I'v always wondered how GI manages to get some crazy cover story every month. I last month it was Alpha Protocol and the month before that it was the new Aliens game, Champoins AND Red Faction 3.

It's just crazy-ness.

But i look forward to this. Gears was a smashing good time.

ArmyofJuan

Well, this fucking sucks. My last issue of gameinformer came last month and I didn't renew.

Cyanotic

@Barf#1: Hey, Gears is a manly game. And violent. And Gears 2 is even manlier and violent!
I was just about to go to sleep too, and then I read this! Now I'm going to be up all night.

TalAarahk

@shinko: Game Informer Ain't Bad. I don't trust their reviews all the time but they get first looks at a lot of cool stuff. PS Magazine is pretty good too.

Barf#1

@TalAarahk: NO Comment

Barf#1

@shinko: why? it's not like EGM ;D

sUKi

I'm a little disappointed that there won't be four player co-op. I figured with Halo 3 raising the stakes, Gears 2 would rise to the challenge. Aside from this admittedly minor point, everything about this game sounds fantastic.

Darth Navster

what really amazes me is that gaming magazines havent died yet......

shinko

Can't wait to get my copy in the mail... the cover of that issue is worth showing off.

Mr-Anderson

I hope the tank isn't a drive OR shoot vehicle.

Tofu_Survivor

Oh shit I literally got a medium-to-large sized boner when I read this. GodDAMN I wish I still had my GI subscription. Oh well, time to read some scans.

TalAarahk

Bloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!!

PaulHunter

Awesome! i love the poison grenade.

JoDark117

interested to see how they do co-op with different difficulty levels in a way that doesn't seem like all the baddies are shooting at your buddy and mysteriously just avoiding you because you're on a lower difficult...

Jomolungma

as long as we can fight the brumak, and get some awsome new weapons, i'm in

zombieman3421

And no I don't want to buy the PC version just to fight the Brumak.

OGHowie

I'd actually like to fight the Brumak this time?

OGHowie

@Strangelove: Hey it'd be nice to aim with....them remotes ain't just for waggling theys for aimings too! Gurhuh!

excel_excel

I notice it contains a PS3-wiimote "Waggle" rumor. Along with the other article about the 360-wiimote, I have to wonder what effect, if any, having Wiimote functionality in competing systems would have on the Wii.

All I know is, keep that waggle shit out of Gears 2.

Strangelove

AH!! If the Coaltrain ain't in this baby then fuck it...I NEEDS MA COALTRAIN

excel_excel

The fanboys must me proud...

Mike918

Awesome TITLE!

Schoolimangooli

Meh, Gears 1 was fun for a month or so. It got kind of repetitive, although I did enjoy the coop play a bit.

Mr Fortitude

the hype train starts...............now

musicgangATL

disturbing title. tho this sure sounds promising........

MushroomBoy1022

Man, I hope they have a mod that'll make the Brumak actually look like a baby panda bear. I CAN HAZ HAMR UV DON?

MisterSleep

Nice title.

dinosaur

Thank you GI! :D

Itri

GI is definitely the best mag to subscribe to if you don't subscribe to any other ones. They're usually the first to unveil a crapload a games (even if they are months and even years away often). I get OXM for the disc (usually) and EGM for its occasional big cover story (SC4, etc). Unfortunately, I don't have this issue yet, even though I'm a subscriber...

Samos42

that driving level was tacked on it made the game go down one whole point because of the sheer pointlessness, despite gears of war being a tech demo to show of Unreal 3 it was the best damm game I had played in ages

Klonius

Im not gonna lie Ive had GI subscription for ten years and they have never disappointed, but they have cut back on their reviews to give the reader more in depth, exclusive, content like Gears.

TheeAhaMoment

@Strangelove:

That and the rumored Road Rash Sequel is mentioned.

The article's a nice read. Albeit it isn't the full mag info. From the sounds of it, seems like they're integrating more story into it. I remember the first one lacking in that area.

Hmm makes you wonder how will they implement the "super casual" difficulty setting into the onliner co-op mode. One has more enemies than the other? The easier setting has "softer" enemies and easier to do head shots?!

I personally liked Gears. I just hope they don't take anything away then put it in the PC version. Yes Burmak baby panda I'm looking at you!

excaliburps

Those are some cool freaking magazine covers

LittleBigPlaneteer

@Cyanotic: Tell me about it. It seems like all the good stuff starts coming in when I cancel any type of subscription.

