Rumour: Gears of War 2 now official?

Rumours, rumours and even more rumours: this is one that just won't go away however. Yes, Gears of War 2 speculation has reared it's ugly head again and this time it's because Gamepro magazine claims to have an exclusive (don't they all?), and proudly emboss the Gears of War 2 logo on their front cover.

[Eclipse]

I think it's definetly coming

[games4fun]

we know they are making it, its just a matter of when it releases. What surprises me more is the fanboy glasses everyone seems to be wearing (people below) so you have how many proven franchises for 360 this year possibly?
answer: 3 (gaiden,halo wars(RTS might not sell as well), and gears)

ps3: at least twice as much and you are telling me that 360 lineup is better?

heck ill name six but i know there are more: GT5,MGS4,White Knight Story,Resistance 2, Killzone 2 (i know you'll say crap about the first but i put halo wars in there and its an RTS), FFXIII, Tekken 6

anyways stop giving me lineup crap admit that you have less its not that hard to count really also if microsoft has others they would have announced them by now

by the way prototype looks awesome cant wait to play it :)

[bozobucketeer]

What is all this crap on better lineups. As a whole, it'd appear like ps3 has a better lineup, but it's all about what kind of games a person likes. I'm a shooter fan, 1st/3rd, whatever. I also like open rpgs like Oblivion. I can't stand jrpgs, racing games, or fighting games. So you know what, you think ps3 has a better lineup? Good, then you bought the right system for you, but not everyone shares the same tastes. Again, I'm not insulting either lineups, but they're based on opinions. Don't mix that with fact.

[games4fun]

i actually forgot about those games fable and splinter lol you added alen wake how is that a proven franchise? white knight story in my opinion i thought already had history from level basically its dark cloud sequeal i thought so i put it in there

i said franchises which i meant being games that have sequels/history because basically saying something exclusive doesnt really mean anything when it hasn't proven itself to be good that is what i meant and pointing out that games wont make it in time i could say the same thing about gears/alan wake/too human? if your going to do that then god of war 3 is coming out too. so now its 4 to 7 sorry it is barely away from being twice as much

also dont brag about internet you dont have a dedicated server to save your life and not only that it doesnt support past 32(usually lags ridiculously at 32) so it doesnt seem that stable of an online service you may have better features but when i want to play without lag your service doesnt deliver the main point of it which is online multiplayer just because you have more online doesn't mean more people arent being chumps

i decided to give you an agree because although the ps3 is admittedly more star studded i should have at least acknowledged those two games (splinter and fable)
war over...

also this post came because of people below lauding the 360 lineup

[kevoncox]

Dedicated servers won't stop lag. Most lag is created when someone decides to user wireless connection, download Hd movies off Kazaa, and surf stream movies off of youtube.

Do you really think that the 360 is incapable of doing more than 32 players? Lol you better tell the Hurley developers that their 100 players max game that they have been developing on 360 won't work lol...

Quick question...Was COD4 on ps3 on dedicated servers? If it was peer to peer, did you really care? You should return the game at once. Lol.
Your not fighting back.

[games4fun]

do you take any classes on networking? and how does that affect your 360 there are people who just have a 360 connected dont give me crap write off answers you know nothing about seriously anybody who is in networking will tell how much more stable a dedicated server is and how much less it will lag it is a significant amount and i was using resistance and warhawk as examples of dedicated servers the one with 40 players and no lag yea those two and when huxely comes out ill be proven wrong but i have facts of whats out now

lol another unproven ip is how the 360 is better i'm tired of hearing about these games that are supposed to work wonders that nobody has even heard of i list proven franchises and then you decide to attack the online portion instead and avoid my response who's really fighting

And to answer your question i dont own cod4 good you found a game without dedicated servers have a cookie but most ps3 games do and my friend does have it for 360 as well as other games they lag but i dare anyone to find lag in a game of warhawk if its there it is so much less that the human eye cant notice it these are games that are out now that prove the ps3 can do it and you talk about a game that will.

i play resistance 40 player one hit kills carbine/sniper with while someone is not playing using his ps3 as a dedicated server meaning that he is not in the game but is nice enough to leave his ps3 on all day as a server for others there is rarely ever any lag not to mention the official servers anyway if you play btb halo with 32 players all in the game who don't instantly quite from lag expect a lot lag the likes of which i have never seen surpassed

you shouldnt downplay dedicated servers if live had them it would play miles better

[Shankle]

What the f*ck are you guys doing in the gamer zone? get the hell out!!!

[sonarus]

agreed arguments of this magnitude shouldnt be allowed in the gamerzone but argurments will happen online no matter what. Better line ups are a thing is not a factual statement so someone can always disporove it. There is no way to make these ppl not argue in the gamer zone when someone makes a comment subtly attackin one console ppl on here will defend their console of choice. I love games but i prefer ps3 and i have both ps3 and 360 no wii though not a big fan. Everyone here has a preferred console for one reaso of the other its just that everyone is pretending to be more sensible about it than the rest. As from now when arguments are about to go down jst approach them pokemon style gamesrfun makes his stand and all of a sudden wild kevoncox appears if you know an argument is about to go now simply challenge each other into the open zone or you can pm urselves.

