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Friday, Jan 23
Gears of War 2: Players' gaming habits get statistical
Gamasutra with data compiled from GamerDNA's 150,000 members have focused their analytical powers on Gears of War 2, gamers' playing habits and how much DLC affects gameplay. Their analysis of the gaming data shows that more gamers (74%) tried the original Gears after the first two mont...
Monday, Jan 19
New Gears 2 achievements appear on Xbox.com
Probably in preparation for the soon to be released Gears of War 2 title update, Xbox.com has posted an additional seven Gears 2 achievements. The new achievements - which aren't unlockable until the patch releases - add an extra 175 Gamerscore to Gears 2's total and all are targeted toward...
Monday, Jan 12
Greenberg talks up MS strategy, 2009 lineup
Perhaps most tantalizingly, Greenberg spoke to Microsofts still nebulous lineup for 2009. He noted that while 2009 is "a big year for Halo fans" thanks to Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST, Microsoft still has plenty up its digital sleeve. Greenberg said that Microsoft prefers to "under promise a...
Friday, Jan 9
WRUP: Wait ... what? edition
Dustin Burg (SuperDunners): Try to hold back your "shock" and "awe", because this weekend I'll be channeling my inner RPG fanboy and be completing Fable 2. I know, right? But don't worry, I haven't forgotten about my true love. There will still be plenty of Gears of War 2 goodness played.
Friday, Jan 2
WRUP: Happy 2009 edition
Dustin Burg (SuperDunners): Dustin is off gallivanting about or some such, so let's just say he's playing Gears of War 2. originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Dec 31
Taking aim at multiple glitches in Gears of War 2
Seriously, can a brother get a title update to make the Live play as fantastic as the single-player, please? 'Cept Horde. That's still rad and flawless. originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Friday, Dec 19
Fanswag Bonus! Five in-game Gears 2 gold Lancer and Hammerburst sets
Later today, we'll pick five (5) winners via a random drawing.Five winners will each receive one (1) Gold Lancer download code for the Xbox Live Marketplace and one (1) Gold Hammerburst download code for the Xbox Live Marketplace.Complete giveaway rules can be found here.
Thursday, Dec 18
X3F Week in Review: December 12, 2008 - December 18, 2008
As is our wont, we at Xbox 360 Fanboy have gathered up the various news articles and community features of the past week and arranged them neatly for easy consumption. You can find them all below. Oh, and by the way, we're giving away the Gears of War 2 Combustible Map Pack on Friday. Keep your eye...
Wednesday, Dec 17
Gears 2 slips further down the Xbox Live charts
For the week of December 8th, Halo 3 has again claimed the number one spot, followed by World at War, CoD4 then Gears 2. Yes sir, a fourth place spot for team Epic. There is a chance Gears 2 could climb the ranks heading into next week with the release of the new Combustible DLC. Then again, with all...
Monday, Nov 24
Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 093 -- Fanboys 4 Dead
Hosts: Richard Mitchell (SenseiRAM), Dustin Burg (SuperDunners), Alexander Sliwinski (Sli Xander), Xav de Matos (Snypz) For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, Nov 6
X3F Week in Review: October 31, 2008 - November 6, 2008
X3F Gears of War 2 launch week Xbox 360 Fancast 090 -- Gearstravaganza Talkin' bout Gears 2. A lot.X3F TV -- Gears of War 2: Multiplayer Map Preview Part One Learn the ins and outs of Gears 2 multiplayer mapsX3F TV -- Gears of War 2: Flashback Map Pack
Monday, Nov 3
Opinion: Metacritic roundup: Gears of War 2
Earlier today, Microsoft lifted the Gears of War 2 review embargo (if you haven't already, check out our 2-page review) and the review scores are flooding in. After eighteen reviews, metacritic has tallied up the scores and listed Gears of War 2's average to be around 95. Which, in metacrit...
Review: Gears of War 2
Gameplay in Gears of War 2 can do no wrong. I don't mean that in the hardcore, mouth-breathing, 1337 sense that the entire experience is flawless but the gameplay itself is already well established ... and, why shouldn't it be? Gameplay in Gears 2 is nearly identical to the 2005 Game of the Year o...
