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Epic’s Rod Fergusson Explains What Makes Gears Of War 2 Casually Hardcore

November 07, 2008

geasrs_of_war_2_screenshot_chainsawtwofer Epics Rod Fergusson Explains What Makes Gears Of War 2 Casually Hardcore
While Cliff Bleszinski is the face of Epic Games and Gears of War 2 in the media Rod Fergusson, the game’s producer, is the man responsible for making sure Gears 2 makes it into your hands on time. A 10-year Microsoft games vet, Fergusson moved to Raleigh, NC three years ago to produce Gears of War 2 as an Epic employee. Fergusson took some time to talk with Das Gamer during Epic’s Gears 2 preview in San Francisco to talk about the new title, developing games as platforms instead of one off experiences and the fleshy objects standing in the way of user-generated content on the Xbox 360. Hit the jump for the full interview.
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Das Gamer Talks Gears of War 2 With Lester Speight, Voice Of Augustus Cole

November 06, 2008


You probably don’t know the name Lester Speight. But if you played Gears of War, you can’t forget the voice. Speight, who also goes by the Mighty Rasta, showed up on the pop culture radar when he starred in Reebok’s Super Bowl ads as Terrible Terry Tate, Office Linebacker. Speight credits the ad spots for his role as the voice of Augustus Cole in Gears of War and Gears of War 2. But Speight deserves a little bit more than that from every Gearhead out there. According to Epic design directorCliff Bleszinski, the concept for the Gears of War spawned from watching Terry Tate scream, “Here comes the Pain Train!” before dropping the hammer on a co-worker. “We were sitting in the office watching those videos and just thought,” says Bleszinski, “I want to go to war with that guy.” Check the un-censored full Terry Tate video posted after the jump for your viewing pleasure.
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Get The Locust Side Of The Story In The Gears Of War 2 Opening Cinematic

November 04, 2008

brumak_gears_of_war_2 Get The Locust Side Of The Story In The Gears Of War 2 Opening Cinematic
The opening reel from Gears of War 2 features a female British-esque voiceover discussing the plight of the human race in the game. About halfway through the clip it finally dawns on you that the voice is speaking from the perspective of the Locust. Then the bitch starts to sound a little like Dr. Evil. She doesn’t delve into “meat helmets” or “summers in Rangoon.” But you know she wants to. Anyone else hoping there’s a hyper-intelligent brumak running the Locust? Hit the jump for the video.
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New This Week: Games Where Your Money Used To Be

November 03, 2008

delta_squad New This Week: Games Where Your Money Used To Be
It’s time to to introduce some lancer chainsaw to some Locust taint. Gears of War 2 leads off this edition of New This Week despite some heavy competition from PS3’s exclusive shooter, Resistance 2. Gamers will finally get the chance to put the “bigger, better, more badass” claims that Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski has made to everyone from Penthouse Pets to The New Yorker. All signs point to the game living up to the hype. Hit the jump to check out the rest of the titles on sale this week.
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Gears Of War 2 Makes A Cameo Appearance In Entourage

October 27, 2008

gears_of_war_2_entourage_1 Gears Of War 2 Makes A Cameo Appearance In Entourage
During last night’s episode of Entourage an extra walked into the frame behind and to the left of Kevin Connolly (Eric Murphy) and Kevin Dillon (Johnny Drama) wearing a Gears of War T-shirt (hit the jump to view the larger pic). With the extra walking in and out of the picture in two seconds, the shirt doesn’t get as much screen time as the average Budweiser bottle gets per episode. But, given the coming release date and Microsoft’s influencer program that put out the limited edition GTA IV Xbox and threw a party for Gears of War 2 at Mr. Cartoon’s LA tattoo shop, it’s likely that the t-shirt was a paid placement.
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Cliff Bleszinski On Gears 2, Re-Enacting The Miller Lite Catfight With Ted Price

October 10, 2008

cliff_bleszinski_gearsofwar2 Cliff Bleszinski On Gears 2, Re-Enacting The Miller Lite Catfight With Ted Price
Gears of War 2 is finished and ready for its November 7th debut on Xbox 360. To help fuel the ramp up Microsoft hosted an exclusive San Francisco event for journalists to play through every portion of the game, including the new campaign. Cliff Bleszinski, lead game designer at Epic Games, walked around the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf ballroom as 30-plus HD TVs broadcast his latest creation. In between watching game journalists blast their way through (and underneath) Sera, he took some time to talk about Gears of War 2, why some gamers expect him to go nipple to nipple with Ted Price in a fountain, and his thoughts on David Jaffe. As usual, Bleszinski had plenty to say. Check out the full interview after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

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