[dachiefsman]

agreed.......click the tab and go over....take your PS3 vs 360 garbage over there

[stunt213]

OMG this is the biggest new ever!!! a sequel to gears of war!! All this rumour about Gears of War i s so stupid obviously there i sgoing to be a sequel, teh first one sold 5 milliom

[Eclipse]

to refrain from flamewars please.

The ps3 seems to have the best lineup butMS always has tricks up their sleeves, Maybe in 2009 the xbox360 will have tons of games.

[Dr Pepper]

If you want to refrain from flamewars, why immediately bring up the "who has the better line-up" discussion?

[sonarus]

agreed maybe in 2009 but as of now based on the games we are aware of sony has the best games coming out. even with gears of war this wnt change unless gears 2 has a similar impact with gears 1. like i have stated before i have gotten tired of the unreal engine look. about a yr ago it was probably the best engine graphically but the 3rd parties that have used it really made some ugly lookin games that have made the unreal engine look a bit ugly to me. Dark sector not necessarily a bad lookin game but d graphics are ugly to me. However UT3 graphics werent so ugly so long story short Gears 2 needs more than graphids to impress. My biggest hope is longer campaign and some sick weapons and vehicles

@toughname below
yea gears was memorable it got me to purchase a 360 and i put a whole lot of hours but one game can't give you the best line up. personally the only game i am seriously anticipating off msoft exclusives is gaiden. If i see gears of war 2 and it blows me away then i guess i will become anticipated. The point though is one game cant give you the best line up. can give you the best game up but not line up. You need a diverse selection of possible AAA titles like white knight story, final fantasy, gran turismo 5, mgs4, resistance 2, killzone 2 the list goes on really but when i think of msoft as of now gears 2, ninja gaiden and maybe alan wake havent seen it really 2 get siked so i'll put a maybe too human nope and never played fable but i guess if you feel like you can toss it in there. The rest of the titles are mediocre exclusives as far as i can tell

[toughNAME]

I agree about the vehicles, but I wouldn't say longer campaign I'd say...a more open one.

And I'm just going to ignore that "needs more than graphids to impress" comment

[sonarus]

the reason i say it needs more than graphics is simple. Personally there have been 2 many games running on than engine and it has just made me get bored of the unreal engine look. Bioshock didnt really look all that like unreal engine though but a lot of other games did. Gears got a lot of attention cus of its amazing graphics. Gameplay was very solid as it paved the way for games like dark sector and uncharted so gears automatically goes dwn in history for that. However we need more campaign content not just a graphical upgrade is the point i am tryin to make. Epic is a great studio so i have no doubt gears of war 2 will be great but considering the impact 1 had i doubt gears 2 can achieve the same but we will see

[DrPirate]

Guys, do this in the open zone, there's no need for this comparison discussion.

The news article is about Gears of War, not Sony's lineup.

[BLUR111]

it kills the sony fanboys that gears 2 will and might be out this year and when it does, i cant wait to see the sales of it and then killzone lol.. omg u cant fuc with gears its a one of a kind.

[niall77]

Just think how it will be marketed.

gears of war Red Bull

gears of war burger king meal

gears of war, gears

[toughNAME]

If Microsoft can get his bad boy out this year then the Xbox 360 will have the best line up IMHO

I'm not even a big fan of this game (see my UR). But the amount of hours I put into the first one? Jesus.

[INehalemEXI]

It will be on PC as well though eventually, so that kind of steels the thunder of its exclusivity.

[pwnmaster3000]

not really i no lots of people who has gears dat didnt like it like me for example and it cant beat mgs4 lbp resistance and other ps3 line up

[Vanqu1sh]

Gears of War 2 is easily the biggest title for ANY system this year

[masterg]

No it's in the top 5. But with games like GTA4,MSG4,FF13,KZ2,RFOM2,LBP, just being in the top 5 is great.

Gears 2 is one of games I cant get to play quickly enough.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Gears 2 will be big but you are dumb if u already think Gears is THAT BIG of a franchise. It sold 4 million... which is VERY GOOD... but even Resistance: Fall of Man is about to pass 3 million now. MGS4 is going to sale VERY GOOD in the long run(this one is wayyyy more hyped because its on PS3 and snake is proabably goin to die...and the least selling MGS title is still 3.5 million with most selling around 5 million...very good lol.... and MGS4 is going to beat that or wither way sale very well...too many people want it). As will all those PS3 games be multimillion sellers (at least Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 and Little Big Planet....Gran Turismo, FF 13 and God of War 3 arent until 2009).

Gears will sale well... it wont be number one. Its not Halo. Killzone 2 is going to be HUGE. We haven't even seen anything yet... lol they are still hiding all the cool stuff. Its going to be a BIGGG GAME. I real the developers blog and he said it was HUGEEEEEEEEEE In EPIC SCALE and just how big the game is as a whole. Resistance has 2 CAMPAIGNS with one having 8 plater co-op and a differnet side story....dude thats sick, dont hate... just have all consoles like I do... so u can play al the best games. 60 player online? DUDE THAT IS AWESOME.

