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It’s only a few weeks now until Gears of War 3 is released.Over the three years since the previous game in the series, the term ‘Added Value’ is the tag that developers have been focusing on. We already know about Call of Duty Elite and the EA Sports Season Ticket, …
Read More ȣ100 Gears of War 3 Epic Edition announced
Retailers GAME and Gamestation are to be the exclusive stockists of the Gears of War 3 Epic Edition SKU. Priced at 99.99, the pack will include a limited edition 28.5cm Marcus Fenix statue designed by Epic Games art director Chris Perna. As well as a copy of the game, it …
Read More »Microsoft hunts producer for new Epic games
US-based role will â??drive forward Gears of War and Shadow Complexâ?? franchises
Read More »New Gears of War 2 and Fable II announced
Game Of The Year editions of Fable II and Gears of War 2 will hit shelves on September 18th. Both games cropped up on retailer websites last week, and their existence has been confirmed by Eurogamer. The Gears of War 2 set features the All Fronts Collection DLC – which …
Read More »Bleszinski wants to â??play in a different fieldâ??
Epicâ??s design director hints at a future shift in styles
Read More »New sessions confirmed for Siggraph 2009
Early bird deadline ends today for computer graphics conference
Read More »Gears 2 hits four million
Epic has revealed that Gears of War 2 has sold four million units worldwide in just two months. The figure means that the game has performed double that of the first title, which sold through two million copies in the same period. Global product manager Guy Welch told GameDaily: The …
Read More »UK CHART: Gears of War marches to the top
Microsoft mega release Gears of War 2 has brushed off stiff competition from Sony and Nintendo this week to claim the No. 1 spot in the GfK-ChartTrack Top 40. Meanwhile, last week’s number one, Fallout 3, slips to third place as FIFA ’09 holds firm in second position. Sony’s much-hyped …
Read More »Gears Of War 2 not coming to Japan and Germany
Gears Of War 2 will not be released in Germany or Japan, Microsoft has confirmed. A company spokesperson has told Edge: We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely” said the spokesperson. According to the magazine, Gears sold 33,212 copies in …
Read More »Call of Duty-style development is ‘soulless’ says Bleszinski
Gears boss says franchises are damaged if creator studio steps away from project
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