Gears of War 2

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GEARS OF WAR 2 collectors edition

 

 

“Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2,” a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski

 

A Bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, design galleries with audio commentary by Epic Games, and promotional videos including the E3 2008 trailer, “Rendezvous”

 

A Dominic and Maria Keepsake Photo

 

A Exclusive Xbox LIVE code to unlock a gold-plated Lancer Assault Rifle for online play

 

All in a Steel book DVD case

 

http://worldgamingnews.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/gears-of-war-2-collectors-edition/

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E308: Gears Of War 2 Party

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id4xLyvOies&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-NhytzY1cE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTggOqbbVYg&feature=related

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New Gears of War 2 footage from Gamestop tournament

 

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/24/new-gears-of-war-2-footage-from-gamestop-tournament/

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Gears of War 2 new video from the E3 party

 

http://gamekyo.com/video12267_gears-of-war-2-new-video-from-the-e3-party.html

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Gears Of War 2 Features "Backwards Compatible" Linked Achievements

 

Even more interesting was the announcement that Gears of War 2 would feature "linked Achievements." In short, goals reached in the original Gears of War will carry over to the sequel, giving the player bonuses. Cliff listed three examples of how linked Achievements will work.

 

Keep in mind, some may be light spoilers.

 

- Complete Act One in Gears Of War, unlock a playable Anthony Carmine in Gears of War 2

- Find 10 COG tags in Gears Of War, unlock Minh Young Kim in Gears of War 2

- Kill Raam in Gears Of War, unlock a playable Raam in Gears of War 2

 

http://kotaku.com/5029602/gears-of-war-2-features-backwards-compatible-linked-achievements

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IGN: Gears 2 Best shooter and best Graphics for E3

 

http://games.ign.com/articles/893/893833p1.html

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Gears 2 will use what's being called Linked Achievements. Players who played Gears 1 and completed Act 1 will be able to play as Carmine in Gears 2's multiplayer. If you killed Raam at the end of Gears 1 his character model will be available as well. There will be more Linked Achievements in Gears 2, but those were the only examples given.

 

Steve Jablonsky recently finished the last recording session at Skywalker Sound for the soundtrack. He also did Transformers and the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

 

You'll see Carmine brother Anthony in the game.

 

There's a 130 dollar bundle of Gears 2 that will include an actual Lancer. No, it's not a functioning gun.

 

Gears 2 is "just as much Dom's story as Marcus'."

 

Dizzy's hat can be shot off in multiplayer. Dizzy is voiced by Peter Jason from Deadwood.

 

The collector's edition of Gears 2 will include the photo of Dom and his wife that Dom actually carries through the campaign. He pulls it out to ask people if they've seen his wife.

 

Both the comic and the novel are prequels to Gears 2 but take place after the first game. The comic stars a new COG soldier who makes a cameo in the campaign mode of the second game.

 

Jack, the helpful little robot from Gears 1 has much more screen time in Gears 2.

 

The panel showed off a Gears of War Xbox 360 adorned with fancy artwork and a red paint job. One side of the console showed frenzied Locust and the other showed COG soldiers.

 

The Gears novel comes out on October 28. Karen Travis also wrote the Republic Commando novels and love writing about war. She quizzed the folks at Epic asking, "How do the soldiers clean the chainsaw bayonet? What does their armor feel like?" Cliff had no answer when she originally posed the question. At one point Ortega suggested that they use "Lancer floss."

 

The Corpser is in the game.

 

Dom's older brother Carlos, who is a friend of Marcus', is in the novel.

 

Len Wiseman is directing the Gears movie, Chris Morgan is doing the script and Legendary Pictures is co-financing. Cliff is an executive producer on the project.

 

The actor playing the lead role might not be the massive buff guy that people expect.

 

Cliff enjoyed lighting things on fire and dressing as a ninja as a kid.

 

Thirty percent of Gears 2 takes place in The Hollow (the Locust lair). Cliff made the distinction to ensure that people didn't think it was a "cave game."

 

People think Jon DiMaggio is hilarious. Especially when he converses with himself in the Bender and Marcus Fenix voices.

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http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/20432

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Comic-Con 2008: Xbox Creator's Showcase: Gears of War 2

 

http://www.gamespot.com/video/938611/6195155/videoplayerpop?rgroup=comiccon08_videos

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Amazon's Gears of War 2 Lancer bundle available now for $140

 

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/08/amazons-gears-of-war-2-lancer-bundle-available-now-for-140/#comments

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Mike Capps presents "The Making of Gears of War 2" at the 2008 LGC

 

http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/gearsofwar2/video/6196176/gc-2008-keynote-the-making-of-gears-of-war-2

 

What's Up? is vaguely explained. It shows you what your friends are doing to make it easier to join/invite them to your game.

 

More save slots confirmed. Now you can have multiple co-op and single player saves.

 

More co-op sections where you split up, each path very different now.

 

Lots of bosses and minibosses promised.

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http://darkzero.co.uk/game-news/gears-of-war-2-limited-edition-to-have-over-2-hours-of-documentaries/

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X08: Cliff talks Gears 2's 'Seriously 2.0' achievement

 

The freshly new "Seriously 2.0" achievement will require a whopping 100,000 kills to unlock. Yes, you read correctly, 100,000! But fear not, the achievement task isn't what you think, because "Seriously 2.0"'s 100,000 kills come from both single and co-op campaign gaming. So, no multiplayer kills will count. We say, bring on the Locust and give us our second helping of Seriously Gamerscore.

 

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/08/21/x08-cliff-talks-gears-2s-seriously-2-0-achievement/