@vagrantwade: Large amounts of cash also gets the job done. I'm just sayin'...

AsauPrime

Cliff dresses and acts almost as if he enjoys getting laid. Take notes children. Faux-hawk gets the job DONE.

vagrantwade

LOL @ Beef Curtains.

Gonna be a fun game.

Still I'm gonna suck at MP.

Meesa stick with COD4.

balls187 upside yo head

Kinda bummed about clan support not being included from the get-go, but at least they have addressed teamplay.

DugDawg

I honestly didn't know Cliffy didn't know that much about netcode, Really smart guy.

flukielukie

he mentioned that the features like clan-support, etc should be a part of Live and they shouldn't have to be bothered to make that stuff themselves.. and guess what? rumors indicate that tha fall update will most certainly bring clan support! so hope is not lost!

henri1kk

Aviators+fauxhawk+earings+ninja turtles shirt= I can't take you seriously. Nice try, Cliffy B.

minimelo321

Say yes to Pizza!

yashichi8bit

I don't see why people care so much about clans. It's just a second friends list.

Anyways this game looks tight. I'll definitely be getting it.

kojirodensetsu

@Leepox: I'd argue that the cheapest way to play it co-op is on Xbox 360 with a 2nd controller...

Kazzahdrane

I am kind of disappointed for the lack of clan support and it seems a lot of the team based multiplayer has been downplayed by Cliff in this interview. The achievement progress concept is actually pretty interesting and a good way to keep track, since I know I often lose exactly how many headshots I've gotten or how many times I've played a certain map without just going and checking each stat. Disabling the chainsaw God-mode is another good idea.

To be honest, it looks like they've mostly iterated on the existing system, fixing what people thought was most broken. Nothing seems all too new, but it was a pretty popular system even with the flaws, so I imagine they don't want to change too much.

Guardian sounds like a cool twist on Assassination and Meat Flag is another cool little twist on CTF, so I'm looking forward to playing these.

I didn't really get into MP for Gears as much as I did the single player, for whatever reason, but I am excited about giving this a try. As for the level with an "environmental force", I'm expecting a giant meat cube to randomly appear and roll after your teammates Indiana Jones style.

nick.soapdish

Where the hell is that interview taking place and why'd they choose that spot? I swear I heard a truck backing up for like 2 minutes.

Crabfeast

@lumpi: ManjiKengo found him. He's in disguise again.

Americo

Just finished watching this, it looks really fun. I'm glad they fixed a lot of the things that made me stop playing the original GoW mutliplayer fairly quickly as well.

Here's the new screenshot package if anyone is interested: [www.xbox360fanboy.com]

Personal Favorite: [www.xbox360fanboy.com]

Nirolak

Is this going out for the PC??? I enjoyed GoW 1 with my keyboard and mouse as opposed to my 360. Especially that i have 3 PC's in my place and LAN is the cheapest way to play it in co op. But if the multi is good, it will be worth paying for live i think.

Leepox

href="#c6383153">QualityJeverage: I also like how he's being very serious and trying to perpetuate the new "Cliff", but he's wearing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt.@

QualityJeverage

It's official, he said "Moving Forward". Cliffy B is dead.

He is now Clifford Bleszinski: PR Zombie

QualityJeverage

Looks ok.

AFreak3000

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he doesn't want to be cliffy b anymore, yet he still looks like that?

fuck what he wants. He's Cliffy B.

Oh yeah, party system in geow2 NICE!

ManjiKengo

If there's not meat blob, there's no buy :P

kumuasata

The living flag idea is inspired! Sounds like they really are trying to improve everything from the first one. Looks to be pretty fun, which is the MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A GAME!

BoringJob

Who the hell is Clifford Michael Bleszinski and what did he do to the Cliffster?

lumpi

Sounds like fun, graphics look good too. Can't wait to play it in a year on the PC! :>

malio

I hope they tone down the sniper rifle a little bit in Gears 2. The ability to instant down someone from across the map in the original turned out to be way too good, headshots are bad enough, you don't need to give an instant kill for pegging someone in the leg. Also, the rifle's melee was easily the best in the game. In essence, it was the best long-range weapon, as well as one of the best in close quarters.

Doomstalk

Yay, for part 2 where everyone can give you bad reviews via Live and say you were trash talking (with no mic plugged in), all because you owned their face ten fold!

:-|

EnigmaNemesis

Very cool stuff there... can't wait for this game!

