That's all you need to know, really. 1UP's GameVideos will be the very first place online you'll be able to see the footage, and they will be posting it in all of its HD glory.

And trust them when they say you're going to be blown away. So this Friday, go to dinner, go to the movies, or go play some GTA IV -- but whatever you do, make sure you check back at 10:30 p.m. PST for the exclusive first Gears of War 2 video.
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Apr 30, 2008

Capps to give Gears 2 keynote at GCDC

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Epic president Mike Capps will keynote GCDC this year, say this GI story, with the speech apparently focusing on Gear 2 development.
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Apr 30, 2008

Gears Of War Crimes Court Finds 2006 Locust Horde Massacre Justified

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An independent group holding a Gears of War Crimes Tribunal at the Coalition of Ordered Governments headquarters Wednesday to assess whether Delta Squad members Colonel Hoffman, Marcus Fenix, and Dominic Santiago had committed atrocities against the Locust Horde found the three super-soldiers' actions justified.
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Apr 25, 2008

Gears of War 2 Playable at Sasquatch Festival in May

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Microsoft's console is going to be the sponsor for the main stage of the summer music festival, and there will be playable kiosks all around, even a stage for playing Rock Band in front of a crowd. Most interestingly though, a playable beta level of Gears of War 2 will be present.

"Look for 19 kiosks throughout the gorge where you can sample various first and third-party Xbox 360 games -- including even a beta level of Gears of War 2!"
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Apr 24, 2008

Gears, Forza 2, Viva Piñata become UK Classics

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In the UK, beginning May 16, gamers will be able to pick-up a trio of titles marked down and packaged as Xbox 360 Classics. Late last week Microsoft announced plans to add Gears of War, Forza Motorsport 2 and Viva Piñata to their classic line-up, the PAL region equivalent of the Platinum Hits brand in North America.
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Apr 23, 2008

10 Questions for Epic's CliffyB

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Gamedaily.Biz writes: "We are happy to reveal that our next 10 Questions column will feature Cliff Bleszinski, lead designer on Gears of War. Start sending in your questions!

Our award-winning 10 Questions series (ok, so it's not award-winning, but it should be!) is on a roll. We've featured EA Chief Executive John Riccitiello, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot and just recently Microsoft Game Studios' Corporate VP Shane Kim. Now we're proud to announce that our next candidate is Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski (or CliffyB for short)."
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Apr 22, 2008

Joystiq: Gears of War 2 panel: 'hot chicks,' stereotypes, living cover and more

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Andrew Yoon reports after his trip to the Comic Con:

''While megatons were nary to be found at Epic Games' Gears of War 2 panel at this year's New York Comic Con, Epic president Michael Capps and writer Joshua Ortega nonetheless revealed a few tidbits that are sure to pique the interest of the Gears faithful.

Immediately after production on the first Gears wrapped up, the team had to ask itself what it could to make the game "bigger" and "more badass." For example, they saw how people responded to the last-minute addition of the chainsaw. What could they do to improve the chainsaw? Chainsaw duels, perhaps?

Cover, which is admittedly inspired by the oft-forgotten Kill.switch, will also be expanded upon in the sequel. Players have already taken cover behind inanimate objects: rocks, walls, etc. But, what if players could take cover behind moving, living things? What if players could kill a massive enemy and then use it as cover? This ultimately led to the development of massive worm creatures for the sequel.''
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Apr 22, 2008

Gears 2 Gameplay Footage Hits May 9

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Kotaku reports:

''Jonesing for your first taste of Gears of War 2 gameplay footage? Fortunately you don't have too long to wait.

Gametrailers TV just secured themselves the first in-game footage from the game. The bad news?...''
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Apr 22, 2008

First Gears of War 2 in-game video coming on May 9

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The very first in-game footage from the much anticipated Gears of War 2 is smashing onto the internet on May 9.Microsoft has confirmed that gameplay footage from Epic's big sequel will be unleashed on May 9, 11pm Pacific time - that's May 10, 7am in the UK.Microsoft says: "It will be approximately 90-120 seconds in length," and will "have an intro by Cliff and then show gameplay footage from the campaign." Multiplayer won't be ... » Read More

Apr 21, 2008

Gears comic coming from WildStorm

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DC Comics appears to be striving for a leading market position in the burgeoning field of comic book adaptations of popular video games. Already the home of World of Warcraft and PROTOTYPE comic books, DC's WildStorm imprint will soon bring us an adaptation of Gears of War.

While details on the comic Â¿ such as whether it will be an ongoing title or a limited series Â¿ have not been revealed, it's currently planned to launch this October.

