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Here we go! A first look at Gears of War 2 gameplay, plus an intro and outro with CliffyB and his hair.
First Gears of War 2 Gameplay Footage
So...whaddaya think?
Gameplay [1Up]
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You Might Get Another Unreal Game. Maybe.
Unreal's an engine that's making Epic some serious money. Pity, then, that Unreal as a franchise is a shadow of its former self. UTIII's done OK, don't get me wrong, but few at Epic or Midway would say it's performed as expected. So what does that mean for the proper Unreal games? You remember, those singleplayer ones with a story and stuff. What about them? Take it away, Mark Rein:I'm sure that at some point in our future we will make another Unreal, single-player, story-driven game. I'm sure at some point there will be one...[however] there are no plans to do one today.What about tomorrow? Oh yeah. Gears 2. OK, we'll get back to you in 2011, thanks.
Unreal Tournament 3 [Eurogamer]
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Mark Rein Working To Make Xbox 360 UT3 Mods Happen
Unreal Tournament III on PS3 is mod-heaven. People are going bananas! But what about the Xbox 360? Microsoft previously stated it wasn't up for allowing mods. Where do they stand now, pre-release? Let's ask Mark Rein. Mark?
We're still trying. We're working with Microsoft to try to figure out how to support it, but regardless of what happens, mods will play a part somewhere along the line. We'll make sure we get a fair share of mods working. We'll figure that out.
Without allowing mods, Microsoft really seems to be missing a lot, no?
Mark Rein Interview [CVG]
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Unreal Tournament 3 To Bring Bigger Mods To Consoles
Unreal Tournament 3 has served as a console gamer's diplomat, successfully pulling mods long restricted to PCs to the PS3 and *fingers crossed* the Xbox 360. But past mods have been in small pieces, like Samus skins, more meant to customize the game than fundamentally exploit its robust engine.
Now the user-based developers behind Tactical Ops (a classic UT mod similar to CounterStrike) are talking about bringing Tactical Ops 3 to consoles. While the team doesn't think that the first release of TO3 will support the PS3 or Xbox 360 (due to issues like button mapping), they're confident in the possibility for future releases. And when console mods become the size of full games, we can't stand behind a waist-height object fast enough.
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Gears 2: "Bigger, Better, More Badass"
"Badass" is apparently the order of the day when it comes to Gears of War 2. I wasn't keeping an exact count, but the word was said at least ten times during the Gears of War 2 presentation at New York Comic Con yesterday, where Epic president Mike Capps, Gears 2 writer Joshua Ortega, and Randy Falk of NECA, who makes the Gears figures, talked about the upcoming game.
NECA's Falk hopes that, like the recently-announced comic book series, the Gears figure series will play a role in helping fans feel more connected to the story and characters of the upcoming game. The picture shown here is a frankly amazing "Exploding Head Locust" figurine that was on display at Comic Con. My crummy photograph, with the glare from the display case, unfortunately couldn't capture the whole fabulously grotesque splatter effect.
The Epic crew were tight-lipped about specific details on the upcoming title, but we did glean plenty of interesting info from Capps and Ortega about what to expect. More chainsaws? More drama? More Locust explosions? Hit the jump for much more on Gears 2 from Comic Con, including an in-depth interview with Ortega.
11:00 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
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There's Just Not Enough Time For A Gears 2 Demo
Gears of War didn't have a demo for you all to pore over, and it went on to do OK for itself. So there's really no need to go changing things for the sequel, with Epic announcing that they've no plans to release a demo for the upcoming shooter. Epic's Tanya Jessen told Shacknews:[There are] no plans for a demo. 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.Look, they're in a hurry, so just trust them, OK?
