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Microsoft shoot ’em up Gears of War 2 will come with a parental control facility when it’s released for Xbox 360 on November 7th. The game, which was earlier given an ‘M’ rating by the ESRB, will attempt to placate concerned parents by giving them an option to substitute blood …
Read More »PC Gears of War dated
It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …
Read More »PC Gears of War dated
It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …
Read More »Epic Games snaps up Polish studio
Gears Of War creator Epic Games has acquired a majority interest in People Can Fly, the Polish development studio behind Painkiller. MCV sister site Develop reports that the two companies first developed a relationship when People Can Fly showed Epic prototypes of an Unreal Engine 3-based multi-platform title they were …
Read More »Silicon Knights to sue Epic Games
Development studio Silicon Knights, which is currently hard at work on Xbox 360 shooter Too Human, has filed a lawsuit against Gears of War developer Epic Games which alleges that the company failed to deliver a working version of its Unreal Engine 3 – the tool kit being used to …
Read More »PC Gears to require Windows Live account
In much the same way that PC gamers hoping to indulge in a spot of Halo 2 and Shadowrun were forced to upgrade to Windows Vista, Microsoft has stated to CVG that those hoping to play the PC version of Epic’s Gears of War online will have to sign up …
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