I really hope Gears is at least 16 player in some bigger map moeds or something....but I still want to play 4 vs 4 sometimes... variety is good. SSBB and Mario Kart will sales good.

The biggest saling game of next year though... will be 100% GTA 4.

[Rocko]

You vastly underestimate the selling power of Gears of War, the name is THAT BIG. If released this year it WILL be the #1 selling game 2008. You can quote me on that.

[INehalemEXI]

Gears has sold 4.94 million on 360. That puts it at approx. 122nd on the all time best selling Franchises list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

http://vgchartz.com/games/i...

Im sure it will sell well but its got competition.

[TheExecutive]

there is no way if gears 2 comes out this year its the best selling game on any system. You can quote me on that.

I can think of 3 games right off the top of my head that will sell more:

GTA4
MGS
GT5

[niall77]

start the comparasins ...... NOW!!!!

[Vanqu1sh]

MSG4 is a respected old series, but its nothing compared to Gears.

ps3 fans might disagree but Gears 2nd only to Halo, metal gear just isn't even close to being on the same level.

[zambrota]

are you normal or something. MGS4 ,FF13 are global phenomenon. these games would be million sellers across all territories.

R2,GEARS2 and KZ2 will be million sellers in USA and perhaps in Europe but definitely not in Japan.

MGS4 is the biggest title on any system if you are talking about global perspective

GTA4 is the biggest for NA in 2008

GT5 will be the biggest title in Europe in 2008

However i am assuming that FF13 is not coming out in 2008. If that comes out then surely it will be the biggest title on a global basis

However R2,KZ2 and Gears 2 will all sell well in USA

BTW

GTA,FF and GT are all bigger than Halo in terms of global sales and impact

[OMGLOLZ]

MGS4 is going to be incredible, maybe not Jesus' second coming, but damned good.

[jwatt]

You can't even compare Mgs and gears, I think the two you need to compare is Resistance and gears. Gow is a great shooter complimented with with some very pretty graphics but there were major glitches in the game. Cod4 is better than Gears and it feels wierd to say but I enjoyed Cod4 more than Halo.

Update: I actually think Killzone and Gears would be a even better comparison becuase both seem more slow paced. all though Killzone is yet to prove itself, after seeing the game footage I think it the online aspect will be good. So If some how the game is plagued with bad AI and story all that wouldn't matter online. Just the actually gameplay like watching your enemies go down with the hit response.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Technically COD4 kills Halo completely (other then servers).

Why the hell would you compare Gears to MGS? They are in two completely different genres.

Umm Vanquish wrong area you should be in Open Zone.

[llamaman13]

seems kinda "official"
but your right, m$ always has something up its sleeve. Always...

[OMGLOLZ]

Gears of War 2 - Killzone 2. Absolutely gorgeous, has a cover system.

Halo 3 - Resistance 2. Aliens, guns, alien guns, vehicles, neat online.

Ninja Gaiden 2 - God Of War 3. Gore, Gore, Gore, cutscene.

Alan Wake - Starcraft Ghost 3. Not coming. Not this generation. Too next -gen for it's time.

IMO

[zambrota]

NJ is a great game but there is no way you could compare it to GOW

Halo3 --r2 ---definitely valid comparison there

as for KZ2 vs GEARS 2 --no thats not valid .One will be the winner there . who it is we will know at GDC /e3

[OMGLOLZ]

Just general purpose and selling points.

[kewlkat007]

I just got this tingling feeling after reading the title....

Gears 2 will sell. No doubt, it will be the Halo 2 of the 360's generation..since I think the first one was "hyped" but it lived up to it. Especially for a "NEW IP" very Rare.

While this will likely come out 2009, or possibly be used to rain on Sony's parade with it's killer titles. Whichever..

I'm hoping

-4-player co-op
-Bigger Maps
-More guns
-More developed story

my pre-Order is good to go..as I type

[bozobucketeer]

4 player co-op, jesus. I thought the first one went by quick with 2 player co-op...

[niall77]

if the 360 cant outsell the ps3 with halo3, gears2 wont stand a chance

[cmrbe]

they will not expand the x360 audience. I doubt gear 2 will get more people to buy x360 as the majority of people waiting for it already have an x360. Halo 3 was a different story as it was the first Halo entrance into the x360 some xbox fans were waiting for Halo 3 to hit before the jump in. Gears is a different story. Gears 2 will increase sales but i predict it won't be much and it will not be sustain.

[kevoncox]

Lol Killzone will increase Ps3's userbase though?
You know what will improve the 360's user base? A price drop. it already has an amazing game library. It doesn't need to have another year like 2007. 2007 was one of the best years in gaming history. It's easy for ps3 fans to sit back and say....the xbox won't have another year like 2007....when the ps3 may never ever have one like it....

[Xbox is the BEST]

Total PS#3 6.84 million 360 7.16 million

source: NPD, EA FY08 Q3 Earnings Report, EnterBrain

[Chubear]

You taut that like it's a great thing.

People like you have to understand, it's not a great thing that the 360 is marginally out selling the PS3 at this moment in time.