Thursday, Oct 30
X3F Week in Review: October 24, 2008 - October 30, 2008xt
Video tour: New Xbox Experience Exposed These games sure have long titlesX3F Hands-on: Gears of War 2 - Act One Killing locusts is a lot like learning to ride a bike News Can you say "teaser?"1600 MS points FREE with Gears of War 2 purchase at Circuit City
Thursday, Aug 7
Amazon pre-selling GoW2 Lancer bundle for $139
Filed under: NewsHere it is fellow Gearheads, the Amazon.com exclusive Gears of War 2 Lancer in all her (yup, it's a her) chainsaw glory. Best thing about it, she's bundled with a copy of the game too. Joy! Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, Aug 5
Fallout 3, Electronic Arts clean up at Game Critics E3 Awards
Electronic Arts brought home 5 awards including Best Action/Adventure game for Dead Space and Best Original Game for Mirror's Edge. The Xbox 360 platform was at the top of the award count with 8 for the console, including a Best Action Game win for Gears of War 2.
Wednesday, Jul 23
Gamestop lists GoW2 event participating stores and tournament rules
Filed under: NewsGamestop finally got around to posting an official website for their Gears of War 2 event that's taking place tomorrow evening at Gamestop stores nationwide. Real quick about it weren't they? The updated website has a convenient listing of all participating stores (PD...
Tuesday, Jul 15
Gears 2 lobby, playlists and matchmaking detailed
Filed under: News, E3Last night, during the Gears of War 2 multiplayer reception, we got a chance to sit down with Gears producer Rod Fergusson to discuss all things Gears 2, specifically discussing how the online matchmaking system will work and what features we can expect.
Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast E3 08 Special: Day 0
Here it is fanboys. E3 hasn't even officially started yet, and already we're running ourselves ragged and staying up into the wee hours of the morning (it's just after 4:00 in the morning in Los Angeles as of this posting ... eesh). Here is the first of our E3 Special Fancasts. We'll be dropping a ne...
Monday, Jul 14
E308: Halo Wars confirmed for 2009
Confirming a rumor we heard earlier in the day, 1UP.com is reporting that Halo Wars has indeed slipped to the first half of 2009. While we're upset we won't get the chance to destroy squads with our very own Scarab in 2008, we've anticipated this delay in the past. It's a shame gamers won't get to...
Friday, Jul 11
GoW2 campaign footage and map reveal tonight
Exciting news fellow Gears of War 2 fanboys (though, really, aren't we all?), Geoff Keighley and GameTrailers TV will be airing brand spanking new, unseen Gears 2 footage TONIGHT on Spike. Yup, yup! According to their little teaser ad, they'll be talking with Cliff and the Epic crew who'l...
Thursday, Jun 19
Cliff: GoW2 fixes annoying shotgun host advantage
When asked about multiplayer feedback Epic received from Gears of War, Cliff responded by saying that "people loved it [multiplayer] but they didn't like the host advantage. They got tired of the shotgun inconsistencies. ...
Wednesday, May 21
Gears of Wars 2's storyline said to rival BioShock's
Now, we must say, we're hugely optimistic that Gears of War 2 will deliver come November, with the features and badass'ness that Epic has already promised, but to say its storyline will go beyond BioShock's? Well, that just seems super ...
Thursday, May 15
Wait, did Cliffy confirm GoW2 four player co-op?
Gears of War 2 multiplayer details were noticeably lacking at this year's Spring Showcase, as Microsoft sticks to their well thought out marketing plan by feeding eager fanboys nuggets of GoW2 info piece by piece . ...
Wednesday, May 14
CliffyB: No party system in GOW2 would be "a pretty big f*ckup"
Naturally, the discussion centered around Epic's bigger, badder, more badass sequel to Gears of War, which they have wisely dubbed Gears of War 2. Lots of things are discussed in the interview, ranging from merchandising to how Gears of ...
Cliffy: GoW2 has best cover system ever, trilogy talk
Finally, when talking about a sequel to the upcoming sequel, Cliffy wanted to make it clear that he "never announced a [Gears of War] trilogy" no matter what any journalist says, but also wanted everyone to know that if "Gears 2 has a ...
Tuesday, May 13
See Gears 2, Banjo, Piñata 2 (or: Gamerscore Blog loves us)
Yes, the video contains footage of Gears of War 2, Banja Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Viva Piñata 2, Too Human, and more, but the most important thing occurs at 1:22. This is when Gamerscore Blog displays some of the gaming websites that ...