TalAarahk

So I like gears online but damn I suck at it.

SkutSkut

@ArmyofJuan: GI's owned by Gamestop, and being the major player that it is in the gaming industry, I get the feeling there's some cross-pollination going on between the mag and the devs. That's probably how they get all their exclusive info.

Captain Impulse

@Darth Navster: Yeah, FOUR PLAYER COOP. GODAMN. I mean, really though. The games already got four players that are pretty well developed, should knock the multiplayer up a notch.

Also, No driving level. That was the worst part of Gears. Either that or how miserably bad Dom's AI was if you rolled the single player game.

Dresarius

Hmmm. You know, I didn't need to read that. I was looking forward to the game, but this convinced me that this isn't just another sequel. This is the kind of sequel that makes the first game seem like a practice session. Those kinds of sequels take over a season and ... folks, biggest seller of the holiday season. Right here. And it'll be worth it.

DARTH_TIGRIS

Well hopefully this game remembers the originality. The Epic's last endeavor to win dollars from my wallet seemed a bit shallow and suffered from the "been there, done that" syndrome. And sure, the first time through the amazing tightness (get your mind out of the gutter) and beautiful graphics were enough to over look it, but I'm expecting a little more this time. This time I expect it to be fun (burn).

Voteforme2020

Can you crotch this time around (ducking next to low objects doesn't count)? Anyhow, knowing Epic, they'll hype the game to the max, proclaiming that it can only be done on 360 (and that the system works miracles). Then turn around to make a PC port a few months later (with superior content) and declare it the proper version of the game.

beem

@Captain Impulse: is it actually owned by gamestop? i mean i even worked for gamestop at a point in my life and i didnt know that. Because i'v seen GI at Wal Mart and grocery store magazine isles so i always assumed that GI and GS had some sort of contract with each other. But i didn't know that GameStop actually OWNED GameInformer. That would explain some things...like the coupons inside the magazine...

ArmyofJuan

4 player co-op? Party system? Mod support? The magazine doesn't really deliver any important details.

mugido

I hope cole and baird stay a big part at least, I love those guys.

Nydrin

Hopefully Gears of War 2 draws me in more than the first game. The first game felt too limiting in terms of gameplay. I loved the story and the entire atmosphere of the game, but I didn't like how limited and constricted it felt to just hide, shoot, hide, shoot, hide, shoot till everything's dead, then use ONE button to run to the next wall, hide, shoot, hide, shoot. Hopefully gameplay is more dynamic in Gears 2.

deviantchicken

What, no 4 player coop from the get-go? Party based MP? online up-ranking (makes people come back for more..)

Come on to fk, aren't titles meant to get better? Gears 2 needs to at least try to beat out halo3 and cod4.

edhe (xbl)

sounds a bit more like an expansion than a sequel, not that i expected anything else. but i wouldnt mind a sequel to try something a bit different than the usual new weapons and enemies aswell as the obvious slight gameplay tweak that didnt need to be done.

bighit006

The team at Epic is well aware that many players out there hunger for a deeper and more involved storytelling experience.

I like the sound of that.

Natpalm

Now that I finally have GOW 1,need to get to it and finish it ... (along with my backlog of titles that have sequels coming out this summer .... MGS 3)

SumDum_Guy

Will this be as overhyped as the original? I'm guessing that it will be. Ugh.

My biggest problem with the hype the original got is that it's continually touted as the graphical benchmark by which all other next gen games have fallen woefully short, and I literally just don't see it.

seafisch

Very excited about this.

.endejas.

perhaps I'll be in the minority here, but the announcement of GoW 2 fell really flat with me.
I think I am just getting tired rehashed games.

Gadgetron

@DARTH_TIGRIS: sup darth, good points i agree with your statement. gears 2 will be better in every way.

JorgieX

I had a heck of a time playing the original in co-op mode, and I'm sure this will continue that trend. That's all I ask, really.

vanderblade

This might be the only Game Informer ish I ever pick up.

PsycheDiver

Sweet! The more Gears 2 news the better. I've collected all the new pics and info on my blog.

alby13

Sweet! The more Gears 2 news the better... I've collected all the scans (new pics) and news info I could find on my blog.

alby13

Sounds good, people are to critical on the Gears Story. It wasn't that bad I expect the sequel to have much more of a story.

Alby13 good stuff by the way.

Majpain007

@ArmyofJuan: Yeah, check it on Wikipedia or some other sites and you'll see. Gamestop owns and publishes it.

Captain Impulse