Given the full year's head start, the 360 should, by now, be outright whooping the PS3 by siginficantly large margins - just like the PS2 did with the xbox - and it is not.
The writing's on the wall. We know what happened to the xbox so do you really want to be fooled yet again?

[robbo918]

I can't wait until the Xbots see NPD reporting PS3 outselling X360 which IMO is not far away. They are clinging to their last hope...North America like a life raft. Worldwide its been a couple months since the X360 outsold PS3. Either way its all opinions about this upcoming year but it should be interesting.

[Xbox is the BEST]

keep waiting you are use to that.

[robbo918]

So who's butt are you going to be kissing since Billy is leaving his post at Microsoft? The point you always seem to miss is NO SINGLE reporting source is 100% accurate. Keep preaching the gospel of NPD, my question is did you also preach its "facts" when PS2 was annihilating Xbox original??? This race is far from over and someday you might realize there is more to this world called Earth than just North America.

[texism]

@1.4
360 18 million units as of Jan 1st 08
PS3 10.5 million units as of Jan 1st 08

So 360 has sold almost double what the PS3 has. So yes, it is whooping the PS3's ass by a significantly large margin.

We shall not mention Nintendo in this.

[KinGJeFF]

Lets take another look at his "Sale Numbers"

360 18 million units as of Jan 1st 08
PS3 10.5 million units as of Jan 1st 08

Now with the 360 having A YEAR'S HEADSTART should be more than double of the PS3's??? Let's not forget that the highly anticipated Halo 3 launched more than 3 months ago.

Come back and post when the Ps3 meets its 2 year mark and compare that with 360's 2 year mark then we can talk numbers...for now ps3 has 360 beat.

If 360 was on par with Ps3's sales

Ps3=10.5 mil.+

360should=21 mil.+

[cmrbe]

Everyone knew it was coming.I wonder when though.I doub't they will be able to make it this year but then again with the engine already in place you never know. Shooter nuts must be thrilled with this news.

[DrPirate]

Trailer at GDC. Count on it.

[cmrbe]

but i doubt it. Its too early. I would say E3

[Boldy]

They will probably give us a teaser trailer that makes us go "what the hell is goin on" at the GDC and then give us the full out trailer for E3.

[AngelOFDeath]

this game is definetly coming but did anyone actually see the screenshot, that photo is fake as hell, the frickin barcode is copy n paste, i know its coming but not from that pic

[TwissT]

Gears 2 will look awesome play awesome and be awesome, Epic knows what they are doing.

[snakeak]

Isn't an "official-rumor" an oxymoron?

[BigBaehr]

False hope for an already less than stellar 2008, 360 lineup

[Rocko]

Begone troll, no douchebaggery here.

[Gamingshouldbefun]

honestly this is not a fanboy comment but why would you buy it? I mean graphics cant improve that much from geow1 if can at all, and gameplay will be same so in best case you are gonna pay 60$ for some new weapons and maps and a crappy story mode?

[ozsman]

what a stupid comment

[Nicosia]

You played the orginal GOW? It was total awsomeness! People say the story was crappy, but i like it. Gameplay=Awsome + good game moments. And your argument is not a very solid one, every sequal is a upgrade..if it aint a upgrade its the same game :)

[kewlkat007]

This guy must think every game that comes out is automatically improved in each and every "aspect" of the game.

Or sequals are suppose to be "Totally" New games..

This goes back to that DMC4 article about it not straying much from the "Formula".

Obviously some people need to lay off the games, and get a new hobby.

[bozobucketeer]

@gamingshouldbefun-
Your comment can be put against almost any sequel. God of War 2, basically the same idea as the original but a great game. MGS3(I'm not using 2 since I never played it through, the disc is scratched)was the same idea with that 3rd person espionage yet the 3rd installment was one of the best games I've played. So you can say what you did about any sequel but no one knows until the game is actually released so we can find out if its worth 60 bucks, 8 at blockbuster, or stealing it from a stupid friend who wasted his money.

[DrPirate]

This was official so long ago, I can't believe people are talking as if they are shocked.

Cliffy B's brother himself accidentally dropped that they were working on Gears of War 2.

This will be a big bombshell that Microsoft is counting on at GDC in February. Can't wait to see what they've done with the engine and the the Gears of War universe itself.

[games4fun]

i hope they give Epic some dedicated servers i hate the host advantage with shotgun its ridiculous at times

In fact instead of playing friends xbox for gears i will personally buy an xbox to go along with my ps3 if they add dedicated servers to gears 2

i am being completely serious on this

[DrPirate]

I agree, host advantage was a big problem.

I went to a friend's LAN a couple of days ago, we did some Rainbow 6: Vegas, and Gears of War.

Gears of War is great to play with friends and all, but hot damn, sometimes the shotgun would refuse to kill someone at point blank range, and my buddy would have enough time to do a quick turn and shotgun me to death.

Either way, Epic did create an interesting universe and the first game was great in a way that, it felt complete, and nothing was missing from it, yet there was potential for some great possibilities.

Either way, we'll see soon enough, it should be interesting for everyone.

[ngg12345]

Be cover story? This is pure speculation as of now.

