October 8th, 2008
Bridging the gap between the first GoW game story line and the upcoming sequel is Joshua Ortega’s Wildstorm series from DC Comics. The first six issues will get you ready for the November 7th launch of GoW2 with all sorts of filler for you to froth over. Download a preview here. Or you can hop [...]
October 7th, 2008
This is the big thing in Lucas Arts’ Fracture and how it differentiates itself from traditional shooters. You’re constantly running around raising and lowering the terrain to kill your enemies, getting to places you can’t reach, and providing protection for yourself. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen and it sort of works.
Update - Multiplayer will [...]
October 6th, 2008
Last week Cliffy B made a few remarks about why GoW2 wouldn’t be ported over to the PC and his argument was based two things: piracy and the making games for open systems was a pain. Shacknews recently rapped with Cliffy after a GoW 2 event and went a bit further into the subject.
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October 1st, 2008
You know, the world just can’t get enough dead bodies as shields. Microsoft knows this. To help satiate your dead bodies as shields desires, they’ve taken a bunch of 120 gig Zunes and done’m up with Gears of War 2 styling, not unlike the Halo 3 Zunes of yesteryear.
They’ve laser blasted the game’s iconic “Crimson [...]
September 17th, 2008
BODIES AS SHIELDS!!!
Here’s episode 1 if you’re just joining us.
September 10th, 2008
The first in a string of video documentaries from the crew that’s built Gears of War 2 is out today with more to follow in the coming weeks. This one is all about the sounds from the new game. I think I wet myself.
PS- BODIES AS SHIELDS!!!
September 3rd, 2008
Confirming the leak from a few weeks back, Microsoft has confirmed that all 3 Xbox 360 models will be gettin’ price slashed as of September 5th.
The new prices:
Xbox 360 Arcade: $199 (was $279)
Xbox 360 Standard: $299 (was $349)
Xbox 360 Elite: $399 (was $449)
While the price cuts would certainly fuel sales regardless, a key point here [...]
September 2nd, 2008
This certainly doesn’t come as a surprise, but Cliffy B. told Xbox World 360 in their upcoming issue that Gears of War 2 is:
“We’re basically at the 85/90% polish stage right now, doing some last minute optimisations.
“I boot the game up every morning and go through campaign mode, making sure it’s all stitched together [...]
August 29th, 2008
Yesterday’s list was incomplete and/or inaccurate. Today, MS released the full achievement list to IGN. The full list and a few other goodies from the horse’s mouth aka Cliffy B. after the jump. I can’t f*cking wait for this game! BODIES AS SHIELDS!!!
