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Surprise! Gears of War 2 has been officially announced as a Xbox 360 exclusive by Microsoft and Epic Games at the GDC 2008 keynote:
Microsoft’s Game Developers Conference 2008 keynote is going on as this is being written, and news is coming in from Italy that Gears of War 2 has been announced for release in November of this year. An Italian press release just showed up on the wire with the news.
Update: Microsoft just confirmed this to be true and officially announced the sequel during its keynote. A trailer was shown that didn’t reveal any gameplay but showed a very …read more

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GamePro issue 234, which hits news stands on Feb. 12 and mailboxes next week, has the goods on Rainbow Six Vegas 2, including new information, new weapons, game modes, and features. But what makes me more excited is the release of new Gears of War 2 info, hopefully some screenshots and a game overview.

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Last November when Electronic Arts shut its Chicago studio, EA Games president Frank Gibeau said that pulling the plug on the studio was “the toughest decision I’ve made in my career.” But the plug was fatefully pulled, with a promise to relocate some staffers and offer others severance packages.
One former EA Chicago member that won’t be needing the assistance of EA’s HR department is the studio’s former general manager himself, long-time Electronic Arts exec Kudo Tsunoda. Tsunoda has been offered a post within the Xbox division at Microsoft, a Microsoft staffer confirmed today. Guess which series is he put …read more

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Talk about a smashing success. Gears of War for the Xbox 360 last year sold more than 4 million copies worldwide and was the recipient of numerous awards, including GameSpot’s 2006 Game of the Year. Epic Games’ Gears of War isn’t a game that needs much of an introduction. Suffice it to say, Microsoft announced today that the PC version, announced during this year’s E3 Media and Business Summit, has gone gold and will be churning the retail cogs on November 6.

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The new Gears of War maps debuted this week for $10 and aside from the new multiplayer battle areas they now feature more realistic environments as well. Epic Games, the creator of the game and likely eventual series, had wanted the maps to be free from the get go but upon Microsoft insistence the maps are $10 until September 3rd when they will be available for free. Anyway, here’s a nice introduction to the maps which might help you decide whether to shell out the dough now to get your hands on them or wait until they are free…

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The upcoming script for the film adaptation of the super popular Xbox 360 game Gears of War has been released in part. You can find the script here but be forewarned, there are major spoilers included.
The film is being written by Stuart Beattie whose other film credits include “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and Collateral. The movie has not yet begun filming and will not be released until 2009.

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