Gears book gets name News

SOOO can't wait for this!! Its also awesome that the UK is gettin it first!! Saves me importing it!!!

will it have "awww shiiiit" *click,click,click* every couple of lines...

why did epic fund this surely theres enough marcusxdom fanfics floating about the internet for free to satisfy everyone

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"Pendulum Wars"
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It'll be literature for men... exclusive excerpt:

"Marcus reveled in the searing heat of the shower, he stretched slowly, massaging his muscles to relieve the stress of the days combat. He peered through the mist and noticed his comrade Dom walking slowly towards him. Dom's body glistened in the steam, drips of water followed the curves of his well defined muscles.

Dom and Marcus assessed one another Marcus was still soapy, Dom was not simultaneously they decided there and then they should have a pendulum war, laughing they grabbed their weapons and were grappling..."

I don't think it'll be light reading for your average teenage fan or have I got it wrong?

I was going to make some snide comment about Gears having the sort of story that teenage boys come up with when they have to do creative writing at school. The aliens versus the last scraps of humanity sort of thing. I'd forgotten that GitSomE UK's excerpt was much more likely to feature.

the cole train is a smooth ride

o_O

A novel... for Gears of War?

lol

It actually seems like it might be something of a diverting, sophisticated read.

I saw an extract here:

http://transmog.blogspot.com/

Dudes!!! Seriously!!!! WTF!!!! Gears is an awesome game and it will be nice to find out the back story!!! I'm frankly quite surprised at the backlash!!! Especially GitSomE UK's comment, sounds like you have a few repressed issues buddy!!!! The book is being written by a good author so should be a good read!!! If you have nothing but idiotic bullshit to say don't say anything at all!!!!!

hahah This comments page alone already has more substance than Gears. And that extract, if legit, is terrible. Gears' setting/plot is nothing but pro-militarist-porn for 14 year old boys, and we all know they don't read books anyway.

There was a plot in GOW?

No? that must be what the book is for then

I never played Gears, is it good? I have a copy at home (came bundled with my Elite) but never even open its cellophane.

@Dusk777

What backlash??

As the usual charge levied against Gears is the pseudo-homo/phallic/macho-sexual undertones rampant throughout the game. I thought my post would reflect that by bringing a little satire to the comments section.

I'm more than happy to discuss my repressed issues with you Dusk. I can see it now, we can read passages from the book to one another after which we could discuss their weapons and how best they could hold them.

The pendulum wars?! hahahaha, i thought that was just the EG punch.

Marcus pressed himself closer to the broken column as the hail of bullets zipped past his position like angry hornets.

'Fucking grubs!' he screamed, barely able to control his anger. 'Dom I need help over here.

'I'm with you man,' shouted a familiar voice in reply.

Marcus glanced over his shoulder.

'Dom you noob, don't just run through their gunfire like a blind lunatic!!'

But already it was too late. With the tactical foresight of a girl scout hoola hooping through a firefight Dom was torn to shreds by the locusts' gunfire, his bleeding corpse slumping over in no mans land.

'The Cole train will save your ass man!!'

Marcus turned, his face paling with absolute horror.

'No. Not you too Cole. Get-the-fuck-back-asshole... Oh Jesus wept...'

Again, like a headless chicken set alight and put on roller skates, a trusted comrade wildly rushed forwards with suicidal lust into the cross hairs of the enemy, his body juddering as a dozen bullets ripped his torso to tatters.

'ME TOO!!! ME TOO!!! ME TOO!!'

'Damion, for the love of god...'

But already it was too late. Like a card carrying Al-Qaeda lemming, strapped head to foot with C4 and hell bent on martyrdom, his final companion mindlessly threw himself into the hale of gunfire, screaming as life was torn from his body by the enemy's weapons.

Marcus slumped to his knees, one hand raising to his forehead in anguish.

'Who the fuck wrote this shite AI anyhow???' he muttered wearily to himself. 'Oh fuck it, lets go play some Halo multiplayer instead.'

I assume you ment COD4 multiplayer.

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Ha, I love Gears, but thats hilarious.

You guys are very uninterresting (generally) ditching a book (or a book project) because it's Xbox, or American, or guns. I bet you also say Monet is not art because he painted a gay nenuphar.
That said a book could even be about you and be somewhat interresting (ok, ok... maybe I'm stretching a tad).

I think I know Gisome type:
"oooh I'm so cool, I play text adventures, and say wise comments about popular stuff (which I also consume)"

GEARS OF WAR - WORST GAME I PLAYED LAST YEAR.