"Stunning" New PS3 Exculsive Game Revealed, Gears 2's Multiplayer Details and More - EGM May 08

In this Issue:
- SOCOM cover story.
- Feature on downloadable games.
- Small feature on recycled game ideas.
- Previews: 50 Cent II, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, GTA IV multiplayer, Fallout 3, Motorstorm 2.

Rumors
- Insomniac is building a downloadable expansion sequel to Tools of Destruction.
- Tecmo Bowl coming to both the Wii and DS.
- Disney asked Warren Spector to create a Mickey Mouse Mario-killer.
- Sony Liverpool is making a "stunning" action game called The Protector.
- Gears 2's multiplayer will feature 5-on-5 and a new camera angle.
- Traveler's Tales to make games (plural) based on live-action Akira movie.
- Home beta coming in the spring.

Review Scores - Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: A, A-, A- [Game of the Month]
Okami: A, B+, A
Opoona: C, C+, C+

Review Scores - Xbox 360/PS3
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008: C+, B-, B-
Dark Sector: B, B, B-
Army of Two: B-, B, B

Review Scores - Playstation 3
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds: B, B, B-

Review Scores - Xbox 360
Universe at War: Earth Assault: B+, C+, B
Frontlines: Fuel of War: C+, B-, B-

Review Scores - Nintendo DS
Lost in Blue 3: B-, C, D+
The World Ends With You: A-, B, A-
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: B+, A, B

Review Scores - Playstation Portable
Wild Arms XF: C-, B-, B

Coming in the June 2008 Issue
- Feature on the "sweetest" games you haven't heard of yet, including Capcom's Dark Void.
- Why haven't console MMO's taken off? EGM talks with developers about it.
- Previews: Infamous, Metal Gear Solid 4, Project Origin, Battle Fantasia.
- Reviews: Grand Theft Auto IV, Boom Blox, Midnight Club: Los Angles, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, NBA Ballers: Chosen One.

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Sonic RPG details:

- Random battles, turn-based (think Super Mario RPG on the SNES).
- Allocatable skill points.
- Branching dialog paths.
- Dialog choice is very much like Mas Effect where you select a mood (in this case, an emoticon) instead of straight text.
- Core story has a single outcome.
- Visuals: Looks like "Sonic 3D Blast done right."

[sonarus]

the protector? Probably the new name for eight days. I am really not interested in any NEW sony games until they actually start releasing the one's already promised. If the protector is eight days though then i am excited assuming it retains some of the gameplay from the old trailer.

As for gears they upgraded multiplayer from 4v4 to 5v5. Really didn't enjoy gears multiplayer that much so really don't care. However from what i played in the mp i would say large numbers don't matter.

Home beta in spring just like that sony pr guy said expect to hear more in spring. When does spring officially end by the way? I am excited for home on the front that it will help make the psn more of a community. Plus it is free which is really what matters to me.

[Breakfast]

Im not a big fan of Gears' multiplayer, i LOVE its single player though... its gonna be an interesting fight on who wins multiplayer of the year. My bets are on gta4, if its as good as it is on paper.

[AlterEgo]

Last day of spring is June 20th

[Bonsai1214]

i'm guessing the protector is the one the BBC reporters saw. Liverpool = England based. BBC = BRITISH broadcasting Channel... but yeah, i want to see them release some titles instead of just announcing new ones.

[kevoncox]

How could you not like Gears multiplayer. I played thru the game 2 times. The Multiplayer is the best part of the game. 4 vs 4 on gridlock the best. My favorite map was escalation. I would run my team like a swat squad and some of the best tatical moments in any game was on that map.

[callahan09]

I was a fan of Gears. I hated its multiplayer at first, then I got a new roommate and he played it online despite my warnings and he became very addicted to it. Watching him play it all the time, I decided I'd try it again and had a blast. We'd switch off round after round for hours each night for like a month. Had a blast with it. Before we got into it online we had a blast with it in 2-player co-op. The single-player non-co-op experience is the most lacking aspect of the game, but even that was fun the first time through.

I really have reservations for Gears 2 though. It'll be toughto live up to the original for me. At the moment, I'm definitely most hyped up for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue & Metal Gear Solid 4. On the 360 end, I'm curious to see how Too Human turns out, and I'm pretty excited for Ninja Gaiden 2.