Epic Games president Dr. Michael Capps is relishing this opportunity to promote his franchise in the lead up to the launch of Gears 2. "We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics to further bring to life the Gears of War universe. A lot of our developers are huge comic fans, and have loved the personas and chronicles unique to DC Comics since childhood. The Gears of War storyline and characters that millions of gamers have come to cherish will be a perfect fit under the WildStorm imprint."
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Apr 19, 2008

GeoW Comic Book Announced, No GeoW 2 Demo

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The success surrounding the popular Xbox 360/PC shooter Gears of War has led to the creation of a comic book based on the game's universe. It's officially been confirmed that DC Comics partnered with Epic Games to publish a Gears of War comic book series, which is "slated to debut from DC's WildStorm publishing imprint in October." More details will be uncovered soon.

As for the second installment in the shooter series -- a.k.a. Gears of War 2 -- Epic revealed that they won't be releasing a demo before the full game hits stores.

"[There are] no plans for a demo," associate producer Tanya Jessen told Shacknews. "The reason being that it's been such a fast turnaround. A two year production cycle, for a game of this caliber, is really short."

In relation to game-inspired comics, the well-known publisher DC Comics also recently revealed that its going to making a comic book series based on the upcoming game Prototype.
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Apr 18, 2008

No Gears of War 2 Demo Planned

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Epic Games has confirmed to Shacknews that it is not planning to release a demo of the cover-heavy action title Gears of War 2 (X360) demo in advance of the title's November launch.

"[There are] no plans for a demo," associate producer Tanya Jessen told Shacknews. "The reason being that it's been such a fast turnaround. A two year production cycle, for a game of this caliber, is really short."
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Apr 18, 2008

Gears Of War Getting Comic Book Treatment

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DC's WildStorm imprint is quickly becoming the go-to comics label for the video game industry. They've already got World of Warcraft and the recently announced Prototype, and now Epic and DC announce that Gears Of War will be getting the ongoing comic book series treatment as well.
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Apr 9, 2008

Rein on Gears 2: Game Informer article was "a tidbit"

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Epic boss Mark Rein has told videogaming247 that the Game Informer Gears of War 2 article that hit the web yesterday is just a "tidbit", and that the best is very much to come.

"Awesome," said Rein when asked how excited he was about the title. "I've had a chance to read the Game Informer story now and I think when people get a chance to read it they'll see that [Gears 2 is] really good. And we told the Game Informer guys just a tidbit about the game. We showed them some stuff, obviously, but we're keeping a lot of information back that will make people go, 'It's even better than this.' As good as they say it is, and they really, really like it, there's still a lot of story to open up between now and when the game ships in NovemberÂ¿ I think people will really enjoy this game."
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Apr 8, 2008

Gears 2 information blowout

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The first details on the massively anticipated Gears of War sequel have emerged in Game Informer. Here are the best bits.Gears of War 2, the mag reveals, kicks off six months after the events that finished the first game. "We want to fulfill the promise - it is a war," senior producer Rod Fergusson told GI."In order to save Jacinto, they have no choice but to take the war to the Locust," Fergusson continues. "They're going to ... » Read More

Apr 8, 2008

New Gears 2 Info in latest Game Informer [Update]

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Xbox360fanboy writes:

As is often the case with video game news, a sharp-eyed forum-goer brings us this story. Over at NeoGAF, a poster with the latest issue of Game Informer has been relating some of the Gears 2 info contained within.
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Apr 3, 2008

Tantalizing new info on Gears of War 2

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Apr 3, 2008

Gears 2 for Comic Con? Not according to Mark Rein

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VG247:

'Following a press release saying there would be a games panel at Comic Con in New York later this month, and that Gears of War 2 would be shown at the event, Epic boss Mark Rein has seemingly clarified that the mega-sequel won't be shown at all.

"I'm not aware that we're showing anything there," Rein told videogaming247.'
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Apr 3, 2008

Epic Talks Gears of War 2

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Epic founder Tim Sweeney has been talking to Next-Gen about the much-anticipated Gears of War 2.

In an interview, due to be published tomorrow here, he said, "The next Gears of War game will have improved physics features and new lighting and rendering features. Work on the engine will continue through the whole engine cycle. There will be major new features we'll be adding two years from now that games just haven't done yet."

Speaking on Unreal Engine 3's future he said, "We can do more with networking to get more players in these games and get more complex physics working. Right now we have fairly complex vehicle interactions, but there's a lot more that can be done there. There's even more that can be done with animation--further extending the integration between the physics and the hardcode animation. We have quite an extensive system for that, but there's a lot of game-specific work that can be done for improving human characters and their interactions with the environment."
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Apr 1, 2008

Gears of War 2 to appear at Comic Con

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VG247: 'According to a just issued press release, this year's Comic Con - to be held in NYC from April 18-20 - "includes a look into the award-winning Gears of War franchise and the upcoming Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360 by Epic Games President Michael Capps and Gears of War 2 scriptwriter Joshua Ortega of Microsoft Game Studios."'
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