Gears of War 2 got leaked already on the internet. All games get pirated, so it’s no surprise this one happened so quickly. What does Epic have planned?
In an effort to combat piracy we’re implementing a day-one patch that requires you input a unique PIN every 15 minutes.
Fake Cliff Bleszinski threw that up on his Twitter account. We know he kids, but how far are we actually away from something like this? Game developers and publishers are making things harder and harder for the people that actually buy these games.
Remember people, this was a joke. Don’t get your panties all up in a bunch at us or Cliffy.
[Update] Just found out from some sources that wish to remain unnamed that this was posted by an imposter Cliffy B. Hate when that happens.
You often hear of people obtaining a game weeks prior to their release dates.You’re taunted with screenshots of the box art, a shot of the douche bag inserting the disc in the console (you know, because we really don’t know how that’s done), and then, lastly, actual gameplay images or footage.An emotional burst of jealousy kicks in and then, the question that convolutes our mind: “Who the fuck did he have to rob for that?”Rob indeed, my friends, rob indeed.
Apparently, that question has been solved by an employee of game packager Technicolor.Rodney Gray has been charged with the theft of 900 copies of Fable II and Gears of War 2 and assorted DVDs.As per a Memphis police affidavit, Rodney Gray told officer that he “took the games and DVDs to sell.”I’m speechless.900 copies of Fable II and Gears of War 2?Really, Rodney?What, do you have your own mom-and-pop shop on the side?
It amazes me at how stupid some people really are.I’m pretty sure that 900 of anything is a noticeable number.I usually would say “poor Rodney” in the defense of an obsessive gamer.I’ll just give him some advice: Rodney, where you’re going, you can only be three things:Someone’s bitch, the person who makes other people their bitch (i.e. the “tough guy”), or Michael Scofield from Prison Break.Try your hardest to convince those people you’re Michael Scofield, for the sake of your intestines.You’ll either, a) Be labeled insane b) Have people believe you or c) Get your shit pushed in.Either way, you can’t lose in telling people you have the blueprints to the prison.The majority of them are just as stupid as you are; there’s a chance that they might believe you.
November 7th. This is the day when Xbox 360 owners will stand in the blistering cold impatiently, in unison, glancing at their watches and blankly awaiting for the small hand to hit 12:00am. Cries of despair and moans of fatigue permeate the surrounding somber atmosphere. The cold is no longer considered. Frost from winter’s cold breath has developed over their still brows as their hearts begin to pound ferociously. Could be high blood pressure developing from that Whopper eaten earlier. Suddenly, with their predatory instinct, they quickly glimpse at the shadowy figure emerging from the corner of their eyes. It’s a GameStop employee. This is the reality of what will happen on launch day for Gears of War 2. Xbox 360 owners will camp outside their local game store and await the release of the highly anticipated upcoming blockbuster from Epic.
Over 20,000 retailers in the US are being estimated for opening at midnight on November 7th for the release of Gears of War 2. Buyers attending the apocalyptic opening events are going to receive a token for a limited-edition in-game item, and over the launch weekend players will get the opportunity to beat the living hell out of the development team over at Epic via Xbox Live. Oh, how I would love to kick Cliffy B’s ass in GoW2.
Apparently an overzealous gamer has gotten his hands onto a copy of Gears 2. He has the achievments to prove it. No idea how he got it, but is playing Gears 2 as we speak. No doubt MS is not happy about this. Notice he hides the part with his gamertag. He lists his NEOGAF name but that is it. Here are the rest of the screens.
This weekend I went over to my local Best BUy on a quest to browse the newest releases and return some merchandise I had never opened that I got back some decent cash for, its like finding money in your house unopened DVDs. I saw an entire section of pre-orders ranging from Fable II, Fallout, Saints Row 2, Wii Music and the grand daddy of them all Gears of War 2. If you haven’t seen this weeks circular there is an offer for a free remote controlled Gears tank with your pre-order, which looks pretty cool and almost had me grab the pre-order on the spot, until I read the fine print. The tank is only available at time of launch, not before so you can play with your cool tank to help pass the time until Gears comes out. What is even worse is that you are not guaranteed one anyway with your pre-order, it is while supplies last! Shame on you Best Buy, you almost had me with this one! Always read the fine print.
*Date subject to change.
**Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks. Limit 1 per customer.
***$5 deposit required.
****Remote control tank available for pick up with game on 11/7/08.
Who’s the baddest of the bad when it comes to the Locust in Gears of War? Check out a top 5 countdown hosted by Baird, one of your allies in the game. Gotta love the humor in there. Boomers are dumb asses. Write that down, people.
Listen to Cliffy B., Rod Fergusson and Mike Capps discuss the characters and plot of the new Gears of War 2 game. This puts the game in perspective for you if you were wondering what the game would be about and also connects it to the first game as well. I like the introduction of the new character that is almost samurai like in nature and fights for honor. Gear 2 story is looking a bit deeper than the first already, but I have my reservations as the game looks a lot like the first one with tweaks, only time will tell.
Thats right I called him Cliffy B. want to fight about it? No matter how grown up he wants to sound he will never be able to shake the name Cliffy B. If I were him I would just embrace it, it could have been worse if his name were Mike Crotch or something of that nature. In any even it is hard to view Cliffy B. seriously after watching this video, this is testament that if you are going to make funny noises during an interview to show off new game mechanics you may want to make sure no one has the footage to remix it. Listen to Cliffy B. as he seemingly loses his mind and makes some seriously funny machine gun noises. Boom!
Is the Xbox 360 already almost outdated? Are developers alreday looking towards Xbox 720? I hope not. In a recent interview, Epic senior producer Rod Fergusson shared some recent thoughts on where he thinks the Xbox 360 is going and they were not a rousing battle cry to say the least.
I mean, I’m not the technical guy… all I know is that with the two to three more years of optimization that we’ve had, we’re much further along than I think, three years ago, we thought we were going to get.
So I think we’re certainly approaching the upper end of it, as far as what developers are able to do with it, but just looking at all the demos we saw today — ours and others — it’s clear that all the games just keep improving, and keep pushing that bar.
I think it’s just a matter of, you know, it’s a slow cycle; you only get a kick at it every couple years, and so it takes a while for people to see that progress.
There will be games in development that won’t ship until 2010, and I’m sure they’ll look killer, just because, again, they’ll have more time with it, and learn from mistakes and optimizations of others. So, I don’t know; I think we’re getting up there, but I still think there’s room to grow.”
Ok. So does this mean that the best possible games we are going to see on the 360 are almost here and we can expect everything to plateau until the next next gen shows up? I doubt MS appreciates this and I’m sure a response is imminent.
Check out some camera footage of Team Deathmatch in Gears of War 2 from PAX. It’s looking very solid and will improve on a lot of things from the first game. Check it out.
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