GP Reports: "With almost less than 48 hours left before the much anticipated release of Gears of War 2 for the XBOX 360, we are preparing ourselves here in GamersPlatform to give you all the information that you need to find out just at the time of the game's release.

As you may all know, Gears of War 2 has bunch of unlockables that you can unlock to make you come back over to the game after finishing the story mode..."
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VideoGamer.com writes: "We've just been sent word and photographic evidence of Marcus Fenix getting into a scuffle with paparazzi after leaving the Groucho Club in London's West End last night. According to one onlooker "Marcus is a big guy and it was pretty scary - he just totally lost the plot"."
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Asked why there was no Gears of War 2 beta, Epic's Bleszinski has compared the process to getting laid with some chick and then moving on.

He argued that beta testers are susceptible to not feeling "motivated" enough to grab the final product as you've already gotten your taste. GOW2 a "pretty great game", by the way.
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Using the average critics score's of two major stat tracking sites Little Big Planet has topped the all-star console exclusives; Gears of War 2, Resistance 2 and Fable 2. Here's how it breaks down.

1. Little Big Planet
2. Gears of War 2
3. Fable 2
4. Resistance 2
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Nikole writes:

"Last night I attend the Quantum of Solace release party in Hollywood. There were several raffles going on at the time and a fairly small turn out so I was extremely optimistic about winning. Alas, I won nothing, not even a sticker. I was crushed. When it seemed there was no longer anything pure in the world, I got a voice mail, a magical voice mail..."
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Ashley K. reports:

"Amazon is here to alleviate your gun-saw itch by offering replicas of the Lancer for purchase. The list price is $139.99, but the sweet deal here, is if you order before November 7th, you'll get a free copy of Gears of War 2. That's a $60 value, so if you haven't pre-ordered Gears of War 2 and you want this gun, there's no reason to pass this up. The only hard part now is convincing your wife why you need the Lancer because there's no telling when that pesky Locust Horde could pop up. Go on, get to beggi... persuading."
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* Only Open to Australian And New Zealand Community members due to freight*

Find the COG-Tags and Answer the Q?'s

It's simple enough really. We've hidden several pics of 2 (two) different types of Gears Of War 2 COG-Tags throughout the site in various pages. Most are hidden in pages or articles relating to Gears or Gears 2 or Gears (dah naturally) and one or two spread amoungst the most "recent popular" pages within the site. Just find the 10 answers and send them to OXCGN Competition Email.

Prizes Up For Grabs

5 Winners:- You could win one of the following prizes

• 3 x Copies of Gears 2 Collectors Edition to be won

• 1 x Red Gears Of War Hoodie

• 1 x Red Gears Of Wars "T"
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Rumor: Polish video game website found out, that there is PC version of Gears of War 2 in World Cyber Games poll. Considering fact, that global tournaments like WCG must be prepared in advance, this can be true. Will GoW2 be released in early 2009?
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GamingIndians.com covers the Gears of War 2 launch in Mumbai, India.
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Shortly after Call of Duty 4 was released, a certain number of players realized that certain modifications to an Xbox 360 controller would allow the rate of fire from single-shot weapons such as the M14 to be dramatically increased. From buying online, in-store, or with some clever DIY, players everywhere realized the gameplay benefit of modding their controllers. As the Call of Duty 5 beta emerged, these 'Turbo' or 'modded' controllers became increasingly more popular.
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Spike TV will be celebrating the launch of Gears of War 2 with a special half-hour show that will give gamers an exclusive code to unlock content on the Gears of War website. In addition to this code, gamers can watch as five fans compete in "an alternate Gears of War world."
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N4G average review of Gears Of War 2 is 9.2 and Resistance is 9.3, while Metacritics average review of Gears Of War 2 9.6/10 and Resistance 2 is 9.0/10.

so who do we trust then?
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"Just today we discovered another use for the cog tag CSID# that wasn't available when the site first launched and has nothing to do with unlocking new locations. Entering our unique number one last time opened up an exclusive Gears of War 2 desktop image of Marcus ready to kick some serious ass."
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Aeropause writer Jeremy Yerby looks at the best titles coming out for the Xbox 360 in the month of November. Some of the hightlights include Gears of War 2 and Mirror's Edge.
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CVG: Epic Games has responded to the hugely positive reception of magazine and online reviews for Gears of War 2, calling the plethora of 90-plus scores "humbling"
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GameStop, the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host midnight release events for the Xbox 360 exclusive "Gears of War 2" by Epic Games at 3,500 stores nationwide. Starting at 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2008, customers can visit their local GameStop and be among the first to get their hands on the new game at 12:01 a.m.

Fans will have the opportunity to compete in a variety of trivia challenges as well as have the chance to bring out their inner war hero during "Gears of War" tournaments. Customers who purchase "Gears of War 2" at the events will receive an Xbox LIVE token for an exclusive in-game downloadable gold-plated Hammerburst for use in multiplayer gameplay and "Gears of War 2" Xbox LIVE Theme tokens, while supplies last. These tokens will not be available beyond the night of launch.
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From OXCGN:

"Gears of War 2 is almost here. To celebrate the release, 7 COGs have been placed around Australia in secret locations as well as 7 in EB Games retailers, 2 virtual COGs on the EB Games Australian Website and another 5 virtual COGs on IGN.com.au. These metal COGS allow you to unlock the secrets behind the epic back story of Gears of War 2. There's only 1000 of these to be found in the world guys, and only 50 in Australia and New Zealand!

Physical COGs are marked with unique codes that when punched into the Gears of War website unlock content that tells the epic story between the conclusion of Gears of War and Gears 2. Each time one of these COGS is found a new part of the 'Last Day' story will be revealed on the Gears of War website."
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Gameplayer are reporting on the exact time that the Gears of War 2 review embargo lifts for all the major sites. And have looked to get the excitement building with a range of Gears related reads.
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From OXCGN:
"Well Gears Of War 2 is just around the corner and waiting to hit our shores come November 7th at exactly 0.00:1am. Several midnight launches around Australia will be handing over the game to eager Gears Of War 2 fans. We will be some of the first "official" players online with Gears Of War 2, playing with those on our Friends-List.

You see our valued North American readers, Fri 0.00:1 7th November is around *16-20 hours BEFORE the East Coast of the United States or Canada even wakes up . . . let alone ticks over the hour of Midnight of the 6th into the 7th.

While talking to Mr Bleszinski - (we'll call him Cliff for ease of this discussion) - I had the opportunity to ask him a few personal questions. I wanted to approach him about his background. A couple of my questions had him looking a little amazed and perplexed.

I asked him if he was "happy now that the game he was originally building in high school was finally in the can . . The game called 'Over Fiend' . . . . you remember?!" Cliff stood still for a moment, looked straight at Scott (Pulse rep) and then asked, "what did you say?" - I thought I'd broken some Gears Of War protocol or something. I repeated the question. He asked again, "what game did you say?"."
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Gears of War 2 is finally set to release this week (Friday, November 7, 2008).

Here is a quick summary of midnight opening and deal information across North America.
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