Epic VP Mark Rein has told VG247 that there is no "ten-year plan" in place for the Gears of War franchise, despite comments to the contrary made by Gears 2 writer Josh Ortega at Comic Con last weekend.
'This weekend, during a NYCC held panel on Gears of War, Gears 2 lead writer Joshua Ortega let slip information on plans to extend the Gears franchise ten years, which may result in an Emergence Day prequel.
A crippling bug that prevented anyone, anywhere from playing the game has finally been fixed according to Epic.
It seemed like one of those fan questions that Joshua Ortega, the writer of Gears of War 2, would dance around during tonight's New York Comic-Con Gears of War panel -- were there plans for doing a prequel that dealt with the events of E-Day, the day the Locust emerged and attacked the human race?
Let's play a game. Tell me what comes to mind if you think of Gears of War and Friday the 13th at the same time. Do you think of a sweepstakes where you can win some Gears of War swag? Well you should've because Microsoft and the Friday the 13th movies are teaming up to host a two-week sweepstakes where you can win some pretty awesome Gears of War items.
Microsoft Game Studios today announced "13 Days of Gears," a special promotion that kicks off Feb. 1 in the U.S. where players can win fantastic prize packages every day for 13 straight days. Dozens of winners will be selected at random over the 13 day period to win "Gears of War" themed prize packages collectively worth over $25,000.
This past week has been jam packed with video game related news. The Video Game Awards are coming up and some great rumors about Gears of War and Team ICO's game have been circulating on the Web. We also take a quick look at the PSN's new show called Pulse.
Regardless of whether your preferred candidate won or lost, you have to agree this was the best election ever. Why? Because it inspired a painting of Obama and McCain in Gears of War garb, having a Lancer chainsaw duel.
"What I always loved about the Lancer rifle, the assault rifle with a mounted chainsaw from Gears of War, was how over-the-top and ridiculous it was. It turns out it's completely possible to create your own working Lancer rifle, though, as one man who really loves his Second Amendment rights has proven."