I'm intrigued to learn more about Sony Liverpool's game. If nobody here is aware (I'm sure you are, though), that studio is formerly Psygnosis. I loved them when they were Psygnosis, and they haven't let me down since Sony acquired them either.

P.S. - Who here thinks that after Wipeout HD they should focus on an HD Rollcage for PSN? That'd be sweet.

[sonarus]

@kevoncox. I prefer gears sp to the mp. online coop was the best. brings back good memories:)
@bonsai, the bbc game was already confirmed to be called tears of blood.

[Maddens Raiders]

Bring us HOME.

The wait is really getting close to epic proportions at this point.

Bring us HOME!

[Rick Astley]

Tears of Blood is nothing more than a rumor started by Gamesblow in one of his blogs. BBC did see a game that hasn't been announced yet but it was never confirmed to be "Tears of Blood".

[Breakfast]

I think its little things like not being able to have a party. I hated when i wanted to play with a friend id have to wait till one of us joined and invite before it closed up. Shotgun annoyed the hell out of me. I think one of the reasons i dont like it is because i suck at it, thats most likely the major reason :( ...Multiplayer co-op was fun as hell though, it was fun playn through it on insane with a friend.

No host advantage please...id probably be better without it

[BrianC6234]

What I don't get is it says they preview 50 Cent II. If 50 Cent was so horrible why is there a sequel? Please don't tell me it sold good enough to get a sequel.

[Timesplitter14]

The Protector? Like in Tony Jaa's 2nd movie? WHICH WAS SO AWESOME MY HEART EXPLODED A COUPLE OF TIMES?

I hope it's that

[spandexxking]

@1.5

HD Rollcage FTW!!

[Blankman]

@rick astley, PS3 informer also confirmed it was tears of blood. But i think they might have stolen the info from games blow. So i am thinking either games blow is one hell of a credible guy or ps3 informer is made up of noobs

[Rick Astley]

Sorry dude but PS3 Informer is full of crap.

[DRUDOG]

No offense, but we're getting gaming advice from a dude named Rick Astley. I mean, it's f'ing hilarious in a really silly way. Thanks, Rick! :P

[pwnsause]

there are just some games that are not good for multiplayer like gears for example.

[Ballistic Jay]

haha if wii doesn't have any good games why are its reviews better than both the 360 and PS3 game reviews? hmm... ya fanboys

[Grown Folks Talk]

Rick Astley's never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna turn around & desert you. He's never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie, & hurt you.

[Harry190]

a game based on akira.

[Mercutio]

Coolness

[scheme_a]

I'm happy they are releasing new info.
I've been dying to know about that game.

[fenderputty]

next months previews of MGS4 and Infamous should be good. I'm curious to see what they said about Motorstorm 2.

I'm also curious to see what this new game might be. A new downloadable pack for R&C would rock as well. The GF would love that. She's a little upset about Clank.

[Sev]

I dont usually post in the open zone, but I am going to post here right now to avoid looking too fanboyish.

Gears 2 Multiplayer 5 on 5? Are they serious? How is this supposed to compete with Resistance 2 60 player?

[Dark_Vendetta]

I also don't reply here but just to give you the answer:
If you would have every played GoW MP you would have noticed that 60 players would completly destroy the game (I used "would" 3 times :S). I beleive that 60 mp in r2 will be great but it's a diffrent genre (dispite both beeing a FPS). So pls let this time the rumour actually become true

[wulan]

EPIC showed a demo featuring 100s of players on screen

then why do we have a mere 5 on 5

why not admit the fact that x360 isnt capable of that many people on screen.

PS3 on the other hand support 60 player online not just in AN ULTRAREALISTIC environment but also with ULTRAREALISTIC characters

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 3]

Another!!! "Stunning" New PS3 Exculsive Game! coming ;-P
Man my Baby;)Ps3'iz'da'bomb!!! (thats how you youth speak in'it!) ;)
Happy Days;) for us PS3 owners in 2008/9&BEYOND!!!;)

See xBot Lemmings i didn't mention RRoD...Oooops!!! ;-D

[InYourMom]

I don't think anyone has played this game except Vendetta because he is totally on the mark.

@1.2 - Pure ignorance. The 360 is more than capable of having thousands of enemies on screen. Kameo was a launch title that had thousands of enemies on screen at once. People are playing Frontlines on the 360 right now with 50 vs 50 so the system is capable.

