gals over at NECA. So, that means each lucky fanboy chosen on Wed., Thur. and Fri. will receive an assortment of GoW series one action figures including Marcus Fenix, Augustus Cole, Locust Drone and Locust Sniper. That also means entry into this Fanswag Weekly will end each night at 9:00PM eastern. Just so you know.
Now, to kick off the Fanswag fun, today we're giving away a complete set of all four GoW figures valued at a cool $60 in total. To enter the giveaway, simple ...
- We want to know who your favorite Gears of War character is. Is your fav the ever cool Fenix, loud and brash Cole or are you more of a Carmine kinda guy? To enter, simply comment on this post telling us who your favorite Gears character is.
- Only one comment per person will be accepted. Posters of multiple comments will be disqualified. We'll accept entries until 9:00PM Eastern time today, June 25th, 2008. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is open only to residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
- Later today, we'll pick one winner via a random drawing
- One winner will receive a set of four Gears of War series one figures worth $60.
- Complete giveaway rules can be found here
Shipping this week: OMG Megaton edition
- Battlefield: Bad Company
- Top Spin 3
- Supreme Commander
- Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
- Alone in the Dark
- Hellboy: Science of Evil
- Hail to the Chimp
- Wall-E
- Operation Darkness
- Gears of War Refresh (2-Disc Edition)
[Via Joystiq]
Entertainment Weekly lists the classic games from the last 25 years
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In its historic 1000th issue, Entertainment Weekly made a point to name the new classics of the last 25 years. While EW took everything from movies to tech to task, writers Geoff Keighley, Wook Kim and Gary Eng Walk clawed through the last 25 years of gaming to list the industry's most important releases. Two Xbox-exclusive titles landed in the top 25 of the 50 title list, at number 11 the classic 2001 Xbox launch title Halo: Combat Evolved from Bungie and ranking in at number 20 was Epic's Gears of War.Other strong Xbox released titles on the list included Grand Theft Auto IV (#9), BioShock (#28), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (#30), Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (#38), Psychonauts (#43), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (#45), Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (#47) and Madden NFL 2005 (#50).
What are the most important titles in your gaming life and how do you think this list stacks up as a collection of gaming's new classics in the last 25 years? The full 50 title listing can be found after the jump.
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Bad Company parodies Gears and Rainbow Six
Following in the sneaky footsteps of their Metal Gear Solid 4 parody, DICE just released two more Battlefield: Bad Company parodies, this time targeting Gears of War and Rainbow Six. And again, they caused us to chuckle uncontrollably.
The first promo vid takes on Gears of War's unforgettable "Mad World" trailer, where the B Company crew comes up with their own, more happy rendition that incorporates a musical injection of shortening bread. High-larious! The Rainbow Six parody, embedded after the break, is also enjoyable as it mocks the over exaggerated, charades-style communication style RS soldiers are known for. You must admit, that even if you aren't interested in the game, it's refreshing to see EA and DICE take this kind of entertaining marketing approach. They get the X3F seal of approval.
[Via Joystiq]
