#gearsofwar
Epic's Gears of War 3 offers a deep, feature-rich package—between its copious multiplayer modes, lengthy campaign, and flexible co-op modes, it's easily the deepest Gears game yet made. More »
#art
Artist Michael Myers was brought in by t-shirt team High Score Society to design a range of gear in which modern video game heroes were rendered in a stylised 16-bit-ish form. The results? Wonderful. More »
#gearsofwar
There are bullet holes on the dice, Marcus and Dom figurines on the board and up to four people around the table, playing co-operatively in Gears of War: The Board Game. More »
Epic Games president Mike Capps spoke at GDC Europe today, reiterating his surprise that Gears of War 3 received an "18" rating from the German USK, making it the first Gears not to be indexed in the region.
"We were so surprised that Gears of War 3 was rated here that we really didn't have an action plan," said Capps. "I'm very happy that the marketing team at Microsoft was able to put together a booth presence for us at Gamescom with a couple weeks notice. I've never even met them, cause we've never sold anything [Gears of War] in Germany before."
Capps said he thinks Microsoft is looking into getting the first two installments of the franchise released. He'd "love" to see that, especially if the company does a trilogy compilation and that passes the board.
Microsoft's response during their Gamescom event when we asked for comment: "We're looking into it."
#mods
Nerf Lancers have been done before, but that doesn't mean they can't be done better. This one, from reader Nick G., is also for sale on eBay. More »
#gearsofwar
Spied at PAX East and spec'd out in May, Gears of War: The Board Game may not have a release date but there is mounting evidence that, against all odds, this is actually a thing. More »
#thisweekincomics
Ever Wednesday there are new comics in comics shops and available for (legitimate) download. But there aren't new Alan Moore comics, every Wednesday, so this one is special! More »
#watchthis
You may not know his name, but you've played his games. Jerry O'Flaherty made his name as Gears of War's Art Director. He also co-founded Ion Storm and worked on Daikatana. Next up, a movie! More »
#kissitgoodbye
There's been a Gears of War movie in development since 2008. It was supposed to be released in 2010 which, yeah, never happened. We've even had a chance to read a version of the screenplay. So where is this supposed movie? More »
#comics
New comics arrive in comics shops every Wednesday. New and old ones hit online comics apps on Wednesdays, too. After a week's break from E3, I'm back to recommend a few, though, I'm sorry to say that this week is light on promising new books. More »
#gearsofwar3
Microsoft sent out a big thank-you email to every participant in the monthlong Gears of War 3 beta, noting the outrageous stats it compiled and directing everyone to a set of desktop wallpapers and a printable target-practice poster. That might come in handy, as it took 25 rounds per kill, on average. More »
#speakuponkotaku
Today's Speak-Up on Kotaku comes courtesy of revered commenter JesusChrist, who believes the "more upcoming exclusives" argument to determine which is the superior console is not a valid one . Let us pray. More »
#exclusive
Gears of War's success was built on broken promises and the neglected developers who helped fund the creation of that game, a 2007 suit from the developer of the disappointing Too Human alleges. More »
#comics
Do you like comics about video games? I sure hope so, because there are a lot of new ones this week, and not many interesting new comics that aren't about games. More »
#boldexperiments
The people who have turned the video game Civilization into a board game are continuing their improbable quest to make a Gears of War board game. They don't have anything to show of the game here at Boston's PAX East other than a banner. No boards. No pieces. No gameplay details. More »
Microsoft's Games for Windows Marketplace is having a buy one, get one free sale on Epic Games shooters starring guys with reallybig arms. Specifically, the digital storefront is giving anyone who buys next week's foul-mouthed FPS Bulletstorm a free copy of the original Gears of War.
The deal will be valid from February 22 -- Bulletstorm's on-sale date -- through March 8. People Can Fly's game will carry a sticker price of $59.99, while Gears normally goes for $19.99.
#cliffbleszinski
Cliff Bleszinski, the designer behind Gears of War, is a nice enough guy. Polite, well-mannered, intelligent, all that jazz. But his video games, with their chainsaw guns and curb-stops, might raise some eyebrows. Not mine, but other people's. More »
For those needing a Gears of War fix or a whole lot of old Gears on one new disc, the Gears of War: Triple Pack, combining Gears of War, Gears of War 2 and the sequel's previously-released map and campaign expansion, the All Fronts Collection, will be out Feb 15 for $30. Xbox 360 only, of course. More »
#design
Freelance artist and game designer Anjin Anhut shares some thoughts (and neat comparison charts) on what size means for video game's creatures great and small . More »
#epicgames
Gears of War fans will want to tune into next month's Spike TV Video Game Awards, when something new, something Gears of War related will be shown for the first time. More »
#ocanada
Previously on Weird News from Canada: A garrison outside of Montreal opened a requisition for $25,000 worth of video games, an order a headquarters spokeswoman called "strange." Turns out they're gifts for soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. Whoops. More »
#wtf
A Canadian military garrison has a rush order out for 500 video games, a requisition that a headquarters spokeswoman admitted is "strange." More »
#kevinriepl
On October 6, Gears of War composer Kevin Riepl tweeted that he thought someone "roofied" him while out drinking. He'd blacked out. "Somethings effed up," he added. "Like literally. Something knocked me out." Within days, Riepl was on live support. More »
#gunweek
So many games, so many guns. Most are good, but some have to be the best, and it's only the best that we've decided to hang on our Kotaku Gun Rack. Keep the crows off our porch. More »
#gunweek
In game after game, there they are: guns. Weapons are a common trope. They are a catalyst for action and an instrument for destruction. In-game guns and, well, guns are different. What do game developers know about the real deal? More »
#gameface
Now that lady COGs are joining the fight in Gears of War 3, it's time to put a proper pink paint job on those Locust-eviscerating Lancers. As seen on Microsoft Game Studios' lead producer Chris Wynn's Twitter. More »
