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Gears of War 2 Lancer Xbox 360 orders skyrocket

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Advanced orders for the Gears of War 2 Lancer, which includes a life-size weapon from the series, skyrocketed upon availability at Amazon.com.

Initial sales increase as much as 330,000 percent on Friday evening, the first day the Amazon exclusive product was made available.
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ThePeoplesChamp - 498 days 15 hours ago
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i would like to get this but for $130 i dont know.
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TheHater - 498 days 15 hours ago
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hmmm buy this or two games? I will buy two games because I will actually be able to play them
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Dark_Vendetta - 498 days 15 hours ago
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I don't know why somebody would want to buy this. Sure I'll get GeOW2, but what should I do with a stupid plastic Lancer (for 130€ wtf?)?
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chasuk08 - 498 days 14 hours ago
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1.3 - @ TheHater
Yeh i would also rather buy 2 games. Only a nerd would buy this.
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PimpDaddy - 498 days 14 hours ago
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1.4 - LMAO
Were all sitting here commenting on a videogame website. I'm pretty sure that classifies us all as nerds in some respect.

That being said I agree. 2 games is a much better investment of my $130.00

I don't like Gears of War that much. I remember clowning my roommate last year for getting the Halo 3 helmet.
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cmrbe - 498 days 13 hours ago
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for the hardcore Gears fan.
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Megatron08 - 497 days 20 hours ago
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wait for them to drop the price for thise to like 50 bucks like the did with that stupid halo 3 and its crappy helmet.

btw dont know if the july info is correct but gears 1 sold over 5 million copies not 4 million
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AAACE5 - 497 days 20 hours ago
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1.7 - R.I.P. Bernie Mac, we'll miss you!
I know what you mean... I bought the Halo 3 Legendary, only to sell it for $40 six months later! I'm scared to buy this one. Since the H3 thing... I have turned away from all so called collectors editions!
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Omega4 - 498 days 15 hours ago
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Wow both limited edition Gears 2 packages are on top at amazon 2 months before their release thats crazy. It wouldnt surprise me if this game beats Halo 3 record for fasting selling exclusive game ever, with 3 SKUs (like Halo 3) and a likely huge market campaign its seems very likely.

i feel sorry for the games releasing near it, like banjo 3 they will be totally eclipised by it
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HAZ3 - 498 days 15 hours ago
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I feel sorry for Resistance 2!
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BulletToothtony - 498 days 14 hours ago
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feel sorry for resistance2??

do fanboys always feel pressured to do these type of things???? resistance is bringing awesome things never brought to gamers... and if you have a 360 you should be excited about gears2

but ps3 owners are crazy excited about r2... and one thing that i admire about 360 owners is that they buy games.. a lot of ps3 owners talk about the ps3 awesome games and yet they don't buy them.. i have bought every game that i've been interested about, and that's why i'm able to talk about how great they are..

and just so you know, resistance fom had the best story that i've played on an fps, even better than halflife... so go ahead and enjoy gears2 but don't lie to your self and think that resistance2 is bad.. imo it will offer just as much fun if not more than gears2 will... and THAT is reality my friend.. is not fanboy talk
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Panthers - 498 days 14 hours ago
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If you have both systems, then you need to get both. I only have one unfortunately so I will be playing R2. Im happy with that though.
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HoNgKoNgPh0oEy - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Your confusing your name is a ps3 game that was overhyped and failed but your making fun of ps3 when not necessary because resistance 2 has nothing to do with this . Although I dont have a ps3 I hate blatant atempts at trying to start problems
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Omega4 - 498 days 14 hours ago
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lol completly forgot about R2, but since it doesnt have a solid release date it will likely be pushed back to early december so it can get as many sales as possible

@2.2
No ones talking about what games better, since everyone knows both will be good. This is about sales and like u said PS3 owners dont buy many games so if Sony wants to attract the kind of gamer which does (the 360 bunch) then they best release R2 in dec. because i can tell you now the shooter audience WILL pick Gears 2 over R2 since its more well known, bigger online community and the hardware to play it is cheap (specially after a pricecut)
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socomnick - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Resistance isn't bad its just mediocre.
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kinggeoff - 498 days 14 hours ago
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this is true

but R2 could change all that
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Gam71 - 498 days 13 hours ago
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Haz3 never said resistance was bad.

His point and you had to read between the lines which is why i'm guessing you couldn't see it is that as good as r2 will be it won't get the same recognition as GoW2.

