Artificial Unintelligence AI companions tend to come in a couple different flavors. There’s the true companions, versatile and interesting characters who really add something to the experience, like Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite or Alyx from Half-Life 2. Next are the harmless annoyances, who aren’t great to have around but don’t …
Read More »Gears of War 3 Horde Command trailer details DLC with a Southern drawl
After going through one of the shortest delays in gaming history (opens in new tab), Gears of War 3’s first real DLC pack, Horde Command, is available now. But just what does 800 Microsoft Points net you? In this new trailer for the DLC, everyone’s favorite dystopian redneck, Dizzy, explains …
Read More »First Gears of War 3 DLC will feature a new cast
Aisha Tyler (Halo: Reach, Archer [TV]) will be starring in the next downloadable Gears of War 3 campaign content, but the old cast won’t be joining her. In a post on neoGAF, Gears designer Cliff Bleszinski revealed that Marcus, Dom, Cole, and Baird will not appear in the next Gears …
Read More »Gears of War 3: New players get exclusive “casual” multiplayer
For Gears 3, series creator Cliff Bleszinski has gone one up on the eminently-gameable skill-matching that traditionally – and roughly – eases players into the world of online chainsaw bayonets. The game features a “casual” multiplayer mode available only to those who’ve never played Gears online before. Likened by Bleszinski …
Read More »GamesRadar E3 2011 Awards: Most Satisfying Gore
All gamers are carnivores and savages. Oh sure, some of us rarely eat meat in real life, but when we’re in a game, the thing we most want to see is our enemies turned into meat, the more rare and bloody the better. There’s something almost primal about seeing your …
Read More »Gears of War: The Board Game coming this fall
Gears of War: The Board Game is the brainchild of tabletop designer Corey Konieczka, whose previous works include board game versions of Battlestar Galactica, StarCraft and Lord of the Rings (aka Middle-Earth). His latest creation based on Epic Games’s third-person shooter is advertised as a “cooperative board game of fierce …
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