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Should You Buy Gears Of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow? Yes.

9:00AM December 9, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

RAAM’s Shadow is the second piece of downloadable content for Epic’s terrific action game Gears of War 3. It drops on December 13, and is much more substantive than the last DLC, mainly in that it’s a prequel-style three-chapter adventure starring Michael Barrick (of the Gears comics) and Zeta team in place of series protagonist Marcus Fenix and his Delta squadmates. More »


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Why Epic Isn’t Making A Vita Game (Yet)

8:30PM December 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Mike Capps, president of Gears of War and Unreal Engine powerhouse Epic, gives one reason why his company isn’t yet developing a game for the PlayStation Vita. More »


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DLC Isn’t A Rip-Off, It’s A Fight Against Used Games

9:20PM November 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

There’s an argument, a very good argument, that whenever a game launches with downloadable content alongside it, that’s a bad thing, because that content could either have gone into the game itself or the energy spent making it could have been used making the game better. More »


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Read The Prologue From The New Infinity Blade Novel

10:30AM October 5, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Along with Epic’s announcement of Chair’s upcoming iOS sequel Infinity Blade 2 came the reveal that novelist Brandon Sanderson has published a novel based on the world of Infinity Blade. Epic was kind enough to send along a lengthy excerpt from the book — I’ve taken the prologue and reprinted it here. Several additional chapters is available on Sanderson’s site, along with information on how to order. More »


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Unreal Engine 3 Now Works In Flash

5:42AM October 5, 2011 | Joel Johnson

What is one of the world’s most popular 3D engines, the same one used to power many of the most popular console games in the world, also ran in your web browser? That would be pretty interesting, right? More »


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Gears Of War 3 Figure To Close Out The Trilogy

7:15PM September 21, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s been a long road — five years long, if you can believe it — but the Gears of War franchise can finally take a breather with the end of the third game in the series. To celebrate, toy company NECA is releasing this “Journey’s End” version of Marcus Fenix. More »


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Gears Of War 3: The Kotaku Review

3:00AM September 21, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Gears of War has always felt as though it was built with metaphor in mind. The slam of a clip locking into place; the thudding, oversized boots of a COG soldier. The pinwheeling spokes of combat, lines of engagement moving in two opposing semicircles; the rev of a chainsaw’s motor. More »


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Shadow Complex 2 Has Been Designed. Can We Just Play It Already?

12:00PM September 17, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Man, I still don’t quite know what it was about Shadow Complex. I loved that game so much. So when Cliff Bleszinski told me that its sequel has already been designed, it just about made my day. More »


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Blasting Lambent And Locusts Alike In Gears Of War 3′s Brutal Campaign Modes

8:00AM September 16, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Epic’s Gears of War 3 offers a deep, feature-rich package — between its copious multiplayer modes, lengthy campaign, and flexible co-op modes, it’s easily the deepest Gears game yet made. More »


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Voyage Of Discovery Into The Epic Edition Of Gears Of War 3

9:30AM September 13, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Late last week, Microsoft was kind enough to send along a massive box containing the Epic Edition of Gears of War 3. I thought it would be fun to walk you through the various things you can do with this huge, sexy box and its contents. Let’s dig in! More »