Gears of War 2 DLC On The Horizon

Creator Cliff Blesinski has announced that the first line of downloadble content for Gears of War 2 will arrive shortly after the game's release. He spoke with Xbox 360 Fanboy and revealed that Epic Game's is working on the DLC and that it will be "multiplayer map focused". CliffyB has also stated that a new pop-up feature will indicate the player's recent actions could lead him/her to a possible acheivement! Check the site for more details!

E308: More Gears of War 2 Vids!

Do you feel like dismembering more Locusts? Check out these new E3 clips of Gears of War 2!

"Live Demo" Gameplay HD


"Rendezvous" Trailer HD

Sick Gears of War 2 Singleplayer Screens!

Kotaku recently posted these new shots taken from the single-player portion of Gears of War 2.

Tons of Gears of War 2 Screenshots!

In addition to the screens shown here, 1UP has posted of 24 new screenshots from Epic Games' Gears of War 2 - taken from both the single and multiplayer portions of the game! See all 24 shots here!

1UP reveals everything about Gears of War 2 Multiplayer

Epic Games' Gears of War 2 designer Clifford Michael Bleszinski a.k.a. "CliffyB." has officially spilled all the beans to 1UP about the multiplayer aspect Gears of War 2. EVERYTHING you wanted to know about Gears of War 2 is here!!! Enjoy.

EGM Shots of Gears of War 2

A generous user posted some these new Gears of War 2 shots featured in the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. More scans, here.

Gears of War 2 Official Details

Xbox Focus has compiled the following list of details that Epic has officially confirmed (and denied):

Confirmed

• There will, in fact, be chainsaw dueling in single player as well as multiplayer.
• There is a new poison grenade, which will kill anybody it hits and slowly drain the health of anybody around it.
• The story begins six months after the original ends.
• A new pistol called the "Gorgon Pistol" is available, firing a six-round burst much like the hammerburst from the original.
• The hammerburst is now a semi-automatic gun.
• There is now a larger difference in active-reloading from gun to gun.
• Drop-in/drop-out co-op.
• Blood trails will allow you to track your prey much more effectively in case they decide it's time to run away.
• A much more emotionally evocative story that will be much deeper and more interesting than in Gears.
• Difficulty settings modified. Casual is now much easier, while Insane is harder.
• Gridlock is a multiplayer map.
• The ability to have each player use their own difficulty setting in co-op mode.
• More usage of vehicles in campaign.
• A new "dynamic-conversation camera" used during cutscenes to give them a cinematic feel.
• Assassination game-type renamed to "Guardian.
• Matchmaking! New game-type dubbed "Meat Flag." Sort of like Capture-the-flag but the flag is a human player who stays in the center of the map. Each team must down this player to be able to drag him back to their base.
• Getting damaged slows you down. You can now choose which weapon to spawn with in multiplayer: Lancer or Hammerburst. Portable cover. These are big metal things that you can carry around and shove into the ground to act as make-shift cover. You can only use your pistol while carrying one, and they can be destroyed by enemies that get too close.
• Grenades can be manually stuck to anything, meaning you have to "tag" the object like you would a person in the original Gears.
• Smoke grenades now stun enemies as well.
• One confirmed new map: Security

Denied

• Co-op specific cut-scenes.
• Chainsaws-only multiplayer mode.
• Stamina bars that affect movement.

Unconfirmed

• Carmine's return.
• Whether or not Dom's wife Maria Santiago will be an actual character or simply referred to.

This is literally only HALF of the list! To see all confirmed, denied, and unconfirmed details, check out the full list!

GEARS OF WAR 2 ACTUAL GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE!!!

I'm not supposed to cover 360 news, but GameVideos just posted not one, but THREE clips of actual gameplay footage of Gears of War 2! The first clip features a short intro and outro by CliffyB. Enjoy 360 fans, enjoy.