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Gears of War 2 Invades the United Kingdom

With gamers entering the busiest videogame release period of the year, charts are a good way of seeing how players greet each title; they also allow you to find out what best fits your gaming preferences and budget.Chart Track, the company which reports sales data for the United Kingdom, says that Gears of War 2 has ...

13 November 2008
05:57 GMT

ESRB Now Provides Ratings Summaries

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has announced that it is offering all new “ratings summaries” in an effort to make sure that in the run up to the highly expected Christmas shopping season, buyers are correctly informed about the goods they are about to pick up.The idea is to provide explanations ...

13 November 2008
05:13 GMT

Gears of War 2 Sells 2 Million

Gamers love autumn and the main reason is the fact that this season, especially the last week of October and the first of November, is the period when most of the blockbuster videogames of the year are launched. And arguably the biggest release for the Xbox 360 gaming console during this time frame is Epic's Gea...

13 November 2008
03:46 GMT

Gears of War 2 Developer Talks About Co-Op in Games

Gears of War 2 is a very massive game, largely due to the fact that it is the successor to one of the most popular games ever launched for the Xbox 360. Promising to bring back the same gory fights from the first game, only with a more developed story and characters, the title is set to become one of the best-selling...

13 November 2008
02:58 GMT

Gears of War 2 Bugs Will Be Fixed, Says Epic

Gears of War 2 was one of the most expected titles this holiday season, largely due to the fact that it was the sequel to one of the most popular products for the Xbox 360. The game already broke the pre-order record, and it is set to enjoy huge sales this upcoming holiday season.Released at the end of last week, Gea...

12 November 2008
11:01 GMT

Game Endings Could Become DLC

With the release of Gears of War 2, a lot of people began asking about what Epic intends to do in relation to the downloadable content for their Xbox 360 shooter. Cliff Bleszinski recently talked about what might be coming for the fans of the game, while Michael Capps, the president of Epic Games, revealed in an inte...

12 November 2008
03:44 GMT

Cliff Bleszinski Talks About Gears of War 2 DLC

Gears of War 2 is a massive title, following in the footsteps of one of the most popular games ever released on the Xbox 360 console. It has gained critical acclaim for its extremely well-polished areas and broke every record in terms of pre-orders and sales, when it hit the store shelves last week.The lead desi...

11 November 2008
03:43 GMT

Gears of War 2 Developer Talks About Weapon Balance

Gears of War 2 is going to be a massive game, promising to bring back the mindless fun of the first title with a more intricate and developed story, and it is set to hit the worldwide store shelves today, with a lot of retailers holding midnight launch events to celebrate this very popular game.One of the key aspects...

7 November 2008
02:42 GMT

Cliff Bleszinski Talks About the Changes in Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2 is going to be a very massive title for the Xbox 360. Currently the most expected exclusive game for this console, with Microsoft heavily promoting it, it is the sequel to one of the most popular games released for the Xbox 360, which is still played today.The game earned a cult-like following fro...

6 November 2008
04:15 GMT

Tougher Videogame Law for California

It seems that the government of California is aiming to resurrect an anti violent video games law. The primary aim of the bill is to make it illegal for everyone under 18 to buy or to rent games that “appeal to a deviant or morbid interest of children and are patently offensive to prevailing community standards...

29 October 2008
04:51 GMT

Gears of War 2 Soundtrack Will Be Available in Stores

Gears of War 2 is going to be a very massive title for Epic Games, the developer, and for Microsoft, the publisher of the game. It is the sequel to the popular original release and is surely going to benefit from high sales considering the large fan base it already has. Epic and Microsoft have really been p...

28 October 2008
11:21 GMT

Cliff Bleszinski Thinks Gears of War 2 Will Attract Casual Gamers

Gears of War is one of the most popular new shooter franchises out there. It was developed by Epic Games, Cliff Bleszinski being the lead creative designer behind the series and heavily promoting it. The franchise gained an impressive number of fans after the first game was launched in 2006, and it will soon have its...

27 October 2008
15:01 GMT

Gears of War 2 Already Pirated and Up on Torrent Sites

It's really funny how big game developers and publishers complain about the piracy issue for the PC platform, citing it as the main reason they make their games only for consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but they are still defeated by pirates that crack the protection for these console only games. Th...

