“Match Made in Hell” month continues, as Microsoft Game Studios and “Gears of War” developer Epic Games wake the dead with a celebrity launch event at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles
To celebrate the upcoming Emergence Day, several lucky gamers will win the chance to play the highly-anticipated Xbox 360 title, “Gears of War,” prior to launch and party with celebrities living and dead at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 12:01 a.m.
Thrown by Microsoft Game Studios in advance of the title’s Nov. 12 release, this exclusive event will be hosted by members of the “Gears of War” development team, including Lead Designer Cliff Bleszinski. In keeping with the bone-chilling theme, developers, industry luminaries and Tinseltown’s hottest young talent will be mixing and mingling in a real mausoleum, at the famous Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
This one-of-a-kind venue is a working cemetery that's the final resting place of some of Hollywood's greatest stars, making it the perfect locale to welcome this horrific game to the Xbox 360.
So any of you Gear Heads out there that fancy some of this V(r).I.P stuff shoot on over to: www.xbox.com/matchmadeinhell to register your interest for a chance to goto the event.
(This news is so hot of the press the above link may not yet be active, but do keep checking)
And as a bonus anyone thats does register receives a special opportunity from GameStop to pre-order the game and receive One Month of Xbox Live Gold service for free!
Xbox 360 goes on tour in the UK starting in Manchester today and continuing until the
24th October.
Among some of the games available to play are Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Call of Duty 3, Need for Speed:
Carbon, FIFA 07 and Pro Evolution Soccer 6 to family games such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Viva Pinata. And
the latest from Xbox Live Arcade.
Here is a complete list of tour dates:
20-24 October
Manchester - Trafford Centre (Gears of War not available)
26-29 October
Newcastle - Metro Centre
3-5 November
Birmingham - The Bullring
11 & 12 November
Sheffield - Meadowhall
25 & 26 November
Southampton - West Quays
2 & 3 December
London - Lakeside.
The tour will also have a special behind-closed-doors multi-player arena to give you an exclusive
glimpse of the highly anticipated shooter Gears of War. Strictly for over 18’s only!
I'm pretty sure I shall be going to the Lakeside gig in December. So if you lot have not got a lot going on
and there is a tour in your area you really should pop along and check out whats going on.
With the threat of Emergence Day on the horizon, Microsoft Game Studios released a new “Gears of War” site that allows gamers inside the mind of its lead character, Marcus Fenix. The site, which can be found at http://www.gearsofwar.com/, immerses gamers through a series of disturbing flashback videos that foretell various aspects of the game’s storyline and highlight the uniquely destroyed beauty of the games environment.
Visitors to the site can also pre-order “Gears of War,” visit the community forums, share the site with a friend, or register to join the Xbox community for exclusive updates.
“Gears of War” thrusts gamers into humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. Blending the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, “Gears of War” features cinematic, beautifully rendered interactive environments with high-definition visuals. “Gears of War” will ship on Nov. 7, 2006 in North America.
Gears of War just got all viral on us. People who subscribed to the game's official site received an email this morning with a cryptic message and even more cryptic link.
The message seems to be a bit of coalition propaganda, but a dozen of the words in the paragraph are hyperlinks to the same page. The links all point to a sub-page of the Gears of War site called 48HrsExclusiveAccess. The page first shows a little black and white security video of Marcus Fenix in a prison cell and then goes black. You're give three matches to light and explore a wall on the page. If you click on any of the four messages you find there you get to see four different videos showing backstory and some gameplay.
More interesting is the fact that the dozen words that are hyperlinks in the email form the sentence: Marcus Fenix has been located. You have 48 hours to mobilize.
The question is what does that mean. It could mean that the linked page is only around for 48 hours or, let's hold our breath, that we will be perhaps getting a demo of Gears of War in two days.
Go, rend the site, let us know what you come up with. The full email is on the jump.
Epic and Microsoft Game Studios let fans go behind the scenes to play "Gears of War®” on the Xbox 360 and meet its creators before the game hits store shelves in November
No ticket gets the same level of access as a backstage pass, and no contest will take gamers closer to the “Gears of War” action like Xbox Live Backstage Pass. On October 27, 2006, two lucky winners from the U.S. will join other winners from around the world at Epic Games in Raleigh, North Carolina for a day of exclusive fun, including:
· A tour of the studio for a behind the scenes look at the creation of “Gears of War” for Xbox 360
· The chance to meet the game's creators, including Lead Designer Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski
· An opportunity to play multi-player “Gears of War” prior to its official release
Prize packages include round trip airfare and hotel accommodations for 4 days and 3 nights for each winner and their guest. “Gears of War” fans can log on to http://xblgearsofwar.onlinepromo.com to register for a chance to win. Registration runs through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, October 14.
“Gears of War” thrusts gamers into humankind’s epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. Blending the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, “Gears of War” features cinematic, beautifully rendered interactive environments with high-definition visuals.
Microsoft’s X06 Xbox 360 and Games for Windows lineup showcases award-winning, exclusive next-generation titles, blockbuster franchises and the most anticipated games.
BARCELONA, Spain — Sept. 28, 2006 — In the city that helped influence the works of artists including Gaudi, Miró and Picasso, Microsoft Corp. delivered the fine art of gaming at X06 showcasing an extensive, groundbreaking collection of games for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, Games for Windows® and Xbox Live® Arcade for Xbox 360. For the holiday season and beyond, Microsoft offers amazing experiences for all types of gamers — ranging from the hard-core gamer with the award-winning “Gears of War®” to the gamer interested in a variety of genres with the broad reach title “Viva Piñata™.”
Xbox 360 games arriving for the holidays include these:
· “Gears of War” (Epic Games Inc.). 2006 E3 Best Console Game winner “Gears of War” thrusts gamers into humankind’s horrifying epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde. This third-person tactical action/horror title lets gamers play in several modes (single, cooperative and customizable Xbox Live multiplayer gameplay) that unite next-generation technology and graphics with classic storytelling and a revolutionary tactical combat system.
· “Viva Piñata” (Rare Ltd.). The “Viva Piñata” world is an evolving paradise where players of all ages create a fantastical island to attract and care for the more than 60 species of wild-roaming Piñata animals. In the United States, the animated TV series “Viva Piñata” debuted Sept. 9 on 4Kids TV and licensed merchandise will be available in 2007.
· “Call of Duty® 3” (Activision). The follow up to the No. 1 next-generation title delivers gamers right to the frontlines, closer than ever to the fury of combat. “Call of Duty 3” also offers intense multiplayer action for up to 24 players to team up online.
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