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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.

Xbox E3 2010 keynote highlights

June 14, 2010June 15, 2010 Doug Groves Fable III, Gears Of War 3, Kinect, Microsoft, Project Natal is Kinect, Star Wars, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Slim6 Comments

Microsoft’s keynote at this year’s E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo, don’t you know), is probably the biggest one in the past few years, on a number of levels. Of course, all the big titles were trotted out, including Bungie’s final installment of the Xbox franchise, Halo: Reach, which looks like it’s adding space battles. Other big titles on display include the latest in the Gears of War and Fable franchises. There was even some footage from Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Although the games never take a back seat at E3,…