21 October 2008
09:01 GMT

Eight Xbox 360 Bundles for Christmas

Microsoft is now announcing that it plans to release no less than eight different hardware bundles which feature the Xbox 360 for the European market as this Christmas period rolls around. Only three of them are also available for the United States market.  Starting today, gamers will be able to get their hands ...

20 October 2008
06:17 GMT

Gears of War 2 Breaks Pre-Order Record

Recently, Microsoft announced that Gears of War 2 had produced more pre-orders than its predecessor and that the game would probably sell more than the original.The Halo series still holds the record for the biggest number of pre-orders on the Xbox 360 but the first Gears of War is at this moment the second best plac...

16 October 2008
21:31 GMT

Wishlist: Sarcastic Shooter

Take a look at the line up of action and first person shooter videogames which are coming up in the next few months. We have Gears of War 2, which tells the, apparently, more mature and well thought story of the way humans are striking back against the Locusts. We have Far Cry 2 which is set to tell the gritty story...

14 October 2008
22:01 GMT

Gears of War 2 Getting Special Day One Treatment

Gears of War 2 is going to be a very big game for the Xbox 360, one that will surely have high sales and will lead the console through the holiday season. The guys at Epic Games have really worked hard with Microsoft to deliver an excellent shooter experience and to give loads of free goodies to the gamers. Such is t...

6 October 2008
03:19 GMT

Resistance 2 Developer Appreciates Gears of War 2

It's really nice to hear developers that appreciate the work of their fellow colleagues. Most of them only take other people's games and analyze them with great scrutiny in order to find something that didn't work and say how they could have made it much better. But every once in a while, some develop...

2 October 2008
16:01 GMT

Microsoft Is Heavily Promoting Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2 is going to be a very big game for the Xbox 360 this holiday season. Promising to bring back the action packed, testosterone filled gameplay from the first title, it will definitely be a best seller. But if there's still money to be made, why not go that extra mile, asked Microsoft. And so it has...

1 October 2008
02:32 GMT

Cliff Bleszinski Talks about Gears of War 2 and Piracy

Cliff Bleszinski is the guy behind one of the most successful shooters developed for the Xbox 360, Gears of War. Now as the clock draws near to the launch of the sequel to that game, he decided to stress  the importance it would have on the market and for the players. He also brought up the problem of piracy in ...

30 September 2008
02:46 GMT

Gears of War 2 Looking for Gamers to Star in Reality Show

Just when you thought developers had run out of ideas related to the promotion of their games, comes this interesting idea from Microsoft and Epic Games. In order to promote Gears of War 2, a tactical third person shooter developed exclusively for the Xbox 360, they partnered with Spike TV to produce a reality show b...

18 September 2008
14:01 GMT

Gears of War 2 Will Not Make It to the PC

When Gears of War was launched the Xbox 360 fan base cheered as the title promised to be the flagship of their console, with top notch graphics, incredible action and innovative controls. The idea was that the Epic made game would be so much better than any other shooter on the PC or on the PlayStation 3 that gamers ...

3 September 2008
03:08 GMT

Gears of War 2 Has Linked Achievements

Is Gears of War 2 not interesting enough for you? Cliff Bleszisnki, the lead designer from Epic Games, who's working on the title, is releasing more and more information regarding the game that's designed to attract the people who played the first edition of the series. Now it seems that Gears of War 2 will...

30 July 2008
19:56 GMT

Microsoft Unveils Major Titles for the Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is looking very strong, after witnessing the presentation that Microsoft had at E3. We've already talked about Fable 2 to some extent and we knew most of the stuff that was shown in relation to Gears of War 2, but there's plenty more games to talk about when it comes to the Xbox 360.In a major ...

15 July 2008
09:59 GMT

Gears of War 2 Dated for November 9?

It seems that following the long teaser campaign with gradual reveals that Blizzard employed before the announcement of Diablo III, Epic, the creators of Unreal Tournament and Gears of War, are also implementing a viral teaser strategy prior to the big announcement at E3 regarding Gears of War 9.The image that accomp...

9 July 2008
05:32 GMT

Unreal Tournament 3 Finally Arrives on the Xbox 360

The Unreal Tournament series cemented the dominance of Epic as the main deliverer of adrenaline rushing action in videogames. More than any other multiplayer and singleplayer shooter on the market, Unreal Tournament manages to make the player feel like part of the battle, offering him a myriad of weapons and ways in ...

