Gears of War 2 Hat Giveaway!

TheGameReviews has a Gears of War 2 Hat Giveaway!

It’s day three, and today with have another GoW 2 hat to hand out. Please let other people know about this contest, as the more people who enter, the more often we can do these!

To enter, just post what you hope to see done differently in Gears of War 3! This will be open until March 11 at Noon. The winner will randomly be selected at that time.

So rush over, say what you want to see in GoW3, and cross your fingers!

Via Gears of War 2 Hat Giveaway! – Gamer Talk with TheGameReviews.com.

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Preview: GTA’s New Downloadable Content

New game site AngryGamers (warning, some NSFW language) has a preview of the new content for the latest Grand Theft Auto series. They say:

GTA IV was one of the best games of 2008 and is getting some nice DLC on February 17th, well for Xbox 360 owners anyway. This is the Microsoft hyped Xbox 360 exclusive content that was promised back before GTA IV was even released.

But after a slew of new games (AngryGamers mentions Gears of War 2, I thought more along the lines of the newish sandbox game, Spore, and the latest WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King), is anyone still playing GTA? Are you? Are you excited for the new GTA content, or too busy with your new games to care?

Read the rest of their thoughts at GTA IV Lost and the Damned Preview – Game previews, 360 previews, PS3 previews, Wii preview – Angry-Gamers.net.

New content for GTA4 will be available on February 17th, 2009.

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Gears of War 2

As I’ve already mentioned, my boyfriend works for Epic so I was extra pleased to see this on Xbox Examiner: Gears of War 2 sells 4 million

Gears of War 2 has reached a sales milestone of 4 million in two months, or so says Epic product manager Guy Welch.

That’s twice as fast as the original Gears’ took to reach the same milestone. To date, Gears of War has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, making the sequels chance of surpassing the original’s amazing success something of a given.

The news all but solidifies Epic’s broad necked baby as Microsoft’s most lucrative franchise next to Halo.

However, I have no idea what “broad necked baby” is supposed to mean.

Via Xbox Examiner: Gears of War 2 sells 4 million

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FakeCliffy_B

Gamervision has a post about the Twitter feed for Cliffy_B.

The satirical twitter of Cliffy_B, named after and following the exploits of Gears of War
designer Clifford Bleszinski, has been shut down by Epic games. The
page featured tweets poking fun at the Cliffy B phenomenon and his
occasionally overly machismo quotes, all the while finding time to take
the occasional jab at Gears of War 2’s faults. Two personal favorites were:

“After much testing, it looks like matchmaking is permanently broken. There are new maps though, only 800 Microsoft Points!”

“Gears
didn’t win Game of the Year because it’s NOT GotY. It’s game of the
friggin’ century! Best game in EXISTENCE! Take that GTA4!”

For obvious reasons, I think jokes about the Epic dev team and working on GoW2 are extra funny. I also am a big fan of FakeSarahPalin and other “celeb” tweeters, so of course I’m following FakeCliffy_B now!

Via Gamervision – How Gamers See the World – Video Game News – Cliffy_B Twitter Shut Down

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Gears Of War 2 Topping The Charts

I saw this today on Gears of War 2 Tops Sales Chart on PlayGirlz:

Nintendo might be sitting pretty at the top in the console wars, but when it comes to software, Microsoft’s got the lead. The economic crisis seems to be hitting everyone but the world of video games. Anxious shoppers tossed games into their carts like they were Halloween candy. And the results are in.

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Gears of War 2 (Epic, Xbox 360) – 1.56 million units
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Call of Duty: World at War (Treyarch, Xbox 360) – 1.41 million units
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Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) – 796,000 units
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Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) – 697,000 units
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Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) – 637,000 units
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Call of Duty: World at War (Treyarch, PS3) – 597,000 units
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Guitar Hero World Tour (Vicarious Visions, Wii) – 475,000 units
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Left 4 Dead (Valve, Xbox 360) – 410,000 units
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Resistance 2 (Insomniac, PS3) – 385,000 units
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Wii Music (Nintendo, Wii) – 297,000 units

The Xbox 360 managed to get 3 out of the 10 spots, including the number 1 and 2 positions, thanks to Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty. But Nintendo dominated in numbers once again, picking up half the slots. And that leaves only 2 slots for the PS3, with Call of Duty and Resistance 2. Alas, Resistance 2 was the only PS3 exclusive to make it on the list. Sorry, Sony.

I was pleased about this because someone who lives in my house works for Epic on GoW2 so it’s nice to see his work rewarded.

Via Gears of War 2 Tops Sales Chart

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Gears Of War 2 Review

The original Gears of War was the flagship title of Microsoft Xbox 360. It revolutionized the gaming industry initialized a totally whole new genre. Boosting spectacular graphics, incredible camera view and beautiful cinematic, Gears of War was a big hit and it became one of the best games of all time. The second installment of Gears of War was released on November 7 on the Xbox 360 and just like original Gear of War it was a big hit too. GOW 2 offers awesome new environments to explore for the gamers. All new weapons and a new combat system have been introduced in Gears of War 2. Awesome new multiplayer modes and features have also been added in Gears of War 2. However Gears of War 2 is not without its flaws. The vehicle controls are a headache. There are other minor problems but I don’t think they are worth mentioning. Overall it is a great game and whether you have played original GOW or not, you will definitely like this one. I will give it 9.5 out of 10.

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Microsoft builds Gears of War heat with cheap edition

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to state that Microsoft has perfected the art of marketing gigantic titles. Last year, Microsoft’s elaborate Halo 3 marketing campaign saw the game make a mockery of many video game sales records and now it is geared up to do the same with Epic’s Gears of Wars 2. The game is scheduled for a November 03, 2008 release but Microsoft, the game’s publisher, has already announced two new Gears of Wars editions – not Gears of War 2. There will soon be a two-disc collector’s edition and a generic game disc at a discounted price. The discounted copy will be priced $39.99 for the 360 and 29.99 for the PC, while the collector’s edition will lighten your pockets by $39.99.The collector’s edition will include previous GOW downloads and special GOW 2 content.

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