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Wednesday, Jun 17

What "exclusive" really means

Co-Optimus.com If you love first person shooters and hate platforming, it's time to invest in an Xbox 360. If you hate first person shooters and love platforming games, but absolutely must have Gears of War…well…you're in a bit of a bind. That does it for me today, ...

Tuesday, Jun 16

Quantum Theory is Tecmo's answer to Gears of War. PS3 exclusive ...

The game is essentially the Japanese publisher and developer's answer to the popular Western-developed Gears of War (created by Epic Games). The two titles are remarkably similar although I have to say that this game also looks just as fun. ...

Monday, Jun 15

Top 360 Games for Summer

Gears of War 2: Road to Ruin DLC- Gears of War 2 was the hot sequel to Gears of War – one of the most played multiplayer games on Xbox Live. Featuring a deeper multiplayer mode and a robust single-player experience, Gears of War 2 surpassed the ...

This article also contains excerpts from Game Guru

Sunday, Jun 14

Gears of War 2: Road to Ruin Trailer

Thumbnail Coming in July, Epic will release the new single-player DLC for Gears of War 2 titled Road to Ruin. Coming with the new content will also be new multiplayer maps such as Gears of War classic, War Machine. Enjoy the first trailer below: Matt Furtado is ...

This article also contains excerpts from GamesAreFun.com, EducationGuardian.co.uk, MP3 Insider

Best of E3 2009: Microsoft's press conference

Cliffy B. of Gears of War fame then took the stage to announce an awesome looking new Xbox Live Arcade side-scrolling 3D shooter/platformer known as "Shadow Complex". Which will be part of this Summer's "Summer of Arcade" line. ... Microsoft preps Project Natal Xbox 360 game lineup Punch Jump

Should you buy Halo 3: ODST?

Thumbnail Just think Horde from Gears of War 2, Nazi Zombies from Call of Duty: World at War, or Survival from Left 4 Dead and you get the idea. It will undoubtedly be fun, but its lack of originality still keeps it from being worth $60. ... Microsoft Defends Halo 3: odst's $60 Price Tag Shacknews

This article also contains excerpts from Shacknews, Neoseeker, Kotaku.com, NintendoDS Advanced

Uncharted 2: 2009 Game of the Year

Thumbnail For players who gained early entrance to the multiplayer beta, there have been nothing but good things said. Mixing the play styles of Gears of War, and a little Call of Duty, Uncharted 2 multiplayer experience has been a blast. ...

Saturday, Jun 13

Halo 3: ODST Priced as a Full Game

Thumbnail Halo 3 ODST "Firefight" mode, a new cooperative multiplayer mode where up to four players can assume the role of an ODST squad and fight together to take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies. Sounds very similar to Gears of War 2's Horde Mode. ...

This article also contains excerpts from Shacknews, Neoseeker, Kotaku.com, NintendoDS Advanced

Friday, Jun 12

Xbox 360 can't handle MGS4 engine?

I'm a fan of Metal Gear Solid 4 and I know games like Gears of War and Uncharted surpass MGS4 graphically. Still, I can't help but wonder if the engine posed a problem when it came down to multiplatform development. Matt Furtado is an Examiner from ...

Thursday, Jun 11

Classic gaming has infinite lives

Thumbnail These games include such sensory stunners as Halo 3, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, and Gears of War. Being able to see every bullet from my assault rifle impact the exoskeletal shell of the grunts I've chased down through a sun-dappled primeval ...

Tuesday, Jun 9

Could video games be a Wagnerian form of

Still more depict the lead character curb-stomping and chain-sawing monsters in half like Gears of War. While each of these games has its potential entertainment value, there are games out there with life-enriching themes that will touch and move ...

History of the heads up show podcast

Thumbnail interviewing game design expert Jeff Howard, getting a call from Greg Miller of IGN (Episode 13 if you want to hear me squeel like a school girl) and telling tales of braving blizzards just to pick up Gears of War 2 on release night (Episode 12). ...

How trophies and achievements are ruining gaming

Thumbnail I waill not make any excuses for it, but I do feel that this puts me in the best place to comment on how achievements are ruining gaming. I have personally sat in an 8 hour session of Gears of War where the two teams set up firing squads and took turns ...

Monday, Jun 8

'Halo 3: ODST' four player fire fight mode

Thumbnail It's like 'Gears of War 2's Hoard mode, but with vehicles... and plasma grenades. Fire Fight mode is played in sets. Each set is made up of five waves of enemies increasing in difficulty as you go. Between waves the players are re-supplied with ammo ...

This article also contains excerpts from Shacknews, Neoseeker, Kotaku.com, NintendoDS Advanced

Tuesday, Jun 2

Xbox 360 new Project NATAL initial reactions

Many people believed that Xbox 360 was going to have a quiet E3 this year. You knew that there would be the major franchises: Halo, Gears of War, Forza. But what Xbox 360 revealed was more than anyone could have expected. As if the revelation that MGS ...

 
 

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