Mpalm.

The meat flag multiplayer sounds really, really good. That could make an excellent addition. Definitely digging that. Not digging the Cliffster's two earrings, though-- Cliff, just one earring! Come on!

wild homes has particularly attractive fries today

Also glad they addressed chainsaw invulnerability,

Planting grenades in the walls sounds awesome as a trap.

And the meatcube? I'm curious how it's going to be implemented into gameplay.

New executions sound cool. I can't wait to see someone executed by being hit with their own arm.

DugDawg

Is it just me or does it seem like they're just putting a fresh coat of paint on a old car? It's still a old car.

Doesn't even look like they improved the engine much.

Thassodar

I can't wait for Shotguns of War 2. COD 4 has been burning me out with all the variety of viably competitive weapons types. I need to get back into a game where almost all gun fights are just shotty fests.

Lixie

If Clifford would like to quit being called "Cliffy B" perhaps he should stop dressing like, "Cliffy B" and more like a Clifford Bleszinski

RichMeisterMan

The changes sound good. Gears was actually one of my most played games online. Not Halo, not GTA. Now that I think about it, I play TF2 a whole lot too. Must be the gibs.

darvos

Sounds awesome. Those executions look freaking sweet.

Xer0Ph0kus

@Doomstalk:

Your post screams of n00b.

"The ability to instant down someone from across the map in the original turned out to be way too good, headshots are bad enough, you don't need to give an instant kill for pegging someone in the leg."

You shoot someone in the leg with an Active Reload = No down.

Honestly people, learn not to suck at it before you slag off Gears MP. =P

CanaryWundaboy

now that's what i call delicious! gear of war 2 doesnt look like it's gonna disappoint anyone. what i wanna see fixed is when in gears 1 you could punch someone with a weapon and they'd stagger and able to do nothing until the second punch comes and downs them. i dont think the punches should do that as that's kindof cheap and frustrating when you cant fight back against a simple punch. hopefully they fix that

soldier148

HALO What??? GOW2 is I swear to God. The sickest online game ever!!!!! AHHH!!!

Orionsaint

@malio:

You and me both.

Dontdrop

@Thassodar: Pretty sure you are all kinds of alone with that statement. Thanks for the input though..

get2theDeLorean

hotness

nip

GOW is my favorite online multiplayer game of all time and this latest installment is shaping up to be simply amazing. One question though.. WTF @ subway? Not fuel depot.. not mansion.. but freaking subway!? Hopefully they atleast fixed the glitch behind the station where you could get out of the map that everyone and their mother seemed to know about. It's going to be intense, thats for sure. And I can hardly wait.

get2theDeLorean

@Thassodar:

Yes, because it looks like poop now, and is "so old"!

Still looks better than a lot of things out there.

EnigmaNemesis

I feel like ordering some pizza.

thammuz

Why they bringing Subway? Needs more Bullet Marsh

madtestes

This is a very cool interview. I liked how in depth Cliff got.

Altima NEO

1) How can you say NOTHING about the horrid duck n cover system?!?!? How do fans not complain about this? To me it breaks the MP aspect of the game.

2) Did they ever change the slow ass aiming when using the the crosshair/sight???

3) Yeah Clifford, you can't ship with two maps.

4) Everything else sounds good but if the DnC system isn't fixed (which I don't think is possible) then I'll pass as I spent more time playing the short singleplayer game than I would dare WASTE on the multiplayer portion.

SAKY

Leave it to 1up to fawn over the most absurd aspect of GOW: the multiplayer.

Jest

@Lixie: The Lancer is getting a damage boost, so for those of us who understand the concept of "duck and cover" and "flanking" will have a good ol' time. The other ones, the shotgun whores, they'll whine. I can't wait to hear their squeals reach my ears...

Anyway, I can't wait for GoW2. I don't understand why people say they haven't changed much, becuase I see all I expet from a "2" and more. People as cover, weapon balance, new weapons, new weapon abilities, new executions, new gametypes, and what sounds like awesome new maps. Oh yeah, the ability to choose lancer or hammerburst from the getgo should be interesting.

Also, 5th players for each team is really gonna change things for people who "run together." As it stands now, the best you can hope for is a 2 person split up, unless you're shotgun blitzing. With a fifth person, you're adding that little extra push you might need here or there. I think it'll make a big difference.

