Apparently driving a chainsaw into Locust throats is more popular than we thought. Microsoft announced this morning that Gears of War 3 has sold over 3 million copies in its first week on shelves. This was enough to push the Gears of War franchise over a billion dollars in its lifetime. Also announced was that in one [...]
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Get Briefed On Gears of War 3′s Beefed Up Horde Mode
June 23rd, 2011
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Gears of War 2 set off a gaming phenomenon when it introduced Horde Mode. Almost every shooter since has included this new type of gameplay mode in some form or another. So what’s Marcus Fenix to do in a world that just wants to copy him? Reinvent himself of course. Gears 3 is going to [...]
Gears of War 3 Campaign Trailer
May 30th, 2011
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Well, that was awesome. Even though I’m not the biggest Gears of War fan, the newest trailer for the Gears of War 3 campaign does rock. I mean, come on, it played War Pigs. If you haven’t watched the trailer yet, do so now. We will probably get a lot more Gears news out of [...]
Weathering the Bulletstorm
March 25th, 2011
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Let me just get this out there: Bulletstorm might be the most important game of the last three generations. Go ahead. Let that sink in for a moment. The game in which you are encouraged to and rewarded for shooting a rocket up another man’s ass might be the most important release of the last [...]
Impressions: Bulletstorm Demo
January 25th, 2011
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With the Bulletstorm demo released today on XBL and PSN, it’s certain now that Duke Nukem may have a bigger fight on his hands. Initially from watching video of both games they seemed remarkably similar. Both are foul-mouthed, over-the-top, and hyper-violent first person shooters that are played for laughs at their core. That is where [...]
Epic Trademarks Gears of War: Exile
January 18th, 2011
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Epic Games has been busy putting together a slew of Gears titles. In addition to this Fall’s Gears of War 3 and the announcement of the Gears of War Triple Pack, we just got word that Epic has filed for a trademark for the title and above logo for Gears of War: Exile. Before the [...]
Infinity Blade Slashes Previous Fastest Grossing App’s Record
December 13th, 2010
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Chair’s Infinity Blade is making sacks and sacks of cash. The medieval punch out-esque iOS game has been well received by critics and over 286,000 gamers which has translated into sales of $1.7 million in only 4 days. That makes Infinity Blade the fastest growing app ever, claiming the title from Cut the Rope and [...]
People Can Fly Will Unleash A Bulletstorm
December 29th, 2009
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Polish game developer People Can Fly(not the ones who made The Witcher, that’s CD Projekt)known for the Painkiller games, before getting bought up by Epic Games have trademarked the name Bulletstorm.
Reviewcast: DLC Xplosion
August 13th, 2009
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The Crew returns with a real doozy. After pouring hours into Dark Corners (Gears of War 2), Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta (both Fallout 3) they emerge ready to judge. Everything from the arguing to the new intro music can be summed up in one word: Epic.