So 360 owners are excited about GoW2 but ps3 owners are crazy excited about r2?

I know you're trying to cause a flame war but don't go and pretend that 360 owners aren't as excited about GoW2 as you lot are about r2.

you're not even a 360 owner so how would you know. In fact as you said 360 owners actually buy the games we're interested in and also there was a 330,000 percent increase in the most expensive version of the game to rank it at no. 1 before its released unlike r2 so that negates your stupid comment.
I could use those facts to say 360 owners are the ones "crazy excited" as opposed to ps3 owners but i wont because i don't believe that and don't want to flame, just shut you up.

Think before you speak.
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quiquitos - 497 days 20 hours ago
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man i saw you like 3 times 2day talking crap about the ps3 and its games, whats your problem??? are you a micro$oft fan or just a sony hatter?? At the end of the day both R2 and GoW 2 are gonna be great because i cant recal a game that insomniac has made that i havent enjoyed and GoW 2 is being made by a gamer (cliff B) for gamers they are both gonna be good so just be quiet and enjoy the cosole you have and the games you have for it
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FadeToBlack - 497 days 19 hours ago
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2.11 - Resistance and Gears of War
I own both systems and have both Gears of War and Resistance. And to be perfectly honest GOW was awsome and one of my favorite games on the 360. On the other hand resistance was just ok in my opinion. The graphics, gameplay and level design were nothing to write home about in my opinion. Im eager to see if they have made some good improvements to part 2.
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Whoooop - 498 days 15 hours ago
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Who the hell would buy this crap???

Apart from Odion, Icewake and Socomnick???

seriously??
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socomnick - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Its nice to hang in the wall :) next to my halo helmet :P
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boodybandit - 498 days 14 hours ago
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3.2 - I would buy it
because I like collecting memorabilia for my gaming room and theater.
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thewhoopimen - 498 days 13 hours ago
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3.3 - @3.1
Great... tell me how your going to explain it to the girl if you ever go on a date.
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Snukadaman - 498 days 12 hours ago
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3.4 - "I would buy it because I like collecting memorabilia for my gaming room and theater."
That would be the perfect spot for this...your friends come over and play madden and theres this lancer gun on the mantle...now I wish i had a game room lol.

"They are the ones that see the value in these sort of stuff."
exactly.
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cmrbe - 498 days 12 hours ago
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3.5 - Man you are too funny
On a serious note. This is for the hardcore fans of gears. They are the ones that see the value in these sort of stuff. Some might argue its a waste of money but its their money. Some PS3 fans buy more than 2 PS3 and thats fine as its their money as well. They made this replica as they see there is a market for this.
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heroman711 - 498 days 12 hours ago
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i will be buying it just cause ive always loved the idea of putting a chainsaw on a machine gun ever since gears 1 came out. I never bought gears 1 since i never had a 360 but im buying one in September and im buying this chainsaw. maybe i can scare some robbers or some sh!t
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Skadoosh - 498 days 12 hours ago
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Fortunately I have a great job that pays me well so I can afford useless crap like this. But like somebody said earlier, this will be a perfect fit in my game room.
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HateBoy - 498 days 9 hours ago
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This is one way:

"Yeah so I served in Iraq, in a super-secret division where we used state of the art, and futuristic looking, plastic weapons. We aren't really allowed to rouse our identity in this way *point at lancer* but I don't care. I hang it there to commemorate my fallen "brothers", it helps me stay focused on the things I care about most. I don't really want to talk about it *look sad/deep as if reminiscing something bad*"

Then hope that she never sees one of a billion ads for GeoW2 leading up to its release.

Also, you can use this after the date, right after you fawk say: "I've just been called on another super-secret assignment, you need to leave, and I won't be able to call you, ever."

You're welcome.

On topic: If you buy this, then you classify as a Royal Dork, far above (below?) the regular and common dorks as seen here on n4g...
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thewhoopimen - 498 days 9 hours ago
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lol... funny. You're assuming she doesn't know what plastic is.
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neela - 498 days 14 hours ago
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4 - game collecters
Why all the hate ? Its a collectable
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BulletToothtony - 498 days 14 hours ago
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4.1 - exactly.. i would've bought snake's gun if they would've had it for the same price...
this gun is actually awesome looking.. if you're a fan.. this shouldn't be a problem or a ripoff.. it looks great.. i just hope is a little heavy... but imo it is worth the money if you're a fan..
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socomnick - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Snake has a gun ?

