Confirmified! Skorge playable in Gears 2 multiplayer

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Confirmified! Skorge playable in Gears 2 multiplayer

Posted Sep 29th 2008 12:45PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News, Gears of War 2

With the lifting of today's Gears of War 2 information embargo, we learn that the Skorge Locust creature that was rumored to be included in multiplayer will, in fact, be playable.

According to AddictGaming.com - who had a chance to chat with the one and only Cliff Bleszinski - they learned that the Skorge will be a character in multiplayer but will be tweaked a bit to maintain some balance. Specifically, the Skorge's dual chainsaw staff will NOT be usable in Gears 2 multiplayer. We are also informed that the Skorge will be the final enemy encountered in Gears' Horde mode, making an appearance at level 50. Huzzah!

Tags: epic, epic-games, gears-of-war-2, gow2, skorge

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-29-2008 @ 12:52PM

Chase said...

Huzzahffles!

9-29-2008 @ 12:59PM

NomBomB said...

i still think they shoulda just called em Skaarj.

9-29-2008 @ 1:04PM

ryan said...

Skarrj is pronounced "scar" and Skorge is pronounced "skorge"...also, we don't want to mix the Unreal universe with the Gears universe or make some silly 'homages' here.

9-29-2008 @ 1:15PM

NomBomB said...

wow man, you can pronounce words like its your job! in lieu of your excellence in eloquence, and yes, Epic's implicit homages... they look just about the same.

9-30-2008 @ 10:48PM

ryan said...

my job? Skarrj is how the creators of Unreal 3 pronounce his name. it's story integral.

just because they look the same doesn't mean they SHOULD.

9-29-2008 @ 1:01PM

MC Double Def DP said...

I call dibs on using him online... no one else select him pleez. Thank you!

9-29-2008 @ 1:21PM

Christy McGrory said...

Confirmified :P

9-29-2008 @ 1:22PM

MrMuggs said...

If there was any advantage to using a character in multiplayer it might make the news more interesting. When the whole thing is merely aesthetics it's cool but kind of meh...

9-29-2008 @ 1:59PM

DiddlyKong said...

HOW CAN THEY SKORGE???

9-29-2008 @ 2:08PM

ZEBRA NINER said...

So... what's up with the crotch shot? New playable character Britney Spears!

9-29-2008 @ 5:08PM

Rick said...

What I like best about the character designs like Skorge in Gears 2 is how much the artists are inspired by the art that Brom did for TSR's Dark Sun role-playing game from 15 years ago.

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