GameStop wants to get you in the mood for Gears of War 2. They also want your money and pre-orders. To help with all of these needs, all of the company’s stores will be hosting Gears of War tournaments this Friday, July 25th at 9:30pm.
Along with the tournament, there will be prizes for winners (and some random ones thrown in) as well as a custom produced video by Epic Games showing off some new stuff in Gears of War 2. Since the game is rated M, you have to be 17 or older to attend the event, so have your ID ready.
I’ll be showing off some of my Gears skills at my local GameStop in Saratoga Springs. Anyone that wants to try and take me down, let me know in the comments. Will you be going to your local GameStop on Friday night to win some Gears prizes?
[Update] The flyer for the event has a coupon on the back where you can get an extra 30% in trade-in credit on games when you pre-order Gears of War 2. The promo is running from July 25th through July 27th, so get ready to pre-order this weekend.
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My local Gamestop sucks ass, they will not be getting my patronage.
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Called my local gamestop in Atlantic City, NJ. Here are the Official rules(I made the employee read them to me!):
1v1,Gametype – Execution, Round Dur – 3min, Down time – 20s, 1 round, single elim. all power weapons removed(shotgun / lancer / pistol only), Map – Gridlock, System Link (LAN),32 contestant max per store, GS will provide controller(no BYOC or BYOmemory), 17 or older (ID req’d!). Winner determined by who executes other player.
Of course there has to be a trade-in promotion. When doesn’t Game Stop do that when a hyped game is going to be released.