No Gears of War 2 Demo Planned [Shacknews]
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Gears Of War Getting Comic Book Treatment
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."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," said Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games. "The Gears of War storyline and characters that millions of gamers have come to cherish will be a perfect fit under the WildStorm imprint."Debuting in October, the comic book series will begin with a story that bridges the events between the first game and Gears of War 2. This is getting to be just evil. Soon I'll be back to the weekly, overly expensive trips to the comic store I thought I had gotten out of my system 7 years ago. Curse you DC! More »
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"Every Other Effin' Black Video Game Character"
Ah, the Cole Train. Not exactly the deepest of characters. Says Morgan Gray, Senior Producer at Crystal Dynamics:More »
Here's the thing: Cole Train on his own, no harm no foul. But what is Cole Train? Cole Train is basically like every other effin' black character in a video game. Like here comes the urban stereotype. Where is this 1990's — not even 2000 — black slang, where does this fit in this futuristic world that doesn't even take place on Earth? They go really far to do a lot of fictional justifications for this culture that they've built, and they go right back to this urban stereotype for the black character.
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Mark Rein Says Unreal Engine 4 Is a Ways Off
Today is special. You get not only one, but two Chocolate Reins. That's right, Mark Rein is back! This time, he's going on and on about the Unreal Engine 4. Of course, Epic's current Unreal Engine 3 powers tons of big time games. So when's the next engine coming out? Probably when the PS4, the Xbox 720 and the Nintendo Whatever hit. Says Rein:
It's just a research project today. Our plan is that it will be aimed at the next generation so it is many years away.
That's right, teh future.
Years Away [Eurogamer]
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Mark Rein Still Has Gears of War 2 Stuff To Show You
Mark Rein's best cheerleader? Mark Rein. And man, is Mark Rein ever excited about that Game Informer article on Gears of War 2. Like, it's probably the best thing Mark Rein has read all month. Says Mark Rein:
Awesome... 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 November... I think people will really enjoy this game.
Of course you do, Mark! That's your job!!
Tidbit of Gears 2 [videogaming247]
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Gears 2 Info Spews Forth Like Blood From A Head Wound
The latest issue of Game Informer isn't quite on news-stands yet, but it is in the hands of subscribers. Said issue has a big feature on Gears of War 2's singleplayer, with all kinds of plot, character and gameplay revelations to be found within, all of which has somehow ended up on the internets. Know, then, that the game's drop-in, drop-out co-op play will let the two players select different difficulty levels. And that there's another vehicle mission, only this time in a tank. And that Clifford Bleszinski says "We have creatures that make the Brumak look like a baby panda bear". And that there's a ton of new characters introduced, with Cole & Baird not with you at the start of the game. Should be enough to get you excited, but hey, if it's not, you could always scrape the pennies together and get a copy of the mag yourself. You cheap bastard.Game Informer May 2008 Issue [SHOTEH FOCK OP @ NeoGAF]
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Unreal Tournament III 360 Reminds Us We'd Forgotten About It
I completely forgot about Unreal Tournament III. Sorry, Epic! No harm meant, it's just, I think the world's FPS games/fans have kinda moved on from the late 90s. That and there wasn't a 360 version, which for an online console FPS is like holding a doritos-eating championship then forgetting to invite the fatties. While many then went and assumed the "delayed" 360 version would quietly become the "cancelled" 360 version - due to Microsoft's reluctance to allow user-generated content on the 360 - Epic are still plugging away on the project, with Mark Rein posting on the company forums that the title will be playable for for the press in about two weeks time. Gotta admire their sticktoitiveness.UT3 XB360 Release Date? [Epic]
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Samus, Unreal Tournament III's Newest Contender
After transplanting Master Chief from his warm, green home on the Xbox 360 to the PlayStation 3, it was hard to imagine a greater iconoclastic modder offense...but one may have just happened. The newest entrant to the UTIII unlicensed mods club is this Samus Aran skin. Play Metroid, kinda, on your PS3!
As Microsoft explained before, there's nothing illegal about creating or downloading such mods. But that doesn't mean Epic will pay you $1,000,000 for one. Their Make Something Unreal Contest bans the use of "third party intellectual property, including, but not limited to software, images, characters, logos, names and trademarks." Still, some pranks are so good, they're worth the free work.
