GameDB • Xbox 360 • Gears of War 2

• Cliffy B: Japan game devs must not ignore multiplayer

  "The fact Vanquish didn't have multiplayer was a crime."

  News 14/05/2012 91

• Dead Space dev backpedals on Gears of War criticism

  EA pulls "worst writing in games" blog post.

  News 24/04/2012 63

• Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney enters AIAS Hall of Fame

  Unreal.

  News 08/12/2011 8

• Bulletstorm dev making Gears prequel trilogy - rumour

  People Can Fly to head up next Gears of War games.

  News 25/11/2011 31

• Gears of War 3 sells over 3m in a week

  Nice.

  News 29/09/2011 61

• Upcoming Xbox Live schedule detailed

  Bulletstorm, Gears of War deals incoming.

  News 23/08/2011 24

• Bleszinski signals more Gears of War

  "Dumb not to do another" if sales are high.

  News 19/07/2011 31

• Epic: "we will never be a publisher"

  Will make games "for the foreseeable".

  News 14/07/2011 20

• Old Gears Achievements unlock new stuff

  Anya shall receive.

  News 27/06/2011 17

• Bleszinksi kills Gears of War PS3 hope

  "There's zero chance."

  News 15/06/2011 83

• Gears of War 3 vs Gears of War 2 Video Effects

  You'll be amazed how much better the new game looks.

  Video 07/05/2011 7

• We take Gears 3's visuals "for granted"

  Epic: "Your memory is far better than reality."

  News 18/04/2011 24

• Epic up for a Gears of War Facebook game

  "From a theory perspective, absolutely."

  News 16/03/2011 9

• Epic reveals its next-generation vision

  "And it's ready today."

  News 03/03/2011 34

• Final Gears of War 3 release date

  Marcus in the diary.

  News 23/02/2011 38

• Gears of War Kinect an "on-rails shooter"

  Reuses parts of Gears of War 2.

  News 09/02/2011 111

• Gears of War Triple Pack

  Screenshots 18/01/2011 0

• Cheap Gears of War Triple Pack revealed

  UPDATE: It's a US-only offer.

  News 18/01/2011 20

• Not many downloaded free Gears 2 DLC

  Less than 30 per cent redeemed code.

  News 21/12/2010 39

• Gears reveal "not what you're expecting"

  New gameplay set for Video Game Awards.

  News 30/11/2010 26

• Kinect Gears game in the works – report

  Cliffy B: No Kinect in Gears of War 3.

  News 16/11/2010 50

• iPhone Gears of War possible "in 2 years"

  Epic taking Apple's device very seriously.

  News 02/11/2010 39

• Huge XP boost for Gears 2 this weekend

  Blur gets in on the act too.

  News 29/10/2010 22

• Bleszinski explains Gears movie hold-up

  It had no love story.

  News 27/07/2010 60

• 6x XP week for Gears of War 2

  Who needs E3?

  News 10/06/2010 17

• Gears 2 patch adds Social Matches

  Can be joined mid-game.

  News 19/05/2010 28

• First Gears of War 3 details emerge?

  Underwater levels! Mech suits! Explosives!

  News 09/04/2010 93

• Gears of War movie being "scaled back"?

  Wiseman no longer directing, says report.

  News 07/04/2010 60

• E3 will be "really exciting" for Epic fans

  But no new games coming out in 2010.

  News 16/03/2010 34

• Epic "can do what we want" with Gears

  Rein out it owns IP, not Microsoft.

  News 15/03/2010 58

• Unreal Engine 4 needs lots of processors

  Rein talks "massively multi-core" systems.

  News 23/02/2010 51

• Gears of War 2 Valentine's Day event

  Friends with benefits.

  News 01/02/2010 23

• Gears characters playable in Lost Planet 2

  Fenix and Santiago already signed up.

  News 26/01/2010 25

• Gears movie to be like Cloverfield

  That's the plan, says producer.

  News 08/12/2009 92

• Next Gears may be on next-gen consoles

  Mike Capps clarifies TGS comments.

  News 25/09/2009 64

• Special edition Gears 2, Fable II coming

  Get each game plus DLC for under 40 quid.

  News 28/08/2009 11

• Gears 2: Dark Corners double XP week

  Happening now. Devs playing tomorrow.

  News 30/07/2009 5

• Digital Foundry - Gears of War 2: Standard Def vs HD Performance Analysis

  Video 25/07/2009 1

• Epic's Mark Rein

  On Unreal Engine 3, Natal, Cliff Bleszinski and more.

  Interview 22/07/2009 106

• Bleszinski on Dark Corners SP and Natal

  Locust homeworld? Also: Gears film update.

  News 20/07/2009 31

• Bleszinski explains "bald space marines"

  The tech is good at armour, not hair.

  News 03/07/2009 30

• Double XP weekend for Gears of War 2

  With Title Update 4 to hit beforehand.

  News 02/07/2009 9

• Gears 2 expansion gets price cut

  Dark Corners now three quid less.

  News 02/06/2009 13

• E3: Epic has "something new to announce"

  Rein has been busy in preparation.

  News 01/06/2009 34

• Epic expects photo-realism in a decade

  Boss Tim Sweeney says it's "inevitable".

  News 26/05/2009 58

• Double XP weekend in Gears of War 2

  Starts now. Ends Monday.

  News 15/05/2009 27

• The Rock to play Fenix in Gears film?

  "There's a genuine actor," says screenwriter.

  News 11/05/2009 74

• New Gears 2 DLC expands campaign

  Plus seven new MP maps. 1600 MSP.

  News 07/05/2009 31

• Gears film "looking incredibly good"

  Writer says budget "has to be huge".

  News 06/05/2009 43

• Gears 2 cheaters' Gamerscores wiped

  Infinity Ward tackling COD fraudsters too.

  News 29/04/2009 41

• Gears of War 2 - Japanese rendezvous trailer

  Video 22/04/2009 1

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Snowblind Map Pack

  Video 27/03/2009 3

• Gears 2 - Snowblind map pack

  Video 26/03/2009 2

• Left 4 Dead Survival Pack dated

  Gears 2 and Halo 3 packs dated/priced.

  News 24/03/2009 14

• Huge Gears 2 patch, map pack soon

  Experience system, Achievements, more.

  News 13/03/2009 41

• Gears of War 2

  Title Update 3 and the Snowblind Map Pack. Good name for a band, that.

  Screenshots 13/03/2009 5

• Gears of War 2

  Gears of War 2 review.

  Reader Review 09/03/2009 0

• Epic has no 10-year Gears plan - Rein

  But VP appreciates enthusiasm.

  News 11/02/2009 24

• Epic reveals 10-year plan for Gears

  Series will go on and on and on and Ariston.

  News 10/02/2009 117

• Epic adding XP/levels to Gears 2

  Title Update 3 bringing bots, too.

  News 09/02/2009 20

• Wiseman wants to film Gears trilogy

  "A harder edged Lord of the Rings."

  News 26/01/2009 72

• Gears of War 2 update goes Live

  Online multiplayer the syllabus.

  News 21/01/2009 24

• New Gears 2 Achievements revealed

  But Epic still to lock patch date down.

  News 21/01/2009 10

• Gears 2 Flashback Pack on sale for all

  Presumably for second-hand buyers.

  News 08/01/2009 12

• Gears 2 to be updated this month

  Fixes, tweaks, achievements.

  News 06/01/2009 30

• Gears of War 2

  Screenshots 15/12/2008 0

• Gears of War 2 - Combustible map pack

  Video 15/12/2008 2

• Epic releases Gears 2 map pack

  800 MSP for three maps.

  News 15/12/2008 33

• Gears 2 tops US chart for November

  COD and Wii titles also doing well.

  News 12/12/2008 8

• Gears of War 3 rumours "total nonsense"

  So says Epic's Mark Rein.

  News 11/12/2008 26

• Gears of War 2 sales hit 3 million mark

  Sequel selling faster than the original.

  News 09/12/2008 27

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Multiplayer pt.2

  Bit of a longshot, this one.

  Video 01/12/2008 12

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Multiplayer

  Video 01/12/2008 2

• Gears 2 multiplayer patched

  Long matchmaking delays eased.

  News 28/11/2008 26

• Gears 2 matchmaking fix "top priority"

  Epic hopes to have a solution soon.

  News 19/11/2008 33

• Gears 2 sells 2 million in opening weekend

  Gamers notch up 15 million hours of play.

  News 12/11/2008 85

• Romance is "f***ing hard" - Bleszinski

  And women like Gears, he says.

  News 11/11/2008 52

• Gears 2 top UK chart, LBP in fourth

  Also slow start for MotorStorm, EndWar.

  News 11/11/2008 98

• Gears of War 2 London launch photos

  That's Liam Sharp who does the comic.

  Screenshots 07/11/2008 7

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Horde mode

  Video 07/11/2008 4

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Gameplay pt. 2

  Video 07/11/2008 3

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Gameplay pt. 1

  Don't Marcus on our performance.

  Video 07/11/2008 9

• The Eurogamer TV Show: EG Expo Gears 2 tag hunt

  You came, you saw, you touched Bertie.

  Video 05/11/2008 13

• Xbox 360 winning online battle, says Epic

  Bossman sings Microsoft's praises.

  News 04/11/2008 27

• Gears of War 2

  Screenshots 03/11/2008 1

• Gears of War 2

  Going underground.

  Review 03/11/2008 395

• Gears of War 2 review at 2pm GMT

  Epic heart-in-mouth time.

  Blog 03/11/2008 110

• Gears 2 midnight launches detailed

  LA event much better than London one.

  News 03/11/2008 11

• Eurogamer Expo: Top 10 Games

  As voted for by you.

  Article 31/10/2008 80

• Gears of War 2 - Launch trailer

  Video 29/10/2008 9

• Gears of War 2 - Ethos

  Video 28/10/2008 8

• Gears of War 2 - The Last Day

  Love, sensitivity, flowers.

  Video 27/10/2008 30

• Gears 2 and Banjo at Eurogamer Expo!

  Play them early.

  Blog 17/10/2008 20

• Gears of War 2 - A pixel's worth a thousand words

  'It's our Sistine Chapel.'

  Video 16/10/2008 35

• GameStation offers gold Gears 2 gun

  Pre-order deal costs 130 quid.

  News 14/10/2008 60

• Gears of War 2 - Never Fight Alone

  Video 09/10/2008 2

• Devs nervous about casual - Bleszinski

  "I think that's a dumb response."

  News 08/10/2008 25

• Gears of War 2 - Top 5 Deadliest Locust

  According to Baird, the annoying one.

  Video 07/10/2008 13

• Gears of war 2 - Gameplay Pt.2

  Video 02/10/2008 7

• Gears of War 2 hospital gameplay

  Nurse Marcus attends to some Locust.

  Video 02/10/2008 31

• Gears 1 maps to be DLC for Gears 2

  Buy the sequel and get them for free.

  News 30/09/2008 7

• Bleszinski: "Internet facilitates dickishness"

  But Gears boss won't 'do a Dyack'.

  News 29/09/2008 80

• The Eurogamer TV Show: Cliff Bleszinski on Gears of War 2

  Including his response to your comments!

  Video 29/09/2008 49

• Gears of War 2

  See Act 1 of Cliff's badass sequel.

  Screenshots 29/09/2008 19

• Exclusive: Gears of War 2 - Enemies

  Cliff and pals discuss and show the baddies.

  Video 30/09/2008 20

• Gears of War 2

  The next day of the Locust.

  Hands On 29/09/2008 97

• Gears of War 2 - Story documentary

  Marcus, Dom, Cole and the other one.

  Video 25/09/2008 19

• Gears of War 2 - Audio

  Crunchy grooves.

  Video 12/09/2008 9

• Xbox 360 nearing limits of capability - Epic

  Plus: Gears 2 further along than expected.

  News 02/09/2008 63

• Bleszinski rules out Gears 2 for PC

  "We're not going to do a PC version."

  News 01/09/2008 49

• Gears 2 bonus content revealed

  There's more than two hours of it.

  News 26/08/2008 27

• Gears gun replica selling "like hot cakes"

  Plastic Lancer shakes and roars.

  News 11/08/2008 27

• Gears of War 1 to unlock Gears 2 content

  Achievements equal skins by the look of it.

  News 28/07/2008 23

• Gears film gets Legendary boost

  Hollywood studios splitting the bill.

  News 28/07/2008 33

• Gears of War books on the way

  "Anya. Berserker. Satellite?"

  News 21/07/2008 37

• Cliff Bleszinski - Major Nelson interview

  Video 21/07/2008 4

• Cliff Bleszinski: Avatars are Miis

  But he likes them and the dash revamp.

  News 16/07/2008 30

• Gears of War 2

  Cliff Bleszinski talks us through campaign, competitive and Horde.

  Hands On 16/07/2008 45

• Epic not doing a Gears of War 2 demo

  Bleszinski would rather get game done.

  News 15/07/2008 13

• Gears of War 2 - E3 trailer

  CG appetite whetter from conference.

  Video 15/07/2008 6

• Gears Of War 2 - E3 gameplay

  Cliff Bleszinski plays it.

  Video 15/07/2008 5

• Gears of War 2 release date revealed?

  Potential hint appears on website.

  News 09/07/2008 10

• Gears of War 2 - Multiplayer

  Not suitable for fun dodgers.

  Video 08/07/2008 19

• Rein: Wii is "just not our medium"

  Epic wants to push high-end technology.

  News 08/07/2008 43

• Gears of War 2 - Multiplayer

  What are you waiting for?

  Video 30/06/2008 19

• Gears 2 multiplayer details revealed

  Four modes explained.

  News 26/06/2008 14

• No online host advantage in Gears 2

  And cover's near perfect, says Bleszinski.

  News 20/06/2008 47

• Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda

  Talks Gears of War 2.

  Interview 18/06/2008 18

• Die Hard director to do Gears film

  Rein confident in his abilities.

  News 17/06/2008 28

• Gears 2 leads Microsoft E3 charge

  Plus Halo Wars finally on show.

  News 12/06/2008 40

• UTIII disc to feature Gears 2 video?

  Just like Mark Rein hinted.

  News 11/06/2008 13

• Cole Train hints at Gears 2 date

  "Yeah! Woo! Bring it on, sucker!"

  News 02/06/2008 17

• Gears of War 2 multiplayer detailed

  Ten players, new weapons, new features.

  News 29/05/2008 16

• New Gears 2 multiplayer details emerge

  Numbers, weapons, moves, modes.

  News 27/05/2008 23

• Squad ordering dropped for Gears 2

  But are more characters playable now?

  News 22/05/2008 26

• Gears 2 can beat Resistance 2 - Kim

  It did it the first time around, he says.

  News 14/05/2008 83

• Exclusive: EGTV CliffyB and Kudo Tsunoda interview

  No unicorns.

  Video 14/05/2008 19

• Gears 2 story will be "much better" - Tsunoda

  First game's wasn't as "robust".

  News 14/05/2008 15

• Gears 2 to have "best cover system ever"

  So says Cliff Bleszinski.

  News 14/05/2008 33

• "We never announced a trilogy" - CliffyB

  But another sequel's quite possible.

  News 14/05/2008 8

• Cliff Bleszinski and Kudo Tsunoda

  Gears' designer and MS' games biz manager in text and on video, with gameplay footage.

  Interview 14/05/2008 31

• Gears of War 2

  And we are not dead yet.

  Preview 14/05/2008 116

• Gears of War 2

  From the Microsoft E3 conference demo.

  Screenshots 15/07/2008 73

• MS confirms Banjo and Piñata leaks, promises Gears of War 2 reveals

  San Francisco event taking place today.

  News 13/05/2008 31

• Gears Of War 2 - Gameplay

  Cliffy B explains it all.

  Video 12/05/2008 21

• Gears 2 gameplay video on Live

  7am Saturday.

  News 09/05/2008 457

• Gears of War 2 keynote at GC 2008

  Epic to talk progress in Leipzig.

  News 01/05/2008 8

• No demo for Gears of War 2

  But what about that comic?

  News 21/04/2008 35

• Gears of War comic in October

  Plot: "big guns and monsters".

  News 21/04/2008 4

• Gears 2 teaser on UT 360 disc?

  Mark Rein suggests so.

  News 21/04/2008 37

• Gears criticised for stereotyping

  Cole said to "reinforce casual racism".

  News 10/04/2008 177

• Unreal Engine 4 "years away", says Rein

  It'll be for the next generation.

  News 09/04/2008 13

• Masses of Gears of War 2 details

  Drop-in co-op, new chars and enemies, more.

  News 08/04/2008 23

• Rein unsure of Gears 2 Comic Con reveal

  He's not heard anything.

  News 03/04/2008 6

• Gears of War 2 at Comic Con this month

  Epic leading special gamer summit.

  News 02/04/2008 26

• Gears of War film coming in 2010

  Script and director almost sorted.

  News 31/03/2008 28

• Unreal Engine 3 - Gears of War tech demo

  Gearing up for the future.

  Video 26/03/2008 24

• Gears of War 2 - Polished announce

  Video 26/03/2008 2

• Consoles have outpaced PC, says Epic man

  Many computers too expensive, fancy.

  News 11/03/2008 73

• CliffyB likes PC gaming again

  It's his "heritage".

  News 29/02/2008 71

• Gears 2 actor teases details

  Brumak fight, new kit and people.

  News 29/02/2008 23

• Epic wants Gears of War feedback

  Who's your favourite Delta squaddie?

  News 27/02/2008 33

• Epic Games' Mark Rein

  On Gears of War 2 (well, we tried), Unreal Engine and PC gaming.

  Interview 26/02/2008 29

• Resistance 2 is Sony's answer to Gears 2

  So says VP of product marketing.

  News 25/02/2008 98

• Cliffy B talks up Gears of War 2 story

  "Even more interesting narrative set-up."

  News 22/02/2008 60

• Gears of War 2 - GDC onstage reveal

  Video 22/02/2008 8

• Unreal Engine demos not from Gears 2

  But Gears 2 is likely to use those features.

  News 22/02/2008 18

• GDC 2008 - Gears of War 2 - Teaser

  It's official!

  Video 20/02/2008 18

• Gears of War 2 is official

  November 2008. "More badass".

  News 20/02/2008 116

• Epic focusing on console titles

  PC gaming in "disarray", says Cliffy B

  News 14/02/2008 62

• Gears getting GM is "normal" - Rein

  Tsunoda just replacing the old one.

  News 11/02/2008 10

• MS confirms Gears manager appointment

  Tsunoda in charge of game's business.

  News 11/02/2008 12

• Rein rubbishes Gears of War 2 reports

  "It is complete nonsense."

  News 05/02/2008 19

• Gears of War 2 on magazine cover

  But quite low-key. What's going on?

  News 04/02/2008 35

• Gears book gets name

  Pendulum Wars. Or Jim.

  News 03/01/2008 21

• GC: Epic Games' Mark Rein

  On UT, Gears PC, the Gears film and Unreal Engine 3.

  Interview 23/08/2007 27