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When the gears start grinding, the cogs best come strapped ... firepower and tactics collide in Gears of War

Available on: PC , Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Epic Games

Franchise: Gears of War

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Latest Stories

Gears of War - Delta Squad Box Set Confirmed for...

A brand new selection of Gears of War merchandise has been revealed today, undoubtedly set to slot...

PC News from N4G - Oct 23, 2009

Disabled but deadly: Gaming’s physically...

They may have lost limbs, but they never lost their love for murder

PC Feature - Aug 11, 2009

Gears of War Movie Details from SDCC '09

Koku Gamer writes: 'Gears of War director Len Wiseman and writer Chris Morgan have appeared at the...

PC News from N4G - Jul 26, 2009

Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski Is Hungry For A New...

With the pending release of the All Fronts Collection and Dark Corners DLC, our exclusive video...

PC News from N4G - Jul 23, 2009

Game Downloads from FileRadar

Gears of War PC Patch #1 (Revised)

Gears of War - The Spire Multiplayer Map

Gears of War PC Patch #1

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FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Spoiler-Free Gears of War FAQ (360)

Aug 18, 2008

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Features

Disabled but deadly: Gaming’s physically...

They may have lost limbs, but they never lost their love for murder

Aug 11, 2009

Gaming's most facepalm-worthy heroes

When the hero's mistakes end the world instead of saving it

Jun 26, 2009

The cheesiest videogame songs EVER

Pop ballads, hair metal and other ear-ripping tunes so bad you can’t stop listening

Sep 23, 2008

Why you're actually playing as the bad guys in...

Want to REALLY save the planet? Leave it to the Locust

Sep 5, 2008

Six Snotty Comments: PC Gamer pouts about Gears Of...

360 gamers get it first again? That sucks, and so does the game

May 14, 2008

59 levels to play before you die: D - G

From the brilliant to the barmy - levels that every gamer needs to experience

Mar 21, 2008

2007's worst kept gaming secrets

We knew they were happening. The industry said we were wrong. But we weren't.

Dec 18, 2007

The Epic tradition

The masters of Unreal talk gore and combat

Oct 26, 2007

PC: The Ones to Watch

Don't avert your eyes from these eye-searing shooters

Aug 8, 2007

Your vision for the future of war - Gears of War 2

We look at the kick-ass weapons you want in the sequel

Apr 4, 2007

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News

Gears of War - Delta Squad Box Set Confirmed for...

A brand new selection of Gears of War merchandise has been revealed today, undoubtedly set to slot...

News from N4G Oct 23, 2009

Gears of War Movie Details from SDCC '09

Koku Gamer writes: 'Gears of War director Len Wiseman and writer Chris Morgan have appeared at the...

News from N4G Jul 26, 2009

Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski Is Hungry For A New...

With the pending release of the All Fronts Collection and Dark Corners DLC, our exclusive video...

News from N4G Jul 23, 2009

New Gears of War Female Character

X360a writes: Following a distress signal from the overrun city of Jilane, Delta Squad is dispatched...

News from N4G Jul 22, 2009

"What Makes Us Epic?" Keynote Summary...

The Power Review: Dr. Michael Capps, President of Epic Games was the first keynote speaker at the...

News from N4G Apr 30, 2009

Project E: Gears Of War MMO-Clone Finally Coming...

Blend Games writes: We reported on this game a few months ago. The reaction from gamers was...

News from N4G Apr 1, 2009

Gears could be web-based game in mere weeks if...

Gamezine: Instant Action's vice president claims that any game can be played through a web browser,...

News from N4G Feb 27, 2009

Gears of War Finally Fixed

A crippling bug that prevented anyone, anywhere from playing the game has finally been fixed...

News from N4G Feb 9, 2009

New Gears of War for Windows Patch Released

Quite recently, all Gears of War PC players were getting a You cannot run this game with modified...

News from N4G Feb 8, 2009

Gears of War PC digital certificate expires, kills...

Users on the Gears of War official forums are reporting that the digital certificates for the game...

News from N4G Jan 29, 2009

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Review

Worry not - this is no slapdash 360 port

Nov 2, 2007

Nov 2, 2007 Let's pretend, for the first half of the review, that no one here has played Gears of War. We'll put our fingers in our ears, count backwards from 10 and allow the hype and hoopla to drift from our ears like a beautiful smoke effect. And… you're under. So, Gears of War in one word: meaty. Even the sneering lips of the heroes manage to be muscular, and the dialogue stinks of five-day sweat. The weaponry is tactile, and the sound effects are like someone slapping strips of ...

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Previews

Gears of War - hands-on

We fight the Locust and live to tell the tale

Oct 26, 2007

Oct 26, 2007 We're playing the Gears of War PC's new King of the Hill mode, which has just seen four other players kill each other viciously from behind one after another in a hilarious cartoon chain of death. As the legendary lead designer CliffyB said to me earlier in the day, the new multiplayer game is indeed, "f---ing hilarious." Gears of War has shifted over four million copies on Xbox 360 alone, won countless Game of the Year awards and become one of the most popular online shooters of ... » Read Full Gears of War preview

E3 07: Gears of War - hands-on

New multiplayer mode, maps, and story missions for PC version revealed

Jul 12, 2007

It's been about 8 months since Gears of War's orgiastic celebration of blood, guts, and in-your-face visceral gameplay upped the ante for shooters when it debuted on the Xbox 360. This week, game designer Cliff Bleszinski finally acknowledged what gamers have been expecting for quite some time, that Gears of War would be blasting its way to the PC. This holiday season, both XP and Vista users can look forward to five new chapters added to the story mode, a new multiplayer mode, and 3 new maps. ... » Read Full Gears of War preview

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