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Gears of War 3 is an epic swan song

September 20, 2011September 23, 2011 Doug Groves epic games, Gears Of War 3, review, Xbox 360, Xbox Live2 Comments

Epic Games had to pull off a hat trick with the concluding chapter of Gears of War. First is to bring new visual and gameplay tweaks that are prerequisite for a sequel to be a hit with the fans. Second, they needed a way to recap the story for newcomers. Finally, they needed to wrap up the story in a way that is satisfying for a trilogy that was designed to end with the third installment.

Epic pulled it off with style and grace, as Gears of War 3 exemplifies exactly what a sequel should be.

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Gears Of War 3 launch party challenge

September 1, 2011September 2, 2011 Doug Groves alternate reality game, ARG, epic games, Gears Of War, Gears Of War 3, launch, locust meat, Microsoft Game Studios, trailer, VIP, Xbox 360, Xbox Live0 comment

With Gears Of War 3 less than three weeks away from launching, a new trailer tracing the story of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad has been released. Gears 3 has already seen an unprecedented 1.3 million preorders, making it the fastest pre-sold exclusive for the Xbox 360 platform, and the same number of players spent more the 20 million hours fragging the enemy in the multiplayer beta a few months back.

Bulletstorm review – FPS meets arcade fun

February 25, 2011September 26, 2012 Doug Groves Arcade, Bulletstorm, EA, epic games, FPS, PC gaming, People Can Fly, PS3, PSN, review, Xbox 360, Xbox Live3 Comments

Bulletstorm is a breath of fresh air for FPS games. The Duty Calls parody ad, complete with in-game cries of “boring” was a statement on the state of modern shooters, as if each were as serious a look at war as Platoon, Band of Brothers or Generation Kill. Of course, this Tom Clancyesque style of fiction has as much in common with reality as Plan B’s magical super subs, but that’s another story. Eschewing the gritty ‘realism’ of modern shooters for over the top science fiction is only the beginning,…

Microsoft & Epic announces Gear of War 3, coming April 5th 2011

April 14, 2010 drsquid epic games, Gaming, gear of war 3, Microsoft, Xbox 3601 Comment

What has been called “worst-kept secret in the video game industry” has finally been official announced – Gears of War 3, the conclusion to the trilogy, is coming from Epic Games and Microsoft on April 5th 2011 on the Xbox 360. Cliff Bleszinski, from Epic, appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, and talked about some of the new Gears 3 features, including a playable female solider, new weapons and new aliens. He also tweeted later that the game will have four player co-op! Cliff was supposed…