[DrPirate]

That's because they don't have a story.

They have no information on the game, the magazine put it there to sell copies. Chances are: It's a quip or a: Stay tuned for Microsoft's Unveiling of this gory and visceral experience coming exclusively to an X-Box 360 near you!

[socomnick]

If this comes out this year it will absolutely destroy the competition.

Gears of war is the new king franchise.

[cmrbe]

you arrive to that conclusion

[TheExecutive]

I dont want to retract from Gears of War, it was the first next-gen game after all, but it wont be king (maybe on the 360) but not across platforms.

[RAF-TECH]

I love gears and a hard fan of it.
I play it more than COD4

seriously. and not to put COD4 down... but Gears is just great... the 4 on 4 is perfect cuz i like getting personal when it comes to owning someone.

Can't wait for the weapons.

[aftrdark21]

Probably the only game I get for my 360 this year. That is if it comes out this year.

[Eclipse]

asked me why I said that they ps3 lineup was better if i did'nt wantt a flamewar.

well it's simple.

I just said the truth, those who don't accept it are in denial.

The ps3 does have more quality titles end of story.

HOWEVER NOTICE HOW I SAID THAT I'M SURE SURE MS HAS MORE TITLES UP THEIR SLEEVES.

THIS IS WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE PEACE WITH FANBOYS.

[RAF-TECH]

The ps3 does have more quality titles end of story.

ofcourse. like Lair.

isnt Lair the biggest game that uses most of Cell + Six Axis + BluRay?????

lol.. i have more fun playing WARHAWK.

[GrooveChampion]

Lair? Really? I mean, did he even mention Lair?

[TheExecutive]

lair sucked a$$. anyone that didnt have more fun with warhawk needs their head examined.

[Ko_Uraki]

If they release GOW2 and there is a price cut before GTAIV, the XBOX 360 can have another great year.

[tony]

360:warhounds, project offset, alan wake, ninja gaiden 2,

ps3: metal gear 4,killzone 2, wardevil, resistance 2

multi: grand theft auto, far cry 2, alone in the dark.

i know gears of war is a great game, but this year they would have pretty tough competition. they better come up with something new and very exciting to be at the top like the first one.

[mintaro]

we all new Gears 2 was in the works, only thing now is when it gets released
im giddy =)

[GETPWNED]

This whole thing about "IF" Gears 2 is coming is just pissing me off. It surprises me how many "gamers" have missed the multiple Cliffy and Mark video interviews where they undoubtedly imply that it has been in development since they shipped Gears 1, and that it will make it out this year. This is not speculation. This is just old news. Gears 2 is coming very soon and it's going to be amazing.

[TheExecutive]

Offtopic:

What are you a pedophile? that girl couldnt be more than 12.

[GETPWNED]

LMFAO. u got a problem with people eating bananas? health is a major concern in this country.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

In all seriousness WHAT THE HELL IS ALAN WAKE???!!!

Some one give me a link or something, I haven't heard a thing about it at all.

[GrooveChampion]

Try Google?

[Boldy]

Go to http://www.alanwake.com/

[BlackIceJoe]

Gears 2 will be great I can't wait until GDC to hear about this game. I so hope Gears 2 info will be there and I can't wait to see what info Gamepro has.

[bootsielon]

Gears is like halo; it'll sell a lot, but it won't kill the competition. Xbox 360 would need a killer line-up for that (which means being rich in every genre, which is far and away from that), brand, appeal and reliability.

[Eamon]

You're saying Gears and Halo aren't killers?

You need to think properly.

[socomnick]

Gears is not overated m8 the game that is truly overated is Resistance only reason it did so well at retail is because it was the only game at ps3 launch that was worth buying. Gameplay was boring and multiplayer felt tacked on was not unique in any way. GEARS>Halo3>>>> >>Resistance

[RAF-TECH]

end of story

[tomfoolery]

The Sonytards worst nightmare.
You guys know you would give up 3 new MGS games just to have
one Gears game.
Still pwned this gen....................arent ya tards?

[LastDance]

Yes ..Instead of a series Well renownd for its games since the 80s with passionate engaging engrossing storyline great gamplay mechanincs and twists and turns all over the road with over 70 diffrernt guns with customisations.

I would rather play a game with no storyline. charcters who have no soul nor the ability to make facial expressions. awsome(not) voice acting and killing 6 of the same enemies over .and over...and over... and over...and over ...and over ... and over ..and over....and.. over again. with the same gun..

DEVOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[heyheyhey]

there is nothing NOTHING the 360 can offer that would make me give up MGS4

NOTHING etch it into your brain- MGS is a legacy, Gears is just your average enjoyable shooter- apart from the cover system it is hardly anything special- and it's not like gears started that, it just perfected what kill.switch started

It would be so funny if Epic decided to bring gears 2 to the PS3- your type wouldn't want it as much then

[Big Jim]

Of course the first Gears sold a ton, it had NO COMPETITION! What else was there to buy for the 360 when Gears came out? Nothing. If Gears 2 sells as much or more than the first Gears, I'll give everyone on this site $1000. Gears 2 will sell LESS than Gears 1, thats a promise.
Also, they really need to improve the draw distance in Gears 2 if possible.

