Gears of War: Judgment Walmart Pre-Order Gets You Choice Of Gears 2 or 3

Gears of War: Judgment Walmart Pre Order Gets You Choice Of Gears 2 or 3A few weeks ago, Microsoft released a new trailer that highlighted some of the features of its upcoming Gears of War: Judgment. One of the nice, little bonuses Microsoft is making available with launch copies of Gears of War: Judgment is including a token that allows players to download the original Gears of War.

If you for some reason need a copy of Gears of War 2 or Gears of War 3, you’ll want to spend your hard-earned gamer dollars at Walmart as they’re offering their customers a choice of either title in addition to their pre-order bonus that will give players access to the Classic Hammerburst assault rifle for multiplayer.

Already own Gears of War 2 and Gears of War 3 and want to play the game as soon as possible? Then you’ll want to check out GameStop’s pre-order bonuses, one of which will allow Gears players to download the game’s multiplayer demo on March 15. Best of all, your rank in the demo will be transferred over automatically to the retail version during Gears of War: Judgment’s launch week.

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Gears of War HammerBurst Prop Replica

I will be the first to admit, the moment I laid my eyes on Gears of War on the Xbox 360 all those years ago, my heart was captivated by the sheer grittiness of the graphics, in addition to all of the action-packed gameplay that came along with the game. Of course, expanding the use of one’s imagination within the game makes perfect sense, and sometimes, don’t you just wish that you could feel some cold, hard steel in your hand that comes in the form of the HammerBurst, especially when you are faced with an irritating colleague in the vicinity?

Well, this is where the $899.99 Gears of War HammerBurst Prop Replica comes in handy. Yes sir, I do think that the price tag attached to it might seem to be rather excessive, but do bear in mind that this is a hand-cast, hand-finished, and hand-painted work of art, measuring 36 inches in length and tipping the scales at 35 pounds. With this, you will be able to tote the primary infantry weapon of the Locust around, throw a menacing look at whoever crosses your path the wrong way, and watch them flee in terror. Too bad it does not come with the melee option of the chainsaw bayonet, but at least you get larger caliber rounds and slow-automatic fire. The Gears of War HammerBurst Prop Replica will come with working LED effects and only 500 of these puppies will be in production, so get them while they’re still hot.

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Gears Of War: Judgment Multiplayer Overrun Demo Releasing March 19

 Gears Of War: Judgment Multiplayer Overrun Demo Releasing March 19

The next chapter in the Gears of War franchise is getting ready to be released on March 19, which means many of you have probably pre-ordered the game already or are planning to in the coming weeks.

If you’re considering your pre-order options and want to gain early access to Gears of War: Judgment’s multiplayer demo, then it looks like you’ll need to head to GameStop as the demo will be made available on March 15 for those who pre-order with the retailer.

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Gears of War: Judgment Highlights New Features, Comes With Gears Of War

The next chapter in the Gears of War franchise is getting set to release on March 19, 2013 and even though this title is being developed by People Can Fly, fans of the series are still looking forward to experience some more Gears of War goodness.

Microsoft released a new trailer titled “The Guts of Gears” today that highlights a number of changes players can expect when Gears of War: Judgment is released in March. One of the first features highlighted in the trailer is its Declassified Missions, which allows you to play through a number of flashbacks Kilo Squad took part in.

The Smart Spawn System is also being introduced in Judgment which dynamically changes each time you play. If you’ve played through Horde mode in previous Gears titles, then the SSP will hopefully make it more difficult for players to predict where enemies will be spawning from.

In addition to the new trailer, Microsoft is also announcing today launch copies of Gears of War: Judgment will include download tokens for the original Gears of War, which will allow you to play it through the Xbox 360′s Games on Demand. Something tells us if you’re looking forward to Judgment, then you might already own a copy of Gears of War, but who doesn’t like a good freebie?