What Epic kicks ass at is immersing you in pure action bliss. The numerous exeuction styles, blood spurts, flying meat chunks, and just a whole lot extra, really pile on the fact that you're playing what looks like a badass scifi military flick. What I love about Gears is they recreate what feels like an actual firefight. Any other shooter, you're totally aware you're playing a game. You move at a million miles an hour, no one takes cover, it's all about dancing in circles and unloading on someone. In Gears, you're getting rythmn to the battles, and a focus on tactics not usually seen in action games (as opposed to Tom Clancy etc).

I want this game yesterday...

Garro

alright he made an amazing game and is ready to do it again cant fault him for that but man he comes off as a major douche! he was knocking live for not having a party system for his game #TF! they were doing matchmaking on old school xbox he/someone on his team dropped the ball on the original GOW suck it up and take the hit like a man clifford.

dmsdragon

I really like what I have heard so far. The biggest issues, host advantage, no parties. Are fixed right off the bat. Those were two huge things I absolutely could not stand in the game. Well throw a third in there with the invincibility during chainsaws animations, ect. So glad those three things are being fixed.

And then the new stuff described makes it sound like Epic are really trying to ship something with new innovations. Instead of something like Halo did with 2/3 which are very close to the same crap with a new wrapper.

This holiday season should be fun with this and other titles dropping. Can't wait.

VonDante

Cliff Say no more I was already going to buy it! Man Cliff sure likes to butter it up.

Majpain007

I don't like how theyre going to tone down achievement progress. You can only get credit for 1 headshot per round? Whats the point of even having the achievement if thats the case.

Cwolf267

Oh man...Smiths homage. You KNOW I had to weigh in on that!

ThisCharmingMan

@CanaryWundaboy:
a hit anywhere on the body with an active reload from the Longshot will put you down. In any of my hosted warzone games, i have the rule of no active reloads for that very reason.

it doesn't take much skill to go grab the longshot, fire off a round, then change weapons real qick. then wait until you see someone running off in the distance, switch back to longshot, hit the active, then point the gun at them until the cross-hairs turn red and fire. instant down.

Nside

@CanaryWundaboy: It's been several months since I've played, so my recollection might be a bit off, but I played it quite a lot. To be honest, your post screams of one of those asshats who triple downs someone with AR in Execution because he lacks the skill to make a headshot.

Doomstalk

GameVideos is seriously the worst video host I've ever seen.

I would comment on the video, but it froze 7 seconds in after buffering for 30 seconds. Then I went to their website, and got 8 seconds in before freezing.

Nside

Gameplay asside, this is one of the DULLEST looking games graphics wise.
I don't think I've ever seen a greyer/browner game.

tehFluffz

cliffy really is a douche

Rockwallaby

@VonDante: Oh come on, really? You honestly think Halo 3 didn't innovate over Halo 2? Really? Really?

serotoninzero

@Rockwallaby:

And this is news?

He has always been one. A clever one, but still a douche.

And keep calling him Cliffy B. He likes that.

Vanguarde

Cliffy is irritating, but Gears 2 looks awesome. There seems to be (thankfully) enough gameplay additions and things fixed to warrant the '2', and then some. If they improve single player as much as MP its gonna be a good winter. Can't wait.

Gray665

I'd have to completely disagree that he's either a douche or irritating but I guess my threshold for judging someone as such is alot higher. As for the game itself, its shaping up to be one of the best multiplayer shooters on any console. What made Gears standout the most to me was its emphasis on small squad tactics and bloody mayhem. From what i've seen its essence appears to be intact. Along with all the small improvements i'm excited about the variety of new things Epic will be dishing out to both fans and novice alike.

Nexus6

Loved the first one, despite it's faults. With 7 friends it was one of the best MP experiences I had on live. Definitely looking forward to the second installment. On a side note, I'd probably party with Clifford...you know he's dropping panties on a nightly basis.

tljent

I'm really excited for this game. I never played the first one because of the unbalanced and even ridiculous at times mp, but this sounds awesome. I'm just afraid of them not having enough space to make it completely bug/glitch-free or... well, do everything they have planned without some hook.

eskimo-bob

bad ass can't wait how can i get the beta for gears2

texaswarsaw

hey maybe im more tired than i think but at roughly 13:08 did he say
"subway was a downloadable map which we loved for metal gears one?"
emphasis on the "metal gear".... or am i just flipping retarded?

phalanfy