[FirstknighT]

That is a sucker bet. Gears 2 will easily surpass the first Gears in sales.

I bet you put all your money on the Dolphins winning the superbowl, huh? ;)

[GrooveChampion]

Hold on a sec, if the 360 sold units last year (which, they did in fact sell units) that means they increased their user count. If the 06 fans liked GeOW, then why wouldn't all of the 06 fans, 07 fans, and 08 fans buy GeOW2 and thus cause GeOW2 to sell better than GeOW?

[Doctor Strange]

I could see Gears 2 coming out around late fall/winter but I would be more excited if it were someone like Game Informer had the exclusive scoop. I think they are the best gaming mag right now.

[FirstknighT]

If the rumor is true than the 360 has a lineup equal if not better than the ps3 in 2008. Gears of War 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, Fable 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, etc... Damn I love my 360. :)

[level 360]

Music to my ears... MMmmm... G.O.W.2

[Rayko]

Gears of war has been the best game this generation so far.It is a game in its own league and the multiplayer is soooo great.

I normally hate wargames and FPS BUT Gears of war is in third person (which I prefer the most) and it includes monsters and creatures not boring old soldiers with Russian accent.

[BLACKJACK VII]

I agree Rayko, "Gears of war has been the best game this generation so far".... beyond a doubt, best MP shooter... EVER.

Gears of War 2 will ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK !!!

[Tyrael]

Lol the title of this post is an oxymoron in and of itself:

RUMOR, gears of war 2 now OFFICIAL?

ahhahhaa

[GETPWNED]

lmao. I noticed that, too....

[zonetrooper5]

Can''t wait for Gears of War 2. Wait until GDC or E3 to see if it will be revaled or it will even come out this year.

[OMGLOLZ]

Probably like 600 hours, and I'm dead serious about this. Gears is a great game, with lots of online replay value, but only in the face of decent competition.

Throw in horrible host advantages for everything and the hilariously huge amount of glitches and the online was just wrecked. Fun but not as fun as it could have been.

[Tyrael]

its the only game i play. hope they fix those issues for the second one and it would be perfect

[DarkShoud]

I think the 360 really needs this game because in 08 they dont have that many AAA games. Sony deffinitly pwns them this year with all there great exclusives. In 07 360 had more games than PS3, but still both had great games, but what Sony is doing for 08 is unbelievable.

[smashballs]

Gears of War 2? Nah. Never happen. Never ever fornever in a million years.

[Eamon]

I think it is too obvious now that there will be a Gears 2.

I think they want to announce it in a short period before release to prevent gamers from forgetting about it and buy other games. That sort of strategy.

Anyway, I hope it has a lot of improvements especially in Online play.

I hated the fact there were too many shotgun noobs who simply run to you and instant kills you with a shotgun. Takes away the fun out of the game.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

PS3 owners think they have 08 locked down but here we are one month down and they still havn't done sh!t. Know why the Droids wan't 08 to be year of the PS3? because it has to be or the PS3 will fail. With the creeping out of the woodwork news of games like Gears 2 just may make that happen. Gears of War sold more than Metal Gear Solid 3 and Gears 2 will outsell MGS4.

[PopEmUp]

the getaway 3, 8 days, ico 3, twisted metal, god of war 3, jak and daxter 3, well that just top of my head but for 360 halo 4, mass effect 2, lost odysseys, well that it can't think anymore

[robbo918]

One month down and PS3 has outsold X360 worldwide for the past month, guess there goes your first theory. Next, its JANUARY all sales are going to be down a bit. You listed 2 games from the PS3 2008 lineup and acted like that's it (which is far from the truth), then you go on to list ONLY Gears 2 for X360 and pretend that means X360 will win???

I agree M$ has a few titles up their sleeve that haven't been announced yet but you would be a moron if you think PS3 doesn't also. Get back to me when M$ makes a console that has lifetime sales of more than 40 million (which is a generous number considering Xbox original's sales).

[Kleptic]

dude Jason...PS3 doesn't have 2008 locked down?...

you say "after MGS4 and FF, then what?"...listen to you...you are commenting on a thread that basically says..."according to Gamepro, the 360 MIGHT get ONE game to compete with the PS3's 2008 lineup...but it might not, its a rumor...the 360 could still be stuck with an overall worthless year of crap multiplatform titles and NG2...thats it"...

After MGS4 and FFXIII + its spin offs?...KZ2 and Resistance 2 are both up for fall...GT5 around then also...LBP w/ Home...those alone are all the PS3 needs to carry it through the end of th year...don't kid yourself...the 360 has nothing on that...