I think Snakes gun always changed. In Mgs 1 it was a Mk23 .45 caliber socom pistol. In mgs 2 it was a hk usp pistol. Then in MGS 4 it was a m1911 variant perhaps a kimber or a Springfield.
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mfwahwah - 498 days 10 hours ago
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The MK 22 Tranquilizer Gun is the one most associated with Snake, not the silly lethal guns :P
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Shankle - 498 days 9 hours ago
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I remember his Socom best.
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4.5 poopface1 | 498 days 8 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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e-ray - 498 days 14 hours ago
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5 - Over/Under
On real life deaths using the plastic lancer: 5. :P
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GUNS N SWORDS - 498 days 14 hours ago
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6 - fvck yeah
it's a really attractive gun.

(just one thing though, don't use it on people and don't rob no seven eleven with it either)
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Imallvol7 - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Wow, if you get this you need help. You are seriously going to pay like 60$ for a REPLICA of a CHAINSAW GUN??? WTF are you planning on doing with it? You might as well throw your money in the trash. I have noticed that 360 owners are cookoo for not cocoa puffs, but limited editions and special editions. Look at how Halo 3, Gears of War, Fallout 3, and more special editions are selling. And all you get is crap you don't need.

Fable 2 special edition is kicking butt on the charts too! WTF would you need a special edition of Fable? It's not even a very big or anticipated game.

Oh well . . . end rant. To each his own.
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socomnick - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Fable 2 not being very big or anticipated ???? lol the sales will show different.
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Omega4 - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Exclusives on any console are always highly antipated espeically on the 360 where people actual buy games. Since we're talking about amazon practically every 360 exclusive is in the top 100; too human, gears 2 (3 SKUs), IU (yes a JRPG), Banjo, fable 2 (2 SKUs) etc.

But then again no upcoming PS3 exclusive games are in the top 100 except LBP at 98 so i guess some exclusive are more anticipated than others
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GUNS N SWORDS - 498 days 14 hours ago
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7.3 - dude, calm down
their are still going to be people who would reconsider this offer.

the gun isn't to shoot people, it's to get them off your back....lol, no, it's for hard core fans who want something to keep other than the game, you know like a souvenir for keep sake.
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PirateThom - 498 days 14 hours ago
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Fable 2 is kind of a neich title, the original only sold 3 million copies total (2 versions on XBox, the second version on PC and Mac).

It will be a good game, I have mine pre-ordered, but don't expect worldshattering sales because it won't happen.
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Gam71 - 498 days 13 hours ago
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i bet if there was a special edition mgs4 package with raidens thong you'd have bought that.
The only reason you object enough to complain is because it's not on your console.
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elitewh0re - 498 days 12 hours ago
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raidens thong hahaha good call mate.. good call!
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Imallvol7 - 498 days 10 hours ago
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In fact there was a special edition of MGS4 and I didn't get it. I didn't get the special edition of any game for that matter including Halo, Gears of War, Assassins Creed, etc. etc.

And yeah, must be a fanboy thing right? Way to bring that in.

I just get frustrated when people throw money away when there are so many better uses. I understand sometimes you want something special for something you really love, but this is a friggin plastic gun, lol. Give that 60$ or a charity or something.

I guess that could be said about videogaming in general, but that's just what "grind's my gears".
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Shankle - 498 days 9 hours ago
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Fable 2 is a massive game for me. Potentially the first truly great 360 exclusive.
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Gam71 - 497 days 19 hours ago
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Oh god, we have one of those "why don't you give it to charity then" types on here.

What a lame reason. Maybe hey give to charity? do you?
maybe the give more?

If someone wants to spend their money on something they like they can.
Just because you don't understand why is no reason not to.
Who made you god.

So every single purchase you have ever made has had a practical use and you have never bought something on impulse? something frivolous? something you didn't really need but bought anyway?

You must be a very boring person with very little interest.
I guarantee you have bought something which someone else could easily say to you why? it has no use? I wouldn't have wasted my money on that why didn't you you spend it wisely like give it to charity?

Give it to charity is one of the lamest excuses out there. Just because it's a good cause does not put it at top of what to spend your disposable income on.
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Boink - 498 days 14 hours ago
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8 - I normally wouldn't buy this stuff
but the life sized one is quite tempting...
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9 - Are you paying for an AEG Lancer?
If not, then it's a huge waste of space.
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