News Tagged: gears of war 2

Don't know about you guys, but I've had my doubts about the Gears of War movie. According to a report from LA Times, the Gears Of War flick might be in trouble (yet again), due to budget cuts and its story simplified: "Sources say the New Line project has really slowed down...

It was only a matter of time until we heard details about Gears of War 3, which, by all accounts, is in development at Epic Games. Both Gears of War and Gears of War 2 gained positive feedback from the public and critics - and for very good reason too...

Wyck Godfrey, producer of the Gears of War movie adaptation, talks more about the project and how the shooter's transition to the big screen. "The hard part is to make [Gears of War] into something that doesn't feel like a world torn asunder and people just in battle," Godfrey said...

Rumors started spreading not too long ago that Epic Games is going to deliver a PC port of their successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 2 before the end of 2009. Regardless of this recent wave of speculation, it seems logical Epic would take this course of action, seeing as they have done the same thing with the original...

Epic Games just released the Snowblind Map Pack for the shooter Gears of War 2, which you can grab via Xbox Live Marketplace for a 800 points. Here's the word: Content: Snowblind Multiplayer Map Pack Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available...

Epic's Mark Rein takes the opportunity to talk about the next update for the development studio's latest shooter Gears of War 2. Here's a snip from the Gears forums: We’re fixing a whole bunch of online exploits. For example we’ve fixed the ability to wield an invisible shield...

NPD issued the chart for the best-selling console games at U.S. retailers during November. Apparently, Epic Games' Gears of War 2 and Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War shifted more units than any other console on the market. Check it out: 1...

Last month Epic Games and Microsoft revealed that the Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 2 sold during its first weekend on the market. Also, the official word was that more than 1.5 million people logged into “Gears of War 2” on Xbox LIVE during the weekend, racking up a total 15 million gameplay hours (players collectively unlocked more than 19 million Achievements)...

Epic Games release a patch for the multiplayer portion of their popular Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 2, addreassing the matchmaking issues. Here's the word from Epic regarding the update: Adjustments to make Public matchmaking faster, especially in the single player party and the four player party case...

Epic Games and Microsoft announced that weekend sales of the X360-exclusive shooter Gears of War 2 reached 2 million units worldwide. “We were so excited to launch ‘Gears of War 2’ on the same day all around the world, something virtually unheard of in the games business,” said Cliff Bleszinski, design director at Epic Games...

Let the testosterone flow. Epic Games launches its shooter sequel in an effort to, once again, push the limits of the Xbox 360 technology. Visuals don't make a great game, of course, which is why they've also worked hard to incorporate an assortment of new elements such as fresh weapons, more vehicle sections, improved multiplayer and so on. Is it a better game? To find out if Epic pulled it off, check out our review of Gears of War 2.

The official word from MS and Epic is that the highly anticipated X360-exclusive shooter Gears of War 2 is available for purchase. The Standard Edition will cost you $59.99, whereas the Limited Edition carries the price of $69.99. The Limited Edition, by the way, features a hardbound book titled “Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at ‘Gears of War 2,’” and a bonus DVD containing the making-of documentary... Hm, I'll bet they threw footage of CliffyB taking a shower.

Can you feel the overflow of testosterone yet? Epic Games releases the launch trailer for the sequel to one of the most popular shooters for the Xbox 360. Gears of War hits stores on November 7.

I like how some of these trailers and dev. diaries successfully convey the almost convincing image that every game designer and programmer is actually a super-important, tall, handsome stallion of man, with many interesting things to say; hence, here's another Gears of War 2 movie to watch before the shooter sequel hits the Xbox 360 (Nov. 07, '08):

Epic Games announces that their much talked about X360-exclusive shooter sequel, Gears of War 2, has gone gold and will be available for purchase early next month. "After two years of pouring our heart and passion into ‘Gears of War 2,’ the team is immensely happy with what we’ve created," said Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski...