Microsoft Inadvertently Confirms Gears of War Trilogy
(via Xbox Scene) - From teamxbox.com:On several occasions, CliffyB has been asked about a follow-up to Gears of War but he has avoided confirming a sequel. Despite that, it seems that Microsoft is already counting on a Gears of War trilogy.In an interview with GameDaily, Jeff Bell, the Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business unit at Microsoft, has accidentally confirmed that the publisher plans a trilogy of games set in the Gears of War universe.
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Bill Gates: Sony Could Make Bricks
(via Kotaku) - Just because Bill Gates gives money to charities like disease prevention, college scholarships and the Xbox 360, doesn't mean he's gone soft. Far from it. He's still out for blood. Just listen to what Gates tells C|Net about the current console war with Sony: I wouldn't change positions with them in a million years.
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Gears of War Hits 1 Million Units Sold and Shoots to #1 on Xbox Live
(via Gamerscore Blog) -- More than 85 Percent of Players Connect to Xbox Live, Driving New Gold Memberships by 50 Percent...(read more)
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Gears of War Hits 1 Million Units Sold and Shoots to #1 on Xbox Live
(via Xbox Users Group) - As “Gears of War” continues to emerge throughout the world ahead of the holiday sales rush, the Xbox 360 juggernaut has sold an impressive 1 million copies world-wide in just its first two weeks of release—elevating the game to the fastest-selling title of 2006 and fastest-selling original Xbox game of.
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Gears of War: 1 Million Copies Sold, Fastest Selling Title of '06
(via Planet Xbox) -- No more Gears of War news today after this we promise... Microsoft have just officially announced that Gears of War has hit the one million units sold mark, is the fastest selling title of '06 and also the fastest selling original Xbox game of all time.
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Gears of War Hits 1 Million Units Sold and Shoots to 1 on Xbox Live
(via Xbox Scene) - From the Microsoft press release:As "Gears of War" continues to emerge throughout the world ahead of the holiday sales rush, the Xbox 360 juggernaut has sold an impressive 1 million copies world-wide in just its first two weeks of release--elevating the game to the fastest-selling title of 2006 and fastest-selling original Xbox game of all time.
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Microsoft exec touts Fenix as hero of Gears of War trilogy
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, Online, BusinessCorporate VP of Global Marketing Jeff Bell has spit out some new evidence that suggests Microsoft is banking on Marcus Fenix to be the next Master Chief. Speaking on the much-circulated Gears of War ad, Bell told GameDaily, "The goal of this ad is to establish Marcus Fenix as the hero of the Gears of War trilogy.
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Gears of War Hits 1 Million Sold
(via Gamerscore Blog) - Wow!  A million units sold in just two weeks.  That makes Gears of War the fastest-selling original Xbox game of all time (non-sequel).  On top of that, there have been more than 10 million gameplay sessions, 7 million Achievements earned, and it's earned the distinction of being the best-reviewed next gen title of the year.
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Gears of War Review
(via Slashdot) - Reaching for perfection is a funny thing. By aiming for a high mark of quality, you ensure that your end product is as good as you can possibly make it. The reality is, of course, that perfection is unattainable. Every work of art, be it book, painting, movie, or videogame, is going to be flawed in some way; this is the reality of being human, after all.
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Gears of War Trilogy All But Confirmed
(via Planet Xbox) -- Via a recent interview with GameDaily, Microsoft have seemingly confirmed their plans to make Gears of War a trilogy.
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Gears of War trilogy confirmed?
(via Gamespot) -- Microsoft global marketing VP reportedly lets slip news that the fastest-selling Xbox 360 game of all time will get not one, but two sequels.
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Gears of War for Windows?
(via Gamerscore Blog) - Let's put the rumors to rest, please. Many folks out there on the Internet may have seen this story. Or this one. Or even this one. Here's the truth: Yes, Microsoft provided the image that is published in the Games for Windows cover story in the Holiday issue of PC Gamer magazine.
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Gears of War Review
(via Slashdot) - Reaching for perfection is a funny thing. By aiming for a high mark of quality, you ensure that your end product is as good as you can possibly make it. The reality is, of course, that perfection is unattainable. Every work of art, be it book, painting, movie, or videogame, is going to be flawed in some way; this is the reality of being human, after all.
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Gears of War hits 1 million sold
(via Totally 360) -- Both Epic and Microsoft have good reason to celebrate...
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Gears of War Trilogy?
(via Xboxic) - They say that all good things come in threes and it would appear that Microsoft are hoping that’ll be the case for Gears of War. Speaking to GameDaily, Jeff Bell, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business, let it slip that we’ll be getting a trilogy of Gears of War [.
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UK Gamers Rocket Gears of War to Number 1
(via Planet Xbox) -- Whether you believe Gears of War is the best game on earth, or not, gamers in the UK have bought into it so heavily they have catapulted Epic's shooter to the number one spot on the UK game charts.
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Microsoft talks Gears Of War trilogy
(via DCEmu) - A sequel to Gears wouldn't really be a surprise to anyone. But a trilogy? Now that's a different story. Speaking to GameDaily, Microsoft's Corporate VP of Global Marketing Jeff Bell, seems to have let slip that Epic and Microsoft have big plans afoot. "The goal of the ad is to establish Marcus Fenix as the hero of the Gears of War trilogy," said Bell.
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Gears of War spins a million worldwide
(via Gamespot) -- Epic Games' shooter overruns international sales milestone in just two weeks to become the fastest-selling Xbox 360 game ever.
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Free Gears of War Giveaway, that plus more in XBLR ver 31.0
(via News4Gamers) - A FEAST of gaming info- Tech News: -AOL is once again changing the way it operates. -Cell Phones that track your every movement. -The ZUNE: features and functionality. -The Intercooler tries to chill the accusations. -100 dollar 360s Console Crimes: -W.O.W. gives more players the boot.
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UK Charts: Gears of War at No. 1
(via Game Industry) -- Microsoft and Epic have claimed the Chart Track All Formats number one with Gears of War – the fastest-selling Xbox 360 title to date.
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Sound recording Mr. Chainsaw for Gears of War
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Resistance Better than Gears of War?
(via Planet Xbox) -- AOL's video game magazine, gamedaily.com has done a side by side comparison of Sony's PS3 shooter Resistance: Fall of Man, and our dear Xbox 360 mega-hit Gears of War.  They seem to think Resistance beats Gears by a nose.
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Gears of War Trilogy You Say?
(via QJ) - Microsoft's Jeff Bell (Corporate VP of Global Marketing) made a rather interesting confirmation about the ground-breaking Gears of War title. After being released a little over a week ago, Gears of War has taken the Xbox community by storm. However, as good as it is, it is a rather short game (7-10 hours).
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No surprise: Gears of War tops All Formats chart
(via QJ) - Pop, six, squish, uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! Yep, they had it coming like a "Cell Block Tango" musical number with fur boas and flamenco scarves. It was no surprise, and no one's complaining. Let the bells ring, and the trumpets, err, trumpet. Gears of War is now at the top of the "All Formats" chart in the UK.
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Gears of War Shoots Straight To The Top in UK
(via Xbox Users Group) - One of this year’s hottest action titles, ‘Gears of War’ shoots straight to the top of the UK ‘All Formats’ retail chart, only 2 days after its release. ‘Gears of War,’ an exclusive title for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, has sold 99,614 copies, confirms Chart Track.
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Surprise of the century: Gears of War tops All Formats chart
(via QJ) - Pop, six, squish, uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz! Yep, they had it coming like a "Cell Block Tango" musical number with fur boas and flamenco scarves. It was no surprise, and no one's complaining. Let the bells ring, and the trumpets, err, trumpet. Gears of War is now at the top of the "All Formats" chart in the UK.
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Gears of War to become a trilogy
(via News4Gamers) -- It might not be the biggest surprise, but it seems like we get more Gears of War games in the future. According to Jeff Bell, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business, the series will grow out to become a trilogy.
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Japanese Lost Planet bundle with HDMI? update 1
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsCrafty users over at NEOGaf spotted something interesting on Japan's Lost Planet 360 bundle. The list of contents on the back of the box show that an HDMI cable is cable is included with the bundle. Microsoft has said in the past that HDMI is unnecessary for high definition games, or that too few people have HDMI capable TVs, so this could be an interesting turn of events.
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HD DVD Auto Update
(via Xbox Scene) - From majornelson.com:If you have an Xbox 360 HD DVD player, you'll be prompted for an auto update the next time you watch an HD DVD movie. This update has no new features in it, but contains title specific movie playback improvements and few fixes to some localized text.
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HD DVD Auto Update
(via Major Nelson) - If you have an Xbox 360 HD DVD player, you’ll be prompted for an auto update the next time you watch an HD DVD movie. This update has no new features in it, but contains title specific movie playback improvements and few fixes to some localized text (and I’d imagine a few more lines of code ) If you don’t have access to Xbox Live, you can download the free update from Xbox.
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