Are you F'ing kidding me...! 0_o

I give to you an OFFICIAL Gears Of War 2 trailer!!

For those not aware, a pretty big video game conference is taking place right now in the Moscone Center in San Fransisco called the Game Developers Conference (GDC08).

It was today at GDC that Epic officially unveiled Gears Of War 2 for November of this year. Heres a little blurb from Gamespot:

"After Epic founder Tim Sweeney and president Mike Capps left the stage with no mention of the shooter midway through Microsoft's presentation, the lights dimmed to close out the keynote...and a trailer for Gears of War 2 played. Cliffy B then stormed the stage, chainsaw rifle in hand, revealing the game would officially light up Microsoft's console exclusively this November."

Not surprising news that a sequel is coming with the success of the first Gears Of War...but holy shit...

DID I MENTION THAT GEARS OF WAR 2 IS COMING THIS NOVEMBER!!?

Happy I am...haaaappy!

Gears of War: A-TEAM

I gots it, I gots it, I gots it I do!!

I picked up Gears Of War today. I gotta say, it feels like I've been waiting forever for this game - and I'm not ashamed to admit the flush of excitement that came over me when I put the disk in and the game fired up for the first time.

It doesn't disappoint one bit - and all the hype surrounding it is very well deserved. The run and gun days are over, it is now time for stop and pop, I'm absolutely loving the concept of taking cover in this game. The simplicity of just needing to really worry about one button (A button) to take care of all your cover options works very smoothly, and leaves you plenty of time to focus on taking out the enemy rather then trying to remember what does what.

There's a chainsaw on my gun!!

Yup.

And I swear to the gods I let out a holler when I was online and chainsawed my first victim, add to that the ability to curb stomp your opponent when he's down to finish him off, and you discover really that that's what Gears Of War is all about.

No doubt in my mind - this is the game of the year.

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Also, while I was at the store getting Gears, I picked up the wireless headset/mic that was just released. Its pretty slick, waaaaaay overpriced - but hey, it makes me feel like Jack Bauer while I wear it, and thats worth the price in itself.
Over all though the headset works as good (if not better) as the wired set that comes with the Xbox 360.

EDIT -- Upon further use, I have sadly discovered this mic a shameful rip-off from Microsoft. I payed 70 freaking dollars and the bloody thing screams feedback and distortion into the ears of whoever happens to be at the receiving end. 80% of the time I end up having to switch to my default wired mic/headset.

Gears Of War.

Well, Ive had my XBox 360 for a number of months now...and am very much enjoying it. Whenever a new console comes out there is usually one or two games in particular that catch your eye and in their singularity make you desire ownage of said system.

For me the game on the 360 that makes me touch myself privately at night in silent ecstacy is Gears Of War. This is the game that told me I would indeed one day be owning a 360. My plan in all honesty was to wait for this game to hit the market before I actually bought Microsofts new system. Of course as I blogged about here, plans dont always work out the way one intends. And besides the release date for Gears Of War is a far away November 7th and there was no way I wanted to wait that long for Microsofts little fun box.

"Gears of War—a third-person tactical action/horror game—is being developed
by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and the Xbox 360™ video
game system. As Marcus Fenix, you fight a war against the immense Locust Horde, which not only out powers but outnumbers you, your squad, and the entire force of the Coalition of Ordered Governments. Gears of War is the only game to blenda deep and disturbing story of human survival against an endless mass of nightmarish creatures, a next-generation tactical combat system, and unsurpassed visuals and special effects. The story unfolds as a ragtag group of soldiers use every last ounce of strength to survive the onslaught from the forces of evil, which begins on the historic Emergence Day."

"Gears of War is designed for gamers aged 18 and older, who seek a deeper and more connected story that revolves around mature themes and depictions. The massively scoped worlds, memorable characters, and epic story line of Gears of War play out like an intense and unsettling Hollywood blockbuster action film. Movie-quality cut scenes, cinematic camera moves, and in-game storytelling bring the brutal, emotionally charged narrative to life, and this narrative remains alive because it is seamlessly controlled by you, Marcus Fenix. "

Its gonna rock our socks off! I cant freaking wait.