Character - Samus Aran [UT3Mod via PS3Fanboy]
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"Gears of War 2 Will Have New Lighting" (Swell)
The Gears of War 2 Cole hype train is in full effect. People are hanging on every Epic word. Even really BORING things like Epic found Tim Sweeney saying "The next Gears of War game will have improved physics features and new lighting and rendering features."
Better physics and new lighting? Holy shit, yes, yes, YES. Sweeney did offer up some more meaty clues as to what's in store for the Unreal Engine 3, and thus quite possibly Gears of War 2. But we're extrapolating! Guessing! About the Unreal Engine 3's future, says Sweeney:
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Uncharted has been described as "the best game ever made about a dude in a t-shirt." That's a pretty fair description! Josh Scherr, lead cinematics animator for developer Naughty Dog, says the goal was to make Nathan Drake and regular dude, but one who was fully fleshed out and believable. Scherr says this about characterization in video games, mentioning Epic's Gears of War:
I sure as shit did! And boy, was I ever disappointed.
Naughty Dog One On One [Game|Life]
"People Don't Want Philosophical Marcus Fenix"
Uncharted has been described as "the best game ever made about a dude in a t-shirt." That's a pretty fair description! Josh Scherr, lead cinematics animator for developer Naughty Dog, says the goal was to make Nathan Drake and regular dude, but one who was fully fleshed out and believable. Scherr says this about characterization in video games, mentioning Epic's Gears of War:
Narrative-based videogames have a wish fulfillment aspect to them, and gamers expect their protagonist to match the setting and game play. People don't buy Gears of War so they can hear Marcus Fenix wax philosophical on the nature of the soul, crying softly every time he curb-stomps an enemy.
I sure as shit did! And boy, was I ever disappointed.
Naughty Dog One On One [Game|Life]
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Mark Rein "Blown Away" By New 50 Cent Game
Mark Rein is not an easy man to impress. He's very picky. That chocolate suit he's wearing, it took him years to pick that out. So, when he says he was blown away by Unreal Engine 3 licensee 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, that means something. What, we're still not exactly sure. Says Blood on the Sand game director Julian Widdows:
When we heard he was coming we were like 'oh no, we're gonna get killed!' But he was over the moon, we're chuffed about it... We're obviously an Unreal Engine 3 licensee and he just came in for a visit and said 'oh my god, I can't believe you're working on this, it looks phenomenal'. That was it; it wasn't anything particularly formal, he came in to say hello to his licensees and was blown away by it. That was great for us.
Don't just think of Mark Rein as some game executive in a chocolaty suit, he's a motivator. He motivates.
Rein "Blown Away" [CVG]
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Gears of War Movie Update [ComingSoon]
Gears Of War Movie Gets Director, 2010 Release
Wyck Godfrey, producer of the probably-upcoming Gears of War, has told ComingSoon that progress on the movie's coming along nicely. They've even got some key personnel onboard, with a director they're "about to attach" and a tentative release date of Summer 2010. Yikes! That's the future. Now, to wonder who that director is...Gears of War Movie Update [ComingSoon]
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Unreal Tournament 3 Gets Free Classic Map Pack
Epic has just released a 160MB "Bonus Pack" of maps for Unreal Tournament 3 that brings some old faves back along with one new offering. The PC/PS3 update resurrects classics Morbias and Facing Worlds, and it introduces Searchlight (designed for Capture the Flag). Only three maps in all, it's not huge. But it's free on PC and PSN.
I remember loading Facing Worlds from the original UT on my first bohemeth 19-inch monitor and feeling dizzy as I looked to the Earth below, making my stomach churn. A few years of innovation later, my 46-inch HDTV should force an alien baby through my shirt.
Free DLC Now Available for Unreal Tournament III [Gaming Today]