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Cliff Bleszinski quits Epic Games, leaves us with an Unreal feeling

Cliff Bleszinski quits Epic Games, leaves us with an Unreal feeling

Fall must be the season for sea changes in the game industry. Just weeks after BioWare’s founders retired, key Epic Games veteran and Design Director Cliff Bleszinski (known to many as just CliffyB) is hanging up his hat. He simply describes it as taking a “much needed break,” which makes sense when you see his development experience: he joined Epic’s crew with Dare to Dream Volume One in 1993 and has nurtured virtually every major (and often minor) game franchise at the company since, including the Jazz Jackrabbit platformers, untold numbers of games in the Unreal line and most recently the Gears of War series. Bleszinski hasn’t said where he’s headed next, although it’s hard to imagine him switching professions like the two BioWare doctors — for many, he’s synonymous with certain eras of first- and third-person shooters. Wherever he goes, we wish him the best of success.

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NVIDIA, Epic Games bringing Unreal Engine 3 to Windows 8 and Windows RT (video)

NVIDIA, Epic Games bringing Unreal Engine 3 to Windows 8 and Windows RT video

NVIDIA and Epic Games have successfully ported the full PC version of Unreal Engine 3 to both Windows 8 and, more importantly, Windows RT. Demonstrating the achievement on a Tegra 3-powered ASUS Vivo Tab RT, it played a buttery-smooth version of Epic Citadel, suggesting that developers of both PC and Xbox games should have no problem in bringing them over to the new operating system. It also casually mentioned that both Gears of War and Mass Effect were built on the engine, heavily implying that we could see titles of that caliber coming to Microsoft’s low-power OS once it makes it debut on October 26th, but we’ll let you decide for yourself after the break.

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Couple meets through Gears of War, gets married and hosts a Gears of War themed wedding

We’ve heard of how gamers have met up in real life and become really good friends, and we’ve heard of gamers who have met in game and started dating and eventually getting married. Well if you’re a romantic and believes that love can indeed be found anywhere, here’s one more gamer wedding you can add to the list. Gears of War gamers Megan and Jeremiah met each other through, well, Gears of War back in 2006 although both were dating other people at that time. However as fate would have it, they both became single and started seeing each other. As a way of proposing to Megan, Jeremiah hid the engagement ring in a seemingly sealed copy of Gears of War 3, where she said yes (obviously). The couple even had a Gears of War themed wedding and if you head on over to the source link below, you can see photos of the couple cutting the wedding cake using the Retro Lancer, which is a weapon from the game for those who might be unfamiliar. Kind of heartwarming, isn’t it?

[Image credit – Emily McGonigle]

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Gears of War FPS – “Never say never,” according to executive producer Rod Fergusson

For those unfamiliar, the Gears of War franchise is a third-person shooter which means that unlike first-person shooters, players will not be playing through the eyes of the character. Some people prefer third-person, while others believe that shooter games should only be first-person. Either way if the thought of a first-person version of Gears of War sounds intriguing to you, you might be interested to learn that according to executive producer Rod Fergusson, it is not entirely out of the question. In an interview with OXM, he was quoted as saying:

“I’m a big believer in never say never […] It’s all about what’s interesting in the industry at the time and where fans want us to take it. We don’t want to say never but it’s not on the top of my mind either. We look at what makes sense and move in that direction.”

Of course based on what he said, we probably shouldn’t expect an FPS version of Gears of War anytime soon, but it’s good to know that it is not impossible. What do you guys think? Do you think Gears of War would be more fun as an FPS? Or do you prefer keeping it the way it is right now?

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Epic Games: Infinity Blade on iOS more profitable by the pound than any other game we’ve made

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Traditional console makers have often sworn up and down that mobile doesn’t make money for game development. That might still be true for some developers, but you’ll get a very different answer if you ask Epic Games. Co-founders Tim Sweeney and Mark Rein have collectively described the currently iOS-only, Chair-developed Infinity Blade as the “most profitable game we’ve ever made” when considering the amount of money and time invested relative to the money coming back. Yes, that includes even the Gears of War series, which most consider Epic’s primary cash cow. Sweeney, like his long-time competitor Johh Carmack at id Software, is also taken aback by the power stuffed inside the latest generation of mobile devices — a 2012 iPad is nearer the performance of a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, he tells Gamasutra, and the pace is only picking up. Even more insights await in the interview with Sweeney; click below if you want a hint of what one of gaming’s pioneers has to say about where your tablets, phones and (yes) PCs are going.

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