Let's put it simply, more does not mean better.

[wulan]

The 360 is capable of running 100s of low poly liliput charcaters

even a ps2 could do that.

However it cant handle 1000 DETAILED enemies on screen as we seen in Heavenly Sword.

Kameo didnt even have a hundred enemy per screen . Not to even mention 1000. a JAPANESE ps2 game had 1000s on screen too but they were cartoon like just like KAMEO's characters

I am talking about LIFELIKE charcters like the ones we saw in HEAVENLY SWORD

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

maybe x720 can but there wont be any x720 unfortunately

Frontlines had cartoon characters . a single charcter in Resistance 2 has more poly than an entire scene in FRONTLINES. I am talking about 60 PLAYER MP with players being ULTRAREALISTIC not cartoon crap

@gambare

yes

it is 50 player online...so 25 vs 25

However when you have such low poly chars as in FRONTLINES a ps3 could easily have 100 vs 100.

However 30 vs 30 for ULTRAREALISTIC R2 is something which only x720 could handle. BUT there will be no x720. it is over for MS and XBOX camp

[gambare]

50vs50? (100 online?) I only saw 25vs25 (50 online) and that with a dedicated server and the models are low poly count

[GETPONED]

Jesus Christ, u droids are f*cking braindead. 5 on 5 is what you called tuned to perfection. Don't pretend you didn't see 100 guys running around on-screen in real-time on 360. so stfu. and 60 droid battles in Resistance is what ign and 1up call "orgy chat rooms." u morons. seriously, to the OP, you're a f*cking pathetic loser if you really need someone to explain this to you. Go back to the n00b-zone.

[Gaara_724]

i was readin an artic on here 2 weeks back and it said resistance 2 will be 64 player or 62 player? dont know if its the truth but maybe they changed it

[Sev]

Im a pathetic loser? I am not the one who has gone through 7 or 8 accounts in the past 3 months. Try taking a look in the mirror, and ask yourself who the real pathetic loser is...
Whats the point of making new accounts? Why do you keep coming back? Isnt it obvious that noone likes you or wants you here?
Talk about pathetic.

I actually did need it explained to me, as I never have played Gears of War. I wasn't bad mouthing it... I was simply asking, how it was supposed to compare to Resistance 2 in terms of mulitplayer, seeing that both are each respective consoles "big gun" as far as shooters go this holiday season.

Go eat a banana...

[Skerj]

I wonder if you'll be Tetsuo or Kaneda. Hopefully the former, being able to play with all of those awesome psychic powers until your downfall would be awesome.

[Gorgon]

There's a lot of potential for a game based on Akira, but I ain't holding my breath until I see it...

Also, they are making two live-action movies based on the Akira books, so these games (I assume two) will be movie tie-ins....

[stuntman_mike]

the bit i really loved in akira was the bikes hopefully you'll get to burn around on one of those.

[PSWe60]

guess I'm going to have to pick up an issue

[Le-mo]

There's an action movie call The Protector which was recently release featuring Ong Bak (A muay Thai fighter) so the game could be base on the movie.

[ps360s]

doubt it.

Any movie based games will go multi so its a new IP from Sony for sure

[sonarus]

feat ong bak?? lol thats not his name, that is just the name of his first movie lol. i saw the protector though. any game based on that story CANNOT be stunning

[Harry190]

that's the name of a movie.
the name is Tony Jaa.

[THE TERMINATOR]

5 on 5 WOW thats amazing....

[gambare]

I mean... there was a tech demo with hundreds of elements on screen and ... 5 vs 5? wow

[GETPONED]

wow u people are f*cking retarded. I really do feel sorry for you pathetic losers. enjoy the 60 man orgy chat room. I'll be enjoying the number 1 shooter of all time. idiots.

[leon76]

Oh no!!!! it's another account of the stupid @sshole, banana and rod sucker gotpwnt!!!! Ahahah you're jealous because you are used to participate in 60 male orgys don't you, f@g???!!!!!!!!!

[Gaara_724]

yeh girlds play ps3 btw so far all u know it will be a 60 lesbian orge so shut up if u have never played ps3 u would know girls play it dam every 3rd game on cod4 i go in theres a girl

[Jazzzz]

Not to pick apart your comment or anything. But Ong - Bak was acutally a Thai action movie brought state side by the Wu-tang clan ironically. Tarantino picked up The Protector (just produced the US version) but the crazy high flyin Thai dude's name is actually Tony Jaa.

