Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2:Exclusive Gridlock Flythrough

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Gears of War 2: Exclusive Day One Flythrough

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Gears of War 2: Exclusive Security Flythrough

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Gears of War 2: Exclusive River Flythough

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Gears of War 2: Gridlock comparison

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Gears of War 2: Multiplayer fun gameplay

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Debut Gameplay Trailer

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Marcus v Locust 2 (HD)

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Locust Army (HD)

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Nice View (HD)

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Reversed Chainsaw (HD)

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Hostage (HD)

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Dizzy with shotgun (HD)

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Chairman Prescott (HD)

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Dizzy Front (HD)

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Dizzy (HD)

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Maria (HD)

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Pointy Head 2 (HD)

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Pointy Head (HD)

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Species (HD)

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Transport (HD)

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Hammerburst II (HD)

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Burst Pistol (HD)

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Poison Grenade (HD)

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Stranded Flame Thrower WIP (HD)

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Shield (HD)

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City (HD)

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Snow Map (HD)

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Worms (HD)

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WTF is that (HD)

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New Gridlock 4 (HD)

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New Gridlock 3 (HD)

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New Gridlock 2 (HD)

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New Gridlock (HD)

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Gears of War 2: Unreal Tournament III Exclusive

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That hit the spot (HD)

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Order system ‘Axed’

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In the original game we had the chance to feel like a leader of the squad, that what you said and pointed out would be done with the order system they included. Admittedly it wasn’t the best order system seen in games but it added to that war game experience. Well as Cliff Bleszinski pointed out “we’ve axed that”. This time around players don’t get that option to tell your squad what to do, we do however get to play as not just Marcus but other members of the squad, so we’re not just following one story we’re following many. One spin-off romance story in the game will be the Dominic and Maria scenario, this hasn’t been confirmed but hinted on.

Kornie – Stuart Dainty

In Cover (HD)

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Dizzy (HD)

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Side by side (HD)

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Cole (HD)

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Run!

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Hamerburst (HD)

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BOOM! (HD)

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Shield (HD)

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Warming Up (HD)

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Helmet Locust (HD)

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Hands Up

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Nice Scenery

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Enviroment

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New Locust

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Human Shield

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Execution

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Head Stomp

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Blind Fire

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No one shot sniper downing

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For many people who don't often use the sniper this is great news but for the sniper addicts its going to have to be a headshot. Many people are very glad of this change and it should make the game more tactical. Many of Gears players did take advantage of the one shot down and experienced players would dominate games by long distance combat where the enemy would be helpless.

We don't currently know what damage the sniper will cause but lets hope players wont be hiding round corners with active reloads

This information was taken from an interview from Cliff Bleszinski.

Gears of War 2: Multiplayer Gameplay

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Gears of War 2: Multiplayer Footage

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Gears of War 2: Gridlock comparison

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Most of the multiplayer details remain under wraps, but we got a glimpse of the remade multiplayer map favorite called Gridlock. The step up in technology in the last two years is more than obvious. We hear hints of all sorts of new multiplayer features, from dramatically expanded co-op modes to multiplayer content that takes advantage of Unreal’s new ability to deliver huge numbers of the Locust horde at one time, but confirmed details will have to wait until a later date.

By SONYBREADMAN

Gears of War 2 First Screens! + Sneak Peak (2008

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Gears of War 2: Graphics Comparison of War

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Gears of War 2: In - game scans

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Gears of War 2: Unreal Engine 3.5 Demonstration

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Lighting: Tim's first demonstration featured what he called "ambient occlusion technology." Essentially this tech allows for much more realistic dynamic shadows. As Tim explains, it gives "much more definition to objects and they pop out from backgrounds." The same technique is applied to both the environments and characters, as was demonstrated on Marcus Fenix. As a result you can expect our leading man, as well as all of the other characters, to look significantly better than they did in the past.

Crowds: In Gears, as well as virtually every other game, players fight at most several different enemies at once (or 5 to 6 Locust as is in the case in Gears). Game tech simply hasn't been up to the task of producing dense groups of creatures. As Tim explained, the Locust 'horde' might actually live up to their name with the addition of new high density crowd and flocking technology. It's now possible to have literally more than a hundred characters interacting on the screen at one time.

Water: There's also the potential for water to play a much bigger role in Gears of War 2. Newly implemented dynamic fluid surfaces technology and other water-related tech allows for realistic physics , specular reflections, particle system-based splashes, realistic sound effects that occur during interactions, and in general what Tim describes as "realistic liquidy feel." With water that looks as awesome as it did in the demo it would be difficult for developers to resist implementing it superfluously in a new game.