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I'll use this space to be a proud 360 fanboy and say the PS3rd is still dead last, 4 games sold a million while the 360 has 30 HAHAHAHA lalalala

I hope Gears 2 has 4 player coop

[KinGJeFF]

First of all you're posting numbers that aren't even fact, GOW outsold MGS3? hahaha wow where do you get your numbers from? Don't forget that the Ps2 has sold over 120 mil consoles and counting and you're gonna say a 15+mil xbox console sold a mediocre shooter over PS2'S Franchise game? Please think before you post...And you 360 fans hope alot of things...you hope for 4 player co-op...8 player co-op has been for Resistance 2....Owned!!! Again

[LaChance]

you say the xbox is ahead in USA only and that the whole entire world prefers the ps3 , nonsens look
360 is 1st in : USA , canada, Australia , New Zealand , U.k = 5 countries
PS3 is 1st in :Japan , France , germany ; spain , italy =5
We dont have the specefic numbers four "others" we got the totals but not the individual numebers. we aint got Portugal , Scandinavia , Eastern Europe etc.
so stop that crap that the WHOLE WORLD prefers the ps3

[PopEmUp]

but how come ps3 is outselling 360 world wide than can you give an answer to that don't say it just little spike from the price cut and the 40gb and will be soon ended in 2-3 month after the mGS, GT5, LBP, Home, came out, hey wait it a bit weird since all those big guns will just drag the the time the ps3 out sell for a year and then it come ff and god of war 3

[texism]

Pop I don't even know where you PS3 retards got this idea that the PS3 is now outselling the 360 worldwide.

PS3 has 10.5 million units sold as of jan 1 08
360 has 18 million units sold as of jan 1 08
(Note: Do not confuse units shipped vs units sold)

Where is this domination? Or are you just making sh!t up in your pretend world as usual?

[robbo918]

@LaChance I said Xbots are clinging to NA like a life raft. OH by the way NORTH AMERICA includes CANADA, thus when I said NA I included Canada. I never said "the whole world prefers PS3", I said WW PS3 is outselling X360 and has been for 2 months...wow tad bit of difference there friend. Maybe a course in reading comprehension might be a good place for you to start.

@Texism if you are saying X360 has 18 million SOLD you need to go back and see that is SHIPPED. Let's use your numbers for a minute though...18 million in 2 years and 1 month versus 10.5 million in 1 year and 1 month. So X360 has an entire year on PS3 with no competition and its only up by 7.5 million according to your figures. I am not sure what reality you live in but 7.5 is a pretty low figure for having been out an entire year with no "this gen" competition. If your beloved X360 were truly enjoying such a premature victory the gap would be a lot wider. Lastly Tex, PS3 is outselling X360 WW and have been for 2 months is what Pop meant...not lifetime sales, go join LaChance in that reading comprehension course.

[pshizle]

dont listen to these noobs

ps3 is not prefred worldwide only sonyfanboys dream of it

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I like how Sony fans "think" they have 08, it's because they need it to be or they know the PS3 will fail. The PS3 has a one two punch in 08 with MGS4 and FF but MS hase a 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 combo with NG2, Gears 2, Fable 2, Splinter Cell and Halo wars, all are not little games, they are powerhouse system sellers and you "alllll" know it. On top of that you just lost Frontlines (will score in high 8s) and MS has yet to reveal any of the cards up their sleeves. Gears 2 will be one and you will see Sony fans running around like chickens with their heads cut off writing rumor blogs about the game going to the PS3. Gears 2 will be out this year anf 08 will once again go to Nintendo and Microsoft while Sony stays in 3rd pedling more Blu-Ray movies. I just hope they have 4 player co-op this time and I hope it's shows more of the war and a lot less squad based action.

[Pika-pie]

LOL - so we have a choice.. Halo Wars or FFXIII

Hmmmmmm, I wonder which one Il pick.

Plus I see you chose to miss quite a few potential PS3 AAAs from your list coming this 08. I could rattle them off right now but you know what they are, so I wont bore you with the details.

[Pika-pie]

Rumor - Gears of War 2 now official?

Am i the only one who spots the contradiction here?

[TheExecutive]

lol yeah i chuckled about that.

[Dudeson42]

Gears of War 2 was confirmed as soon as the 1st on sold a million copies. They've said that it is a trilogy anyway, isn't that CONFIRMING a sequel...and a third?

[OMGLOLZ]

Doesn't mean it's getting a sequel.

I'm playing Legend Of Dragoon 2 right now!

I'm also playing Jak 4.

While I am at it, I should play Chrono Trigger 2.

[zonetrooper5]

As of typing this, there is only 16 more days until GDC starts so I hope to see some new games and I'm looking forward to other games coming out this year. Fable 2 will have 3 big annoucments at GDC btw and Halo 3 will also be there.

[celticlonewolf]

In no way can someone say which system has the best line up. How an I say this simple because everyone has different tastes in games. Now for me Im not a huge fan of jrpg(although I did like final fantasy 10 and 7) and I never got metal gars solid games(I actualy liked thief better lol). So for me sonys line up instnt all that great. Notice I say for me because although I dont get the above games I know how great other people see them and love them. For me I say the 360 has a better line up again I say for me with games like too human gears 2 halo wars(i love the rts on the 360 I think they worked out real well) and a couple other along with mutly platform games(not sure which system I'll get them for it will depend). My point is only fanboys can argue over which has the best line up because really theres no right or wrong answer its like saying apples are better than oranges lol. Great year it lokks to be.

