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Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 30 Comments »
It's here, and we have to say this is probably the most excited we've been before 8am on a Saturday morning. The video shows new weapons, using locusts as body ... Read more..Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 9 Comments »
Microsoft's announced that the first footage of Gears of War 2 will be on Xbox Live tomorrow morning at 7am. The trailer will be shown half an hour earlier on 1UP, ... Read more..Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
1UP will post the first video of Gears of War 2 gameplay tomorrow, the site's assured. 1UP's GameVideos will be the very first place online you'll be able to see the ... Read more..Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Action, America, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
According to X3F, Gears of War 2 is going to be playable at the Xbox 360-sponsored Sasquatch! Music Festival. More info here. It's on over the Memorial Day Weekend. That's ... Read more..Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
According to Kotaku, Gametrailers is going to publish the first gameplay footage from Gears of War 2 on May 9. The movie will feature Marcus, as you'd expect, but not ... Read more..Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Big video here of Epic president Mike Capps and Gears 2 writer Joshua Ortega at Comic Con. This is definitely worth a watch. Key Capps quotes: "Bayonets are kind of boring." "What ... Read more..Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Action, Comic Con 2008, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Speaking at Comic Con in New York this week, Epic president Mike Capps explained that the chainsaw battles in Gears of War came about not through a lust for blood, ... Read more..Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Action, America, Games for Windows, Microsoft, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 2 Comments »
Kombo's reporting that Microsoft's Spring Showcase 2008 will be held in the US next month. Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Ninja Gaiden 2 and other stuff we're sworn to ... Read more..Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Hardly a giant shock, but Epic's confirmed to Shacknews that there isn't going to be a Gears of War 2 demo. "[There are] no plans for a demo," said associate ... Read more..Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Microsoft, Stuff, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
DC's WildStorm label is to publish a comic based on Epic's Gears of War, the company has announced, to release this October. “We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics ... Read more..Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 3 Comments »
They're on Tiscali.cz, but they've got a GamesInformer watermark, so we're not entirely sure what's going on there, but these are new. There's a character model shot and two level ... Read more..Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Epic boss Mark Rein has told videogaming247 that the Game Informer Gears of War 2 article that hit the web yesterday is just a "tidbit", and that the best is ... Read more..Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 8 Comments »
The Game Informer Gears of War 2 article's been photographed and uploaded to PS3Forums. The pages include character art, levels, new monsters and other stuff, but the images are poor ... Read more..Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
A 12-page feature on Gears of War 2 from the latest edition of Game Informer has been webalized over at NeoGaf, giving a heap of new information on the Epic ... Read more..Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Action, Comic Con 2008, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 30 Comments »
Following a press release saying there would be a games panel at Comic Con in New York later this month, and that Gears of War 2 would be shown at ... Read more..Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Action, Development, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
Epic's founder, Todd Sweeney, has been talking to Next-Gen about Gears of War 2, issuing the shocking revelation that the game will have improved lighting and physics. “The next Gears of ... Read more..Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
According to a just-issued press release, this year's Comic Con - to be held in NYC from April 18-20 - "includes a look into the award-winning Gears of War franchise ... Read more..Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Action, Development, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »
Can't be bothered to watch the Epic GDC tech demo and Gears 2 reveal movies on your 360? Then don't. Check them out after the link. They’re direct feeds and rather ... Read more..Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
Microsoft just announced that Gears of War 2 videos from GDC are now up on Live Marketplace. In the videos, Epic Games President Mike Capps and Lead Designer Cliff Bleszinski reveal ... Read more..Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Stuff, Xbox 360 | 15 Comments »
Inno-Wear has secured an exclusive deal with Epic to make Gear of War 2 clothes. We're not sure what's more depressing: the fact that there will be Gears of War ... Read more..Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 2 Comments »
Speaking to IGN, John DiMaggio - both the voice of Bender in Futurama and Marcus Fenix in Gears of War - has remarked about the second game in Epic's console ... Read more..Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Epic's asking lots of questions in its "GOW2 survey" over at GearsOfWar.com, apparently to get some input on what should be included in the upcoming action game. Questions include, "What's ... Read more..Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Action, Development, GDC 2008, PC, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 4 Comments »
Funny. Epic head Mark Rein can seriously talk. Like, really. Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell can do the same. See what happens when they're put in the same room. Taste: Eurogamer: So apart ... Read more..Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Development, PC | No Comments »
According to this, Epic boss Mark Rein thinks that Gears of War 2 leads Cliff Bleszinski's recent claim that PC gaming is in "disarray" was a bit of a laugh. ... Read more..Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 2 Comments »
According to this, the chainsaw versus chainsaw battling in the Gears of War 2 teaser trailer wasn't a fanciful thing: it's actually included in the game. I was talking to ... Read more..Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Epic dev lead Cliff Bleszinski has said that the narrative for Gears of War 2 will be beefed up over the original game, and pointed to the newly released teaser ... Read more..Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Here. Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney and Cliff Bleszinski all being interviewed after last night's demo of the Unreal Engine and the Gears of War 2 announcement. The picture quality's very ... Read more..Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 5 Comments »
It really does. And it's very red. Read more..Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 2 Comments »
Right there! We're not even lying! Read more..Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 4 Comments »
Here! There it is! Read more..Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 5 Comments »
Here! Right there! Read more..Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Action, GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 9 Comments »
Gears of War 2 has been announced during Microsoft's GDC keynote. It's set for a November 2008 release, said Cliffy B, and will, obviously, be exclusive to Xbox 360. In addition, Epic ... Read more..Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Development, Microsoft, Rumour, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
Epic boss Mark Rein has said that GamePro's rumour of Microsoft being in the running to buy the developer is a little shy of the money. "I have not seen the ... Read more..Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Action, Development, Microsoft, PC, Rumour, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 12 Comments »
According to this, the latest issue of GamePro predicts that Microsoft will buy Epic this year for $1 billion. “Microsoft will buy Epic Games for $1 billion this summer,” said. Travis ... Read more..Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Action, Development, GDC 2008, Rumour, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Speaking here, Epic chief Mark Rein has yet again indicated that a Gears of War 2 announcement may be a little way off. "You know how it is," he said. "People ... Read more..Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Action, Journalism, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Read it here. It's basically a guess at what to expect and, in total, it's seven paragraphs long. "In Gears 2, expect a slight graphical boost," said the piece. "We also ... Read more..Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
Just in case you thought GamePro had anything of consequence to say about Gears of War 2 in its next issue, it doesn't. Mark Rein said so. Mark Rein should ... Read more..Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in GDC 2008, Microsoft, Shooter | 4 Comments »
According to Eurogamer, Epic boss Mark Rein has responded to rumours that Gears of War 2 will be shown at this month's GDC by saying it's "the show where we ... Read more..Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Posted in E3 2008, EA, GDC 2008, Microsoft, PS3, Platform holders, Sony, That was the news, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 3 Comments »
This week’s news was dominated by EA’s third quarter conference call, but it was just smoke and mirrors masking the main event. While not blatantly obvious, this GamePro cover was ... Read more..Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Action, Shooter, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
Look here. The next edition of US mag GamePro apparently includes details on Gears of War 2, the epic Epic follow-up to Xbox 360's 2006 action epic. Expect this to ... Read more..