Soft Body Physics: Epic has also implemented some new technology that came via Ageia. They now have the ability to simulate "realistically elastic and fluidy" objects. This was demonstrated by a giant block of meat as well as a spherical ball of water. As a result of this it will be possible to create objects that are much more organic and real-worldish, as opposed to being very rigid. This tech will likely have implications for gameplay, as Mark Rein indicated in an interview that Epic has "A really good way to use it. A REALLY good way to use it."

Destructible Environments: In the past any destructible element in an environment was scripted or static and as a result very predictable. The result is breakable environments that aren't very realistic, and certainly not worth implementing extensively in game environments. This isn't the case any longer as a result of new destructible environment technology. Tim demonstrated this tech in a concrete structure where the surface material could be destroyed leaving behind an underlying steel structure. This would no doubt be excellent for the environments in Gears where the majority of the surfaces are concrete.

Matinee Improvements: In addition to all of these graphical improvements, the development tools have also been improved. Tim discussed improvements that were made to their matinee tools, which were used to create the real-time cinematic in the original Gears of War. Improvements to the matinee editor give developers movie-director control over all the objects in the screen, cameras, and cuts. This will surely result in better scripted events.

By SONYBREADMAN

Gears of war 2: The new faces

2008-06-30T08:48:00.001-07:00

Tai Kaliso

While Cole and Baird are still a big part of the story, they won’t be attached to Delta Squad as the new game opens. The reunion with those popular characters will have some lead up first, and until then, you’ll be meeting some new personalities. The most memorable of these new additions my be Tai, a spiritual and meditative warrior from a tradition of honor-bound fighters. This familiar archetype should add fun and perhaps mystical dynamic to the squad.

Chairman Prescott

Lots of gamers found themselves wondering if Marcus’ domineering superior officer was the head of the human government. It turns out that Hoffman is only second in command. Above him stands the Chairman, an almost dictatorial military leader who nonetheless has made the hard choices necessary to keep humanity alive through decades of warfare. As gears 2 opens, this leader of the COG forces will deliver a speech to the troops before sending them reeling into the suicidal mission ahead.

Dizzy

In the seemingly unending struggle with the Locust Horde, the military forces the COG have taken massive casualties. Somewhere along the way, Operation Lifeboat was enacted to bring in some fresh blood. Under this new act, the Coalition government will rescue a Stranded family and bring them into a relative safety of COG-protected zone. In the return, the able-bodied men of that family join up and contribute their skills to the war effort. Such is the case with the hardened soldier Dizzy, a new character who drives the massive Derrick on which the Delta Squad ascends into the mountains. With a trademark drawl and an insistence on calling his truck “Betty,” he’s a colourful new addition to the cast.

Maria Santiago

When Emergence Day struck, Dom’s wife Maria became a victim as surely as if she had died from that first attack. On that day, her children were killed. Unable to deal with the shock and loss, Maria lost herself in the ruins of civilization. For Dominic, who joined the COG to protect his family, no priority is higher than to retrieve his lost love – his very own personal quest to find her is a major part of the story that unfolds in Gears 2.

Gameinformer

By SONYBREADMAN

Gears of War 2: Debut Gameplay Trailer

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Behind-the-Scenes: Multiplayer

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GDC 2008: Announcement Direct-Feed

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GDC 2008: Unreal Tech Demo

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Gears of War 2 box art

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A Limited Collectors Edition of the game has been confirmed. This will include a poster, concept art, the making of DVD, map

12 more new reasons to enjoy gears online

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Gears of war 2 is shaping up to be the next level of fun both on and offline,
Let’s focus on the Online mode for now, and some of the new mind blowing feature’s Epic have added to the Gears of war experience.
I promised 12, so here we go.

1. +1, That’s right gears 2 now allows you to have not 8 but 10 players in a match, wow more people to head pop, curb stomp and generally create havoc with, Not only this but with more players this means larger maps, for example the new genetically enhanced gridlock in its almighty destroyed beauty.

2. No more run and gun antics. Get out of old habits, because in gears 2 you won’t just be able to charge right in with your guns blazing. You start running at your opponent, he starts shooting and the slower you go. Sort of like the bullets will begin to hold you back. So it looks as though strategy will come into play, well unless their backs are turned of course.

