10 May
Posted by stuart as Featured, Media, Microsoft, Previews, Xbox 360
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the exclusive debut of the first sense of what to expect in Gears of War 2 has finally arrived. Do us a favor and skip through Cliffy B. talking, because the real glory starts at 1:04. Check the high definition video after the break.
The new Gears of War teaser trailer is just that, a teaser. Even though it’s an obvious promotional stunt for the inevitably popular sequel, what if there’s actually more to it than meets the eye?
20 Feb
Posted by stuart as Announcements, Featured, Media, Microsoft, Previews, Xbox 360
The Locust Horde has returned. Check out this amazing new teaser trailer for Gears of War 2, showing some possible new “chainsaw” moves and the addition to the already complex storyline, and a release timeframe of November 2008. Video after the break.
01 May
Posted by WolfeR as Announcements, Microsoft, News, Xbox 360
This Thursday will finally be the time to dust off that copy of Gears Of War. Last year’s run away smash hit gets a second wind this Thursday, with four new MP maps. It will cost you 800 MS Points or you can wait until September to get them for free.
Bullet Marsh: In this Kryll-infested [...]
I know what your thinking “But, don’t the Japanese typically not give a crap about FPS style shooting games” (Yes, I know GoW is 3rd Person-ish). Regardless, it seems they have taken a shining to Epic’s latest master piece. According to some reports, it has broken through the top 10 selling games in Japan. All [...]
Holy frag fest, Gears Of War seems to be the sales juggernaut no one can stop. Just a mere 10 weeks after it’s launch date and it’s already sold 3 Million copies. Staggering when you compare it the total number consoles sold which is 10 million. I imagine it will not be long until 1/2 [...]
Microsoft and Epic games has just released the first multiplayer map pack for Gears of War. Thanks to the Discovery Channel, the map pack is free. The two maps, Raven Down and Old Bones are hopefully just the beginning of many more downloadable content for you GearHeads.
Microsoft and Epic Games have released the first downloadable [...]
In the recent past, CliffyB has turned down several questions regarding the truth of the Gears of War trilogy. However, yesterday, the corporate VP of marketing at Microsoft spilled the guts, revealing the truth.
From TeamXbox:
In an interview with GameDaily, Jeff Bell, the Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business unit at [...]
The results are in. After years and years of Halo 2 dominating Xbox Live with the most players online, Gears of War has done the impossible and has finally beaten it. GoW is first game to ever bypass Halo 2’s online member amount.
From MajorNelson.com
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live.
If [...]
The Lead Gears of War’s Programmer, Ray Davis, recently announced that a new Gears of War patch is in the works to address some multiplayer and connection issues that Gearheads have been complaining about.
The head programmer for Gears of War addresses the public:
“Yes, a patch is in the works to address the connection issues as [...]