[NikV3]

its coming, i wish they would hurry with the official statments, i just cant wait

[texism]

Gears 2 will NOT move consoles. MS needs a price drop dammit!

[gnothe1]

i agree celtic, I have never really gotten into the MGS series, out of ALL the games I got about 10 minutes COMBINED, dont dislike the game, just was never drawn in buy it, I dont play RPG's period, so any FF game is a no go. theres NOTHING about LBP that interests me the least just like the new splinter cell 5 it looks good but im probably not going to buy it, not my type of game. i am being hopeful for KZ2 an RFOM2. too human, dark sector, madden 09, DMC4 ,prototype, are all buys, but for the 360. I'm eager to see what home IS ABOUT, but for me the PS3 lineup isnt the greatest like many guys in here are saying. but thats just MY OPINION!!

[Bill Gates]

Hey BABOONS don't go getting your hopes up too high. Remember this game will still be on DVD9 so don't expect a leap in the graphics dept.......AHAHAHAHHAHAH

Uncharted >>> Gears 1,2,3,4.........

[pshizle]

execpt for the fact that UNCHARTED = FLOPED

[KinGJeFF]

@9.1

Uncharted flopped despite winning several game of the year awards? Go check facts before you post. I might as well say Halo 3 was a flop since even halo fans call it a halo 2.5

[Eclipse]

is some of you guys when Gears 2 gets announced will just jump up and down and say that already the xbox360 lineup is now better.

basically the same thing that happened with halo3, you guys just treat it like the second coming.

truth is Gears of war 2 might not be better than resistance 2.
Both developers show that they can make good games.

Some of you think MS is the only one with unnanounced exclusives?

Sony can just show off GOW3 in GDC and steal ms's parade of gears of war and they can show a trailer aswell.

[Bullseye]

has potential to be great game, but i'm not convinced U3E is up to giving the game we deserve.Afterall UE is probably not exploiting the multicore aspects of both consoles and it's also quite long in the tooth now.Yes, they may have improved the engine somewhat, but if, at it's core, it wasn't written to exploit fully the 360 architecture then only a complete new engine can be made to do that. I'm sure Epic are going to produce a best seller 'AAA' title in Gears2 regardless,however,i still think a next gen engine is required to take 360 games to the next step.Still,if the game is more open, less linear and Longer, then they'll probably get my money, just keep Dom outta my way this time!!

[Eamon]

I doubt God of War 3 will sell more than Gears of War 2. More casual Sony owners have heard of Gears of War but not God of War.

[LaChance]

MGS 3 sold 5 million on a 120 million install base while Geow sold the same amount on an install base 12 times smaller.If MGS 4 is a system seller then Geow 2 will be a system killer according to sony fans way of thinking

[niall77]

... oh wait its a sequal to a shooter on a system flooded with shooters

never mind

[360Crusader]

Hmmm haven't you heard of Lost Odyssey that's supposed to be hitting the US in Feb. A epic jrpg exclusive for 360, nice little outdated comment you made though.

[LaChance]

Geez man , we're on a game forum so just relax , dont get all pissed off and stuff LOL

[LaChance]

Ha ha ha , that joke was sooooo original.
and you really think you're funny ...

[niall77]

just it wont make the 360 userbase any bigger.

another shooter wont do the 360 much good even if it is a good one.

the 360 needs a little big plannet, a ecocrome, no more heros, something diffrent from anything else out there and make the systen stand out.

a new IP that isnt a shooter, something that is NEW

why do you think the 360 sold less last year then it did in its first year?? NO ORIGINAL GAMES

even the best new IP of last year IMO bioshock is still just a FPS and if I was being less kind a dumbed down version of system shock 2

[heyheyhey]

yeah gears will probably sell more than MGS

but is it going to be a better game? HELL NO.....

MGS is a legacy and has been one of the defining franchises of the PS1, PS2 and soon- the PS3

Gears is a fun game, but come on- its not really original or innovative and it just doesn't hold a story half as compelling as MGS4

how can you even compare MGS to Gears- Gears will never be the legend MGS is

[rootEXT]

Gears of War 2 is going to be awesome!

@pszhile

UNCHARTED = FLOP? You got source? then stfu noob

[360Crusader]

I'll be looking forward to it. 2008 with a little luck.
This gamer/open zone thing. Is a neat little feature but will people really use it.? Maybe some of us can talk peacefully with each other for once. Maybe N4G wasn't as bad as I thought.

[LaChance]

MGS is at its 4th episode and dont forget the psp , gcube , pc and psp versions while geow has only one game and its already crazy title.Its as or even more hyped and waited for than MGS4 and not to say its war more commercially powerful and all that with only one game on one console.You say it will never be the legacy MGS is.Halo 3 alone has sold more than any MGS and that with a install base 12 times smaller than PS2.Now geow is way better than Halo and is the game that set that standards for this generation.Now just imagine what it will be at its 4th episode.I think it will be as great a legend or even way bigger than MGS can ever be.Moreover you cant say it wont be a better game cuz you havnt played it yet let alone even seen a screenshot and a whole lot of poeple (ps fans included) would prefer Geow to MGS anyday exspecially in a a country like USA where fps is king