by Rainier on Oct. 21, 2006 @ 8:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate the upcoming Emergence Day, several lucky gamers will win the chance to play Epic's Gears of War prior to launch, and party with celebrities living and dead at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 12:01 a.m.
by Judy on Oct. 18, 2006 @ 3:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War will not be released in Germany, due to the ratings board refusing to assign a rating to the game. Microsoft considered developing a version that could obtain a rating and therefore be eligible for store placement and advertisement; however, this would have been incompatible with other versions when playing on Xbox Live, so the idea was scrapped altogether. As the title won't be seeing a release in Germany, interested gamers will have to import their copies from the UK or Austria (
thanks Ve3D).
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2006 @ 6:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde.ie.
by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 4:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic and Microsoft Game Studios let fans go behind the scenes to play Gears of War and meet its creators before the game hits store shelves. On October 27, 2006, two lucky winners from the U.S. will join other winners from around the world at Epic Games in Raleigh, North Carolina for a day of exclusive fun.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2006 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that gamers will get their first chance to play Gears of War on Wednesday, Oct. 4 after pre-release screenings of New Line Cinema’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning in four major cities, marking the first time in entertainment history that a major motion picture and video game have been previewed together.
by Rainier on Sept. 8, 2006 @ 10:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War thrusts you into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. The limited collectors edition includes a collectible embossed metal box, hardbound art book Destroyed Beauty, DVD with the making of, The Art of Gears of War trailer, and Gears of War: The Race to E3.
by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2006 @ 2:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft today announced what anxious players have been eagerly awaiting: Emergence Day 2006. Available exclusively for the Xbox 360, Epic's highly anticipated Gears of War will be available in North America on Nov. 12, 2006 and Europe Nov.17, 2006.
by Rainier on July 25, 2006 @ 1:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Rainier on July 25, 2006 @ 6:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic's Mark Rein has put up a
message in the Epic chat boards stating that a "BIG announcement coming next week!" While of course no details were provided, when one user hinted it might be about the release date, Mark Rein commented "maybe the announcement that is going to be made isn't what you think it is." User speculation has been rampant from GoW going gold, release date, to possibly multiplayer or other info about Epic's upcoming visceral shooter. To be continued ...
by Rainier on July 24, 2006 @ 5:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GiganTour 2006, the brainchild of Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, launches in the Northeast and will work its way through 25 major markets before wrapping in mid-October, with Xbox's "Gears of War" sponsoring the trek.
by Rainier on July 15, 2006 @ 5:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. Microsoft's
Gears of War product page has been updated to reflect a change in release date, from Q4 2006 to the more precise October 2, 2006.
EBGames also has that same date, but whether this is actually official or a misprint is not clear at this point.
by Rainier on July 4, 2006 @ 11:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Voice over ip, giving commands to AI teammates, multiplayer chat, it has all been done before. Epic plans to take the use of the headset to new heights by allowing you to
map your voice to your in-game character, which will then actually lipsynch according to whatever you are screaming into the microphone. Since Gears of War is a 3rd person action game, you will then actually be able to see yourself speak with the appropriate lip movements.
by Rainier on May 30, 2006 @ 1:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Eric on May 29, 2006 @ 12:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Eric on May 22, 2006 @ 1:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Rainier on April 29, 2006 @ 4:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2006 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2006 @ 11:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.
NOTE: Epic let us know these screens are about a year old, and kindly asked us to remove them...
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - Pre - E3 2007
Microsoft Game Studios unveiled plans to bring 2006 big seller Gears of War and Rare's Viva Piñata to Windows XP and Vista this year as Games for Windows-branded titles with LIVE support.
"Windows gaming is set to see one of its best years ever," said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. "With an incredible range of phenomenal titles, amazing hardware and the rapid adoption of Windows Vista, Windows gamers will remember holiday 2007 as a landmark year for PC gaming."
Microsoft's Games for Windows initiative is in full swing and
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - Post - E3 2006
Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Release Date: TBA
After our single-player demo with CliffyB, it's time to go hands-on with Gears of War. Deep behind closed doors at Microsoft's E3 booth, we walked into a large room that had two groups of eight Xbox 360s decked out with the limited-edition GoW faceplate and networked together for some four-on-four team-based deathmatch action. We first got an overview of the game controls and some basic tactics from the Epic Games team, and then we were off on our own for some intense multiplayer action.
The default button
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - Post - E3 2005
Gears of War
Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Release Date: Q1 2006
Going into E3 2005, the game I was most excited about seeing was by far the very impressive Unreal Engine 3-based Gears of War for the Xbox 360, and it sure didn't disappoint.
The story behind Gears of War paints a pretty bleak picture for humanity, thanks to some really nasty creatures that will send chills up and down your spine the first time you see them, and many times after that as well. The setting is the planet Sera, which is very much like Earth, just slightly more
Get the Gears of War Trailer off WP (90mb)
“Gears of War,” a Games for Windows title, features the amazing tactical action and multiplayer excitement found in the critically acclaimed “Gears of War” for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system that sold more than 3.5 million units, and a variety of all-new content, including three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer game type, Game Editor, five new campaign chapters and DirectX 10 support.
“Gears of War” thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - Pre - E3 2006
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