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Microsoft Acquires Gears of War Rights From Epic Games


Posted on January 27, 2014 by Joshua Rust

Gears of War is unanimously one of the flagship titles for any of Microsoft’s consoles. To date, the franchise combined has sold over twenty-two million copies – grossing in just over $1 Billion dollars. With this acquisition, Microsoft hopes to continue giving the fans even more Gears of War games and merchandise. Currently, there are four Gears of War titles but it’s likely we can expect to see more news on this soon – perhaps E3? We can only hope…Read More


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Gears Of War Free Now, Via Games with Gold


Posted on December 2, 2013 by Joshua Rust

Microsoft’s Games with Gold campaign keeps chugging along like the little engine that could. This month is no exception as one of the big hitting exclusive games, Gears Of War – released Nov. 7th, 2006, will be free from December 1st through December 15th. When Gears Of War was first announced, it dropped the jaw of many gamers. It spent its fair share of time in the Top 10 leaderboards of Xbox Live gaming activity and rightly so. While many gamers have played Gears Of War, it’s still one of the best exclusive games for the Xbox 360 and is a game that you need to play if you have not yet – after all it is FREE!!!

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Gears of War: Judgment VIP Season Pass Announced


Posted on February 26, 2013 by Joshua Rust

As with the trends of modern day gaming, not that I’m a huge fan of some of these deals, Epic Games announced today that Gears Of War: Judgment will be receiving the Season Pass treatment.

Saving you approximately 20% if you were to buy them all separate, the Season Pass will include six multiplayer maps, two new modes, new weapons, armour skins and weapon skins.

Here is a more detailed list for what is in the Judgment Season Pass:

– Two upcoming Game Add-on Packs that include six multiplayer maps, two new modes, and new weapon and armour skins.
– Early access to Game Add-on multiplayer maps so you can be the first to play.
– A permanent double XP boost to accelerate your ascent through the ranks.
– Five exclusive weapon skins and four exclusive armour skins.

The Season Pass will be priced at 1600 MSP and will launch onside Gears Of War: Judgment on March 19th!


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Cliff Bleszinski Is Saying Goodbye To Epic Games


Posted on October 3, 2012 by Seung Lee

The co-founder of Epic Games, the company behind the Gears of War and Unreal Tournament franchises, Cliff Bleszinski, is finally leaving his comfy office seat. It seems that, like Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka of BioWare, Bleszinski is deciding to write a new chapter in his life story. Founder of Epic Games Tim Sweeney states, “In 20 wonderful years with Epic, Cliff Bleszinski has grown into a true design luminary, and his contributions to the Unreal and Gears series have helped shape the game industry into what it is today. Cliff leaves Epic with our gratitude for his many contributions, and our wishes for continued success in the next chapter of his life!”

It’s a shame to see another established figure in the gaming industry leave, but hopefully we’ll get some news on just what, exactly, Bleszinski plans on doing in the future. For the full scoop, check out Epic Games’ official announcement here.


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Gears of War: Judgement Arrives March 2013


Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The collaborative effort between Epic Games & People Can Fly to bring a fourth Gears of War title to the Xbox 360 will all payoff when the game is released next March. Appearing on G4’s Xplay Twitter account Epic’s Rod Fergusson let the word out that the game is due to be released in less than 8 months time.

Gears of War: Judgetment was revealed at this year’s E3 and follows Baird and Cole prior to the events of the first three Gears of War titles. Hopefully we’ll get more details surrounding the game in the Fall! Since Microsoft won’t be at TGS this year, perhaps a standalone fall showcase for Gears, Halo 4 and Forza? Microsoft are you listening?


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Gears of War 3 Contest


Posted on May 16, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

We’ve decided to reboot our Gears of War 3 contest. In retrospect, starting such a contest in the first week of our existence was a bad call. Also, the requirements and the mountain of legalese were probably unhelpful.

Here is the new setup for the contest. We’ll give away 3 copies of Gears of War 3 once we’ve reached 500 likes on Facebook. After that number has been reached, people will have a few days to enter our drawing via our Facebook page. We will, naturally, make an announcement on the site with further details when that occurs.

The prizes will be three copies of Gears of War 3 for the Xbox 360. Two of these will be autographed by the good people at Epic Games. The only requirements for entry are that you must live in North America and you agree that we are not liable for any problems with shipping. Contrary to popular opinion, Broken Joysticks does not secretly control the US postal service. We’d also appreciate it if you were over 18, because I don’t want to receive any angry letters from outraged parents. I receive enough of those as is.

In case you’d like to know more about Gears of War 3, please check out Rae’s review for Team Xbox.


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Shadow Complex and Indie Bundle Giveaways


Posted on May 9, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

We’re going to mix things up a little today. For starters, we’re giving away two copies of the XBLA game Shadow Complex. You’ll find those codes hidden in our articles or on Twitter. Also, we’ll be giving away a few indie bundles today via our steam group (2 indie gala bundles and 1 Indie Royal bundle).  Finally, be sure to check out our Facebook page for additional giveaways.

Here are the instructions for redeeming XBLA codes:

  1. Sign in to Xbox Live
  2. Scroll to the Marketplace Screen
  3. Select Redeem Code, enter your code, and enjoy!

 


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Win a Signed Copy of Gears of War 3


Posted on May 1, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

If there is one thing we at Broken Joysticks love besides video games, it’s creativity. Good films, timeless literature, mind boggling abstract paintings, and performance artists covering themselves with live fire ants rarely fails to stimulate our right brains. However, it recently came to our attention that driving Chainsaw Bayonets into the necks of locusts is also stimulating. This realization, which sparked a prairie fire in the staff’s collective unconscious, convinced us to combine the two. Thus, we are proud to announce our Gears of War 3 contest. We’re giving away a signed copy of Gears of War 3 to a reader whose creativity proves them worthy of such a prize. You can read the details after the jump. We apologize in advance for all the legalese.

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