3. Capture the meatflag.
Just one of the few new game types to be added into the game. Remember how one team used to run after the flag while the other team desperately tried to stop them taking it and so on. Boring we know and so do Epic, which is why they took Capture the flag and gave it a Gears of war make-over. Instead of a flag you have to capture a CPU-controlled player who is armed and willing to shoot on site, great so the flag is trying to kill us now. Weaken the “meatflag” and take him as your shield, carry him to the designated area on the map and there you have it “Meat Flag captured”.

4. Meatshield
Once you have “downed” your opponent and he is desperately trying to crawl for help, you can charge right over and use him as a shield, hence “the meatshield” holding them by their throat and pulling out your pistol your new human shield is perfectly willing to take any incoming bullets. If you are taken as a meatshield this counts as an instant death therefore you spawn someplace quiet on the map. I wouldn’t expect this new Meatshield to stop an oncoming boomshot, better start running.

5. Guardian
This is basically a re-imagining of assassination mode in the original Gears of war.
There are two teams each one with its own leader, now here is the twist, as long as your leader is alive your team can respawn each time they are killed, so take good care of your leader and he’ll take good care of you.

6. Wingman
Originally known as Bodyguard, this is as close as you can get to a standard deathmatch in gears 2, except instead of everyman for himself your split into 2 pairs, adding to the co-op experience, it’s a little like double team on halo except there is more teams to crush under your boot. As lead designer ‘Cliff Bleszinski’ describes it “Basic rule of wingman is if the other guy doesn’t look like you; Kill him”

7. The Scorcher
“the flame thrower from hell” Epic has proven that anything Bungie and halo 3 can do, they can do better. This new flamethrower puts halo’s to shame, this baby spits out some of the most realistic streams of flame seen yet, better still get an active reload with this thing and it ad’s pressure to the flame allowing it to reach further and cook those locusts ready for a Sunday serving.

8. Chainsaw Vs. Chainsaw
In the first teaser trailer Epic released we saw Marcus locked in a chainsaw duel with a locust, this was sort of a sneaky hint Epic gave us, because now when someone in running towards you chainsaw revved, instead of standing there shouting “no, its all over now” you can quickly press B to raise your chainsaw to meet his. From there on it’s a chainsaw mini-game, who can tap the B button faster, better get training those thumbs.

9. Finishers
To add yet more excitement and fun Epic have added additional finisher moves in fact all weapons have there own special finisher, for example the shotgun, Down your enemy and go and perform a nice little finisher for him by flipping the gun around so you’re holding the barrel and then swing the handle into your enemy’s face. My personal favorite is the Torque bow finisher, Hook your opponents head in the blade, place your foot on his head and forcefully push down, off with your head !

10. Take them with you.
If you’re carrying grenades around and get shot down, you can wait until the culprit who shot you charges over to get an execution kill and then detonate the grenade in your hand, exploding you and your enemy into barbecued meaty chunks. That’ll teach ‘em’

11. The Shield
Included is now a personal shield. This will stop any incoming fire from the front so if things start to get hectic pull out your shield and move to a safe spot. Not only can you carry it around but you can place the shield into the floor and use it as cover where usually there wouldn’t be any, Don’t get to comfortable though, oncoming foe’s can and will kick that shield down with a casual tap of the A button.

12. Use your ‘nades’

Because of the destructible environment gears 2 now has a more realistic feel, and its because of this you can now grenade tag walls and detonate the grenade when you feel it will cause the most damage, we like. For example place a grenade on a stone near by, take cover behind a wall and casually explode it in your enemy’s face when he comes running. A new addition to the grenades section is the poison grenade which unleashes a cloud of poison gasses “hold your breath”. The smoke grenades have had a make-over too, watch out because these guy’s pack a punch, The smoke grenades will explode and knock you back, not killing you but temporarily stunning you.

By Stuart Dainty
(KOrNIE360)

Stuart Dainty

2008-06-29T09:25:00.000-07:00

Stuart Dainty aka (Kornie)

Role: Video Production, Reviewer

Jason Clarke

2008-06-29T09:07:00.000-07:00

Jason Clarke

Role: Web Designer, Graphic Designer

Akram Mohammed

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Akram Mohammed - aka(the GENERAL)

Role: Web Designer, Graphic Designer

Gears of War 2 Interview

2008-06-29T08:04:00.000-07:00

An interview with design director of Epic Games, Cliff Bleszinski.
(Part 1 and 2)

Gears Of War 2 Trailer

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