8 July 2008
03:51 GMT

Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Features Meat Flag

Epic has offered a few new details regarding the multiplayer maps and the modes of the upcoming Gears of War 2 game, due for exclusive release on the Xbox 360 later in the year, in time for the holiday shopping frenzy.Gears of War 2 is set to ship with 12 multiplayer maps on offer and there will be 4 different multip...

27 June 2008
15:56 GMT

Gears of War 2 Details: More than Just "Bigger, Better..."

I am sure you already know that Gears of War 2 will be "Bigger, better and more bad a**," as designer Cliff Bleszinski keeps saying, but I am also sure you know that actual details had to arise sooner or later. And so they did, even though they are just in rumor stage at the moment. Only because they haven't bee...

29 May 2008
12:06 GMT

Unreal Tournament 3 Coming to the Xbox

The Unreal 3 engine, created by Epic Games, has already spawned one huge success for the Xbox 360 gaming console from Microsoft in the form of Gears of War and is already powering the game that's set to again establish records on the console, Gears of War 2. But the main Unreal 3 powered offering, Unreal Tournam...

18 April 2008
18:06 GMT

Gears of War 2 Story Details Revealed

Game Informer, a US-based games magazine, featured an all new Gears of War 2 preview filled to the brim with new information about the game and especially the much-talked-about new story arc that's supposed to be meatier and much more interesting than the original one.The sequel will be set some six months after...

8 April 2008
04:43 GMT

Gears of War 2 Details Coming at ComicCon

The New York Comic Con will feature a special game summit day, on April 20, the last day of the comic convention. The summit is being organized by Epic Games (oh, how I loved that company when it was named MegaGames) and apparently a showcase of Gears of War 2 is being prepared for the attendants.The New York ComicCo...

3 April 2008
14:06 GMT

Killzone 2 Date Announced but Not Set in Stone

Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment has taken a look at their press releases and thought to throw a few release dates to the news dogs to keep them satisfied for a day or two and maybe fend off unwanted attention regarding the PlayStation Network security breach.So, they announced release dates for a few Sony game...

27 March 2008
09:08 GMT

Gears of War 2 Details

Gears of War 2 was officially announced at the Game Developers Conference last week, but apart from a few technology trailers and a teaser of half darkened silhouettes fighting a chainsaw bayonet battle (seems the old favorite weapon makes a return), not much is known about the new game. Mark Rein, head honcho at Epi...

29 February 2008
03:43 GMT

What's New in Microsoft Land: 18-22 February, 2008

Investing in the future is one of Microsoft's goals throughout its entire existence. It teamed with schools and supplied with everything needed for a better learning experience for the students, and even talked with governments to get them to sign on different study programs, that would benefit both the Redmond-...

23 February 2008
13:06 GMT

Gears of War 2 Fact Sheet Published

With the release date of Gears of War 2 set for this November, it was only a matter of time until new and hot details regarding the sequel to the 4.5 million selling game were released. Honestly, we were expecting a longer break until these details emerged, but we must admit we are happy that we only had to wait one ...

22 February 2008
05:07 GMT

Microsoft's Blockbusters Announced at GDC: Gears of War 2, Fable 2 and More

If you would have to chose one thing to say you really love about the Game Developers Conference, it would definitely be the fact that rumors come to life, together with announcements regarding the next hit games to be released. Microsoft didn't miss the chance to make millions of people happy and has announced ...

21 February 2008
02:38 GMT

Gears of War 2 for Xbox 360, God of War for PS2

It seems that the "Stuff" of War titles have decided to team up and deliver some really interesting pieces of news. And having in mind that calling "Gears" or "God" of War just stuff could be considered by most of the gamers a real blasphemy or a sign of noob-ness, you can probably imagine how big this is.First of al...

5 February 2008
04:34 GMT

Gears of War Action Figures Announced

Everybody would rather hear that we know the date when Gears of War 2 will be released, but this is not the case. However, we have something that might be a subtle hint about the long awaited sequel's arrival. Or it could be nothing more than it is. Ladies and gentleman, Gears of War action figures will hit the ...

18 January 2008
05:13 GMT


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