Mark Rein of Epic writes: "As I mentioned before the break we've been working on a major title update for Gears of War 2. This update will address bugs and exploits as well as add some new achievements related to downloadable content. We don't have an exact date for it but all indicators are it will go live within January. If that changes we'll let you know.
Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a free Xbox Live membership with the purchase of Gears of War 2 for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.
"The demos of Mirror's Edge and Too Human had strong online showings in 2008, but the full versions failed to captivate Xbox Live users in the same way, according to Microsoft's annual rankings of top-played games.
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Gamerz Galore writes: "You saw the GameSpot Awards and you have probably read other site's Top 2008 Awards. Well, now it's our turn and here are the Gamerz Galore Best of 2008 Awards!
Here we are then, the final installment in our Top 50 Games of 2008. It's worth reiterating once again that the list is not intended as a definitive rundown of the 50 best games of the year, but instead reflects votes cast by our staff and contributors based on the games they have played and enjoyed.
2008 was a big year. There were so many great games released that it's incredibly hard to decide which one deserves to be the Game of the Year… so that's why Ripten is going to make you do it. Have a gander at Ripten's nominees and let them know which game you think deserves top honors. Additionally, they want to spark some debate as they also want to know which of the nominees is least deserving of Game of the Year.
Gears of War 2 attended Glitch Fest 2000. We know that. But just how glitchy? Here's a video that shows off just about all of them. There's 16 total with some honorable mentions.
Daily Star writes:
That Combustible map pack didn't seem to ignite much passion into Gears of War 2, as the shoe-in for Best Shooter Involving a Chain Saw-infused Rifle Award remains numero quartro on the Xbox Live activity chart for last week. The game was also 4th place the week prior, and 3rd place for two consecutive weeks before that. Far from being a bad position, but it's certainly not dominating the service like its predecessor.
A Microsoft spokesperson told Edge late in October that the game wouldn't be released in the country " indefinitely " , just hours before Microsoft hurriedly retracted its statement and claimed there was no announcement to be made. Now the game appears set for an official launch some time in 2009, according to a Dengeki report.
What better way to celebrate the new year by killing wave after wave of Locust? Well you can do just that by entering the Play & Win sweepstakes for a chance to win prizes. You can register now and play through this weekend, December 30-January 1
Gears of War 2, barely a year old, has slipped to fourth place on the Xbox Live activity charts, behind two games that are over a year old - COD4 and Halo 3.
Prosecutor Kim Worthy was responsible for sentencing Kwame Kilpatrick in 2008. Now that she has more time on her hands again, she is back to attacking video games again with her annual top 10 violent videos games of 2008 list.
Games are Evil writes, "Those of you who are Gears of War 2 multiplayer addicts, it looks like uncle Cliffy is back to give you another fix of the sweet stuff. Shortly after being named Shooter of the Year at Sunday night's Spike Video Game Awards, Epic Games shot another surprise our way. According to 1up.com there was a trailer shown that let slip the existence of an exclusive Gears of War 2 multiplayer pack entitled the "Combustible Map Pack."
Gears 2 Combustible Map Pack will be up on Xbox Live tonight at 12am Pacific -3am Eastern.
Two days ago, Gears of War 2 level designer Dave Nash introduced players to the "dizzy hat" Easter egg, which appeared to equip all characters with Dizzy's cowboy hat. After a day of intense searching and claims of PhotoShop, Gears of War 2 forum member Grindhouse solved the riddle and uncovered how to unlock the hats. The best part? Unlocking the hats results in giant-hat-wearing corpsers who yell demonic "Yee-haws".
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 10 percent in November from a year earlier, market researcher NPD said on Thursday, as Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) reported its Wii console and DS hand-held system both set U.S. sales records in the month.
If the recent title update for Gears of War 2 didn't get you into matchmaking any faster, you may want to try again.