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Das Gamer Caption Contest, Win A Copy Of Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway

If video games have taught us one thing, it’s that Germans populate this earth solely to supply the accents that clearly identify who you need to shoot at. At this points even Germans know to pull the trigger at the sound of the first Achtung! There’s a copy of Ubisoft’s newest shooter, Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway for the Xbox 360 up for grabs. The title puts gamers in the middle of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious plan to decimate the Nazis by Christmas. Think of it as a gift for Uncle Sam.

Hit the jump and leave a caption on the below photo. The best caption wins.

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Brothers In Arms looks kind of violent
An interview with Brothers In Arms developer Randy Pitchford, founder of Gearbox Software
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Game Trailer

Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway Looks Kind Of Aggressive

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway, the latest WWII shooter and implied reminder to all Germans,”remember when you guys were fricking evil?,” hits shelves on September 23rd. Das Gamer has been intrigued by this one since co-founder of Gearbox, Randy Pitchford, explained the meaning behind the game’s title. Hell’s Highway has been in development for years. Judging by the trailer after the jump, it looks like they spent at least some of that time figuring out the best way to shoot a man’s face off. Read the rest of this entry »

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Interviews

Randy Pitchford Walks Us Down Hell’s Highway

The video game industry has profited mightily off of real life conflicts, none more than World War II. In the process games like Call of Duty and Medal of Honor have raised the bar when it comes to first person shooters. Besides getting gameplay, graphics and story locked down the developers face the added burden of treating the source material with the proper respect. Gearbox achieved all three in their previous entry in the genre, Brothers in Arms. We get a chance to see if they can pull it off again this summer when gamers get a chance to once again assume the role of Sergeant Matt Baker in their sequel, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway. The new game focuses on one of the biggest clusterfucks of the war–Operation Market Garden. It was a battle the Allies ultimately lost when they tried to push through German lines, getting stonewalled on the banks of the Rhine. We got a chance to talk to Randy Pitchford, president and founder of Gearbox Software, about his studio’s debut game on next-gen consoles and got a history lesson in the process. Read the rest of this entry »

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