[Kaz Hirai]

A 10 player multiplayer? You win, PIGS!
Resistance 2 can't possibly compete! 10 players?????? King Kaz just cannot believe it!!! How NEXT-GEN!!!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 3]

King Kaz you always make me smile!!!;)

[Pain]

Indeed and yes to Da~bubbles~always~

[MailMan]

Epic Games CONTINUE to show SIGNS of running into HARDWARE LIMITATIONS whilst working on the Xbox3Fixme.

As I HAPPILY laugh at the PATHETIC 5 Vs 5 multiplayer structure of Gears Of Bore 2,I wonder;Will the UNEDUCATED Xbots EVER experience the glory of having 30 VERSUS 30 MULTIPLAYER matches?Seems like the ANSWER is a SOLID NO.

Jump OUT and Play B3YOND

[Big Jim]

Wow, Gears gets 5v5. How weak. Now that dozens of games have graphics that are just as good or better than gears, what does gears have to offer? Nothing. Gears is irrelevant. Gears is yesterday. Gears is nothing.

[InYourMom]

oh yeah, you keep trying hard man to downplay the game that will sell the most this holiday season..

You keep working on that now..

[TheMART]

Home beta???

So the final Home will be released on the PS4 in 2012?

[Jazzzz]

i bet it'll be pushed back, hah.

[ps360s]

u never give up do u...

atleast Playstation 3 will have a home in many homes...

[LarVanian]

Yeah he'll still be stuck paying $50 a year to listen to a whole pile of 10 year olds screaming and shouting on xbox live lol.

[fenderputty]

Do ya?

[Leg-End]

heyup! the mart still exists?

[sonarus]

he never left he was just under an alias aka power of green

[Harry190]

is this the open zone?

[PS3ROCKS]

Gears 2 5 on 5
RESISTANCE 2 30 ON 30
Gears 2 4 Player co-op
RESISTANCE 2 8 Player co-op
Gears 2 30 Gigs
RESISTANCE 2 50 Gigs
Gears 2 one Storyline
RESISTANCE 2 two Storylines
Gears 2 DVD
RESISTANCE 2 Blu-ray
Gears 2 Two Play online $50 a year
RESISTANCE 2 free to play online

[eagle21]

On a 50GB Blu-ray. Ahhh, the spoils....

[wulan]

5 on 5 when we will be having 30 on 30 in Resistance 2

Not to mention MP mode is relevant but not that much in ULTRAREALISTIC KZ2

but GEARS 2 .....5 on 5

haaaaaaaaa

[InYourMom]

You just like making up sh!t don't you??

No details for Gears 2 have been announced yet you seem to know everything about the game. If R2 gives you more of everything but still sucks like the first one then you can have 1000 player matches and 50 storylines but that doesn't change anything..

Droids are never short on talk..

Oh and look everybody Nasim/Shmee/Tidus is back and now Wulan.

[1-800-SaveAnXbot]

I heard you crying,i'm here now

[poos3]

hahahahaha plz stop comparing gears to resistances ,resistance is a crap game from a crap dev insomniac they have not done much in the gaming world and were the ppl that made the ps3 into a pile of crap when all ps2 devs started making casual games for 12 yr olds, gears of war is better than resistance in eveyr way but even u guyds know that .AND ALSO THIS THREAD IS A PILE OF crap HAHAHA NEW AMAZING PS3 EXCLSUIVE HAHA WERE IS IT ? ITS NOT IN THe LINK UR SONYDRIOD SONTRIBUTOR USED SO HGE JUST MADE IT UP ,HOW DOES HE KNOW ITS STUNNING WHEN HE HAS NOT SEEN ANYHTING AHHHHH the normal sony fanboy make belive delusuions ahh okj my bad.

[vloeistof]

The Protector.

[Big Jim]

His entire post is: "The Protector", and he gets four agrees and four disagrees. What are people agreeing or disagreeing with?

[LarVanian]

OMG!! INFAMOUS INFO NEXT ISSUE!!!

