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Kdin Jenzen - November 18th, 2008

Gears of War, PC, Warcraft, Xbox 360

7-Eleven Breaks Gears 2 and WotLK Street Date…Also, They Sell Games!


It’s a big deal when a street date is broken for anything. Usually, it involves a lot of messy legal issues between the two companies. Apparently, 7-Eleven (yes, the convenience store) didn’t know this, and some stores were selling the long-awaited Gears of War 2 and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King early. However, the most surprising news here is that 7-Eleven sells games. Who knew?

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Kit Blanke - November 16th, 2008

Gamer Culture, Gears of War, Halo

Happy Thoughts for an Internet of Assholes


fish assholesI don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the internet is full of assholes. Yes, the world at large is full of assholes too, but the internet distills humanity down to its most prick-ish essence. Every time you read a blog, the writer tries to be an asshole. If there is a comments section, the commenters try to out-asshole the writer and each other. Well, I want to take a moment to reflect on the small things in games that make me happy rather than just trying to be another asshole. Fair enough?

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Joshua Erwin - October 16th, 2008

Call of Duty, Gears of War, Guitar Hero, World of WarCraft

The Most Anticipated Games of (the remainder of) 2008


N64 KidIt’s that time of the year again, folks. We’ve officially made it to fall, and that means you can go ahead and start salivating over the holiday season and the absolute deluge of games that await us before year’s end. You trudged your way through summer, killing time going to mindless blockbusters or venturing “outdoors” (if such a place actually exists), but now the gaming goodness has started to roll in. Join me, as I take a look at some of my personally most anticipated games that will hit before the big ‘09. There are way, way too many amazing releases for me to hit them all, so consider this the tip of the iceberg. I encourage you to post your own must-haves if they didn’t make it onto my list!

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Claudia Ng - October 4th, 2008

Events, Gears of War, Xbox 360

E for All 2008: Gears of War 2 Preview


Gear of War 2 E for All Horde ModeMany of us are well versed in the awesome religion known as Gears of War. Those of us who are worshipers of the Gears have been keeping a close eye on its sequel’s launch date, November 7th.

At this weekend’s E for All Expo, I had the pleasure of demoing Gears of War 2 in the brand new Horde Mode. Horde mode is a 5-manned, almost non-stop, battle with the Locust. With each wave, the mobs gets scarier, beefier, and more accurate at liquidating your brains. There are a total of 50 waves. E for All groups were only able to reach about wave 16. Horde mode can also be played in insane mode, where the highest wave anyone has ever gotten is wave 7. Needless to say, the game gets hard…fast! Luckily, it never ceases to entertain.

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Tim Bavlnka - August 12th, 2008

Events, Gamer Culture, Gears of War, Movies

Comic-Con 2008: A Recap


Another Comic-Con come and gone, and this past convention had some huge announcements and exclusives that leaked their way onto the internet for those not capable of attending the convention ourselves. Comic-Con is no longer just about comic books, but also films and even video games, giving a super massive experience, and plenty of exciting content to drool about.

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Justin Massoud - July 15th, 2008

Gears of War, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360

Ready Your Lancers: Gears of War 2 Screenshot Blowout


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How do you improve upon one of the biggest, goriest, and most visually-stunning games to ever grace the Xbox 360? Simple: Make it even bigger (head honcho Cliff Bleszinski has guaranteed a longer campaign as well as a meatier multi-player component), gorier (thanks to brand new executions), and prettier. Gears of War 2 seems intent on gleefully chainsawing the already-high bar set by the original in half.

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