Gears of War PC in November

By Robert Purchese Published 5 October, 2007

Marcus and Dom back at it.

The latest Microsoft release date listings show that Gears of War will be out here on 9th November.

That makes it just under a year since the 360 version first grunted into shops, and Epic has used the time to make various nips and tucks to the testosterone-filled shooter.

There's five new single-player chapters to explore in the main campaign, including one based around an encounter with the giant Brumak first seen at the end of Act 1 in the 360 version; you know, the enormous dinosaur thing with rocket launchers strapped onto it like a great big lab rat.

Multiplayer has expanded, too, bringing with it King of the Hill mode and a trio of new maps. This adds a nice alternative to a primarily cover-based game, as most of your team will have to stand in large floating rings normally placed out in the open to win.

Graphics and resolution have also been bumped up, although the kind of muscle machine you need to get the most out of it is likely going to cost more than Marcus Fenix's yearly supplement bill.

And although there is no four-player co-operative play to get excited about, Epic is throwing in a Software Development Kit for the mod community to get to grips with.

It will be a solid release of a hugely entertaining game, but one maybe overshadowed by the impending release of Unreal Tournament 3.

Head over to our first impressions of Gears of War on PC for a much more detailed analysis.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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  • cathalzx #1 4 years ago

    put it (The New bits) on Live!
    Edited by 1 at 05/10/07 @ 12:33

  • tonynibbles #2 4 years ago

    Yay! Great news!
    Still the best reason not to get a 360 - no *real* exclusives, they all come out on PC eventually :D

  • afghan_jones #3 4 years ago

    STOP CALLING KING OF THE HILL A NEW GAME MODE!!!!!





    Its just Annex FFS.

  • Skeletor #4 4 years ago

    Oh come on kiddies, stop whining!
    First of all, getting a 360 is way cheaper than getting a PC so all this bitching about "no reason to get a 360 any more" is just nonsense.
    Second and most important, the PC version is running on an ADVANCED ENGINE, not the 360 one! Cliffy said numerous times that porting the new stuff over would be a major hassle which is financially just not worth it. Judging by what Mark Rein said in one of the Gametrailers interviews there will be some new 360 content for Gears though it probably won't be the same as on the PC.
    Edited by 1 at 05/10/07 @ 12:58

  • paulf #5 4 years ago

    is this going to be vista only?

  • projectmayhem #6 4 years ago

    @paulf:

    no, it will run fine in XP and DX10. Probably better in fact...

    My only worry is the travesty that was Halo2 PC online. Do I need an XBL Gold account to run all online modes etc.? I couldn't give a rats ass about matchmaking, achievements and so on.

  • tonynibbles #7 4 years ago

    Well, ahem , I've got a decent PC and would rather not have a little white one under the telly too.

  • FlamingCarrot #8 4 years ago

    Enjoyed the 360 but will now enjoy it again. I prefer the mouse's accuracy. Or i'm getting old and just crap with a gamepad in FPS'.

    Actually Call of Duty 4 is out on the same day so my £ may have to be donated to that cause.
    Edited by 1 at 05/10/07 @ 13:15

  • mkreku #9 4 years ago

    No four-player co-op, ok. But is there ANY co-op in this title left? That's what I am wondering. I would love to play this game co-op with my cousin over the Internet..

    And this time the Brumak is going to get it!!

  • LFace #10 4 years ago

    Anyone know if this will be SM2.0 or SM3.0 ?

  • Dizzy #11 4 years ago

    > they all come out on PC eventually :D

    Indeed no reason at all... just 1 year later!

    In fact I am going to see Spider Man 3 in about 5 months!

  • loopy #12 4 years ago

    "Anyone know if this will be SM2.0 or SM3.0 ?"

    If I recall correctly the basic engine (Unreal 3) is built to run both SM 2.0 and 3.0, but after what happened with Bioshock I wouldn't hold your breath expecting there to be SM 2.0 support out of the box.

    Then again, it is Epic's own development team, so you never know...

  • Whizzo #13 4 years ago

    Anyone know if this will be SM2.0 or SM3.0 ?
    UE3 stuff tends to be SM3 only.

  • AliRay #14 4 years ago

    IMO, the single-player was fairly dull, and I got bored towards the end for sure. Why would I want more of that?!

    Multi FTW :D

  • Inspirius #15 4 years ago

    Why does play.com say Gears is Vista only? I'm not going to upgrade to Vista to play through the new content.

  • skillian #16 4 years ago

    I think play.com is just wrong.

    Gears of War will run on XP no problems.

  • Wite_Noiz #17 4 years ago

    @Skeletor
    Your comment confused me... you seemed to say "360s better than PC" and then "PCs get a more polished game".

    @projectmayhem "XP and DX10"
    Do you mean "XP /or/ DX10"? As in, "XP or Vista"? Because (all debates aside) XP can't do DX10.
    It should scale down to DX9, though.

    @Dizzy "In fact I am going to see Spider Man 3 in about 5 months!"
    Don't bother. I walked out. (Yes, I know he was making a joke)

    Personally, not sure I'll get around to this for a while... games come out far too quickly nowadays :-S

    Peace, y'all.

  • smelly #18 4 years ago

    Prediction: This is where we see the "real" reviews and it gets 7/10's all round.

  • spongebob #19 4 years ago

    Yo! What are the specs for the game? Minimum and recommended, plz :) Thanks!

  • Skeletor #20 4 years ago

    @Wite_Noiz
    Both version are fine. If you have the right system the PC version is clearly the better one because it has more content and is NOT locked to 30 fps.
    The PC version does run on a tweaked engine which is no surprise considering that 1 year has passed since the release of the 360 version.

  • fightman #21 4 years ago

    the pc version will be gay

    enjoy playing it, you fucking cunts rofl