[Le-mo]

I've played Gears of War online and I can't imagine a 12player match let alone 60. The map is small and imo Gears of War was built from the ground up to be played by small number of players online. Nonetheless, Gears of War is very fun online and chainsawing people never gets old. Gears of War 2 seem to stick with the formula hence only 5v5 online match and that's a good thing. Gears wasn't built to be played by an enormous amount of player like Resistance.

[PeeboDaKilla]

don't bother injecting reason into the open zone. The fanboys will just throw it back in your face.

[Sev]

Not true. Hes not the first guy saying that over 10 players at once just wouldnt fit the multiplayer mode for Gears.

Thats why I dont post in the open zone, I am not one of those unreasonable fanboys. In fact I am very reasonable. Gears of War is one of the very few games that made me want to own a 360.
If it wasnt for RROD, I would be a 3 console owner.

But me? I like my consoles to work. I'll stick to the Wii and PS3.

[abuze]

Hey ''

At least 6 vs 6 man! Dammit!!

[zonetrooper5]

5 vs 5 in Gears of War is a small improvement but I would like a 6 vs 6 so it can be even more Epic. No pun intended lol, can't wait for Sony Gamers Day in May, E3 in July then theres XO8, TGS and the german games show can't remeber the name of.

Damn this year is looking exciting...

[sandip787]

not jealous yet mate? after about 3 years or whatever, you're views havent changed.
60 player resistance anyone?

[zonetrooper5]

64 player on CSS on the PC?

Theres also 32 player limit on PDZ on the 360, many games have have a limit of 60 players online before and will continue to do so. I'm looking forward to 60 player madness as much as the next guy but its not anything new. Gotta admit the 8 player co-op sounds sweet, 4 player co-op in Halo 3 was funny and great at the same time.

[TheMART]

So do you remember who you run into after you went around the corner?

Really. 60 in Resistance

or 18 in COD4 it doesn't make a difference. Quantity isn't Quality.

I'd take 4x4 Gears of War over 40 player Resistance any day. Which is proven by all the reviews also.

UT3 multiplayer is better then Resistance MP.

I find the number of people MP in a game a pretty weak argument. Look my d!ck is bigger then yours

[gambare]

I still remember battlefiel 2, it was quantity and quality, and R2 is pointing for that way.

[Genki]

You're not impressed by numbers. Cool, we're all different, you're looking for a very solid gameplay foundation.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY -=*IF*=- Resistance 2 has that in spades as well? Really, what will be your argument then? Let's say you legitimately enjoy the game, despite it being on a console you despise made a company you loathe, what will you say then?

I'd love to know, but somehow I think you'd stick to the same attitude you've had for a couple years now, not even admitting whether you like it or not, just bash, bash, bash. Can't believe it's been that long, too. This place is a perpetual soap opera.

A lot of you naysayers conveniently like to forget that 60p online is only an option, not a requirement. I loved some 40p frag fests in Resistance, but it was always good to be able to play with 8, 16, 24, and 32 players as well. In the case of the MART, he's a hypocrite, because options is something he would never miss an opportunity to tout when it came to comparing features of his beloved system against another. The whole idea that Resistance 2 will suffer because of OPTIONAL 60p battles is ludicrous. The first one continues to disprove that even today.

This isn't to rag on Gears either, it's a fun game, and a lot of people fail to realize that the reason these two games play the way they do is because they were DESIGNED THAT WAY. Imagine that, games are designed to play a certain way...who would've imagined!?

Instead, everyone likes to shoehorn some console power argument whenever these two titles are mentioned in the same breath.

[The Lazy One]

Some games just weren't made to have 60 people. I can tell you right now, if Gears had more than 10v10 it would just turn into a bunch of people frag tagging and chainsawing each other.

Numbers don't, and never will make a game better. Some games work with 60 people (Battlefield) some games work better with less people (halo/gears).

So to retort to your querry: what are you going to do when Gears comes out with 5v5 and is still more fun than resistance with 60 people?

[Le-mo]

That's true but if Sony Liverpool is indeed making the game base on the movie then it's a no brainer that they use the American title of the movie.

@ps360s
Sony made a game call Jet Li: Rise to honor and it was exclusive to the PS2, but I'm not sure if that was base on a movie.

[Jazzzz]

For the sake of a bloody chaotic good time...gears should have just a balls to the wall deathmatch. No though.. =(

[PStriple703]

step the online up Gears....

[Salta_nelas]

Gears 5 on 5 is pretty lamme, expected more from the online mode, specially when going against R2.

[WIIIS1]

lol! How did R1 stack up against Gears 1 btw...? Chances are KZ2 and R1 together won't be able to match Gears 2.

[Alcaponeyou]

is an Ong Bak game, you heard it here first.

[eagle21]

Infamous details are a must read (internet of course...who buys EGM?) Home, please come by June....Motorstorm 2 is already paid for!!!!!

[poos3]

SO SAYS YOU ??? shut up go crawl back into ur cave ,why should i believe what ur saying who are u in the industry to know any thing ur words are not being read the ps3 is a pile of crap the protector is nothing and will be passed belive u me the ps3 3 and sony with its next gen addition have failed all their gmes are soo crap expcially 1s developed by japanese devs even capcomand konami all their "RELEASED" NEXT GEN GAMES
this symton ihas been influenced by the ps3 look at devil may cry ,lostplant,and other made by jap devs the game are lame and the ps3 technology was influnced by japanses devs which is why the ps3 gameing capabiltys +japanses game devs are failing this gen to deliver game like mass effect,bioshock,hal03,gears of war,and many more games being made for the 360.

[Rick Astley]

Lol @ Gears multi-player.

Infamous AT LAST! I've been waiting too long for this moment and I wonder what The Protector is about. Surely it's not based on that movie so don't get any funny ideas. ;)

[Alcaponeyou]

it's rick Astley, nice...

[stuntman_mike]

never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down....i dont feel well!

[PS3ROCKS]

Wow $50 a year to play online and only 5 on 5 MP
Resistance 2 has 60p online for free

[Bolts]

WTF is with the 5 vs 5 at this day and age, that better be the co-op mode.

[pwnmaster3000]

were is sony getting all this games from they need to slow down im already broke from yesterday (i bought new shoes).

finally some info about Infamous. were can i buy egm magazine i never c it in my game shop.

[PStriple703]

The Protector
give me a trailer at E3 ;p

[PS3ROCKS]

Gears 2 640p at 30fps
RESISTANCE 2 1080P at 60fps

[ps360s]

Gears 5v5 is good on Gears don't really need more...I been going back on Gears playing it online after finishing Rainbow six 2 on story/Terroist hunt and some of it online but got quite bored with it quick and had to go back to Gears again with my friend and can't believe to this day Gears online is god damn fun!

Anyways I do believe that Gears 2 should have more then the traditional 5v5 just because 5v5 feels kinda outdated since other shooters has over that amount maybe 8v8 should do... not too much or it will take the feel away from Gears.

[Angelitos]

New camera angle for Gears 2?

Yep, another PS3 exclusive confirmed.

[Cure]

5 on 5 for gears 2 will look like a HUGE joke next to R2 that supports 60 plays + 8 co-op...i would have expected gears2 being a big franchise on the 360 to limit its self to 5 on 5 knowing what will be coming out around that time.

Maybe DVD9 is starting to show its true colors on how much of a mistake it was to add that to the 360...

[TheMART]

Uhm no... It's a choice to have 5 x 5. Those battles are much more intense and fun then a showcase 40 multiplayer game.

Its a choice. And calling on DL-DVD... Thats why COD4 has 18 players? Weak argument or should I say: No argument at all...

[Kirstenlottesovs]

do you honestly think that a 5 v 5 game is more intense than a 60 player fragfest? if yes, then your just being ignorant.
Having multiple players around you all the time in large areas, is way more intense than having a medium size level where you can run around in several minutes, trying to find other players.

[The Lazy One]

Yea. I really have a lot more fun getting randomly spawn killed and dying 10 times before I can actually get somewhere not in the line of fire where I can start actually playing the game.

Anyone who thinks having 60 people in an online game makes it good is an idiot.

[InYourMom]

People talking about this 60player online crap for Gears 2 have never even played the damn game.

The game is close quarter combat and not made for large matches. The tech demo showed hundreds of enemies on screen and I believe that will fit fine in the SP (with Troika gun please :) I've played some 50 player matches in Frontlines and it's fun but nowhere near much as it's being hyped up by the PS3 fanboys(what don't they hype up?)

Since everyone seems to be able to see into the future. Gears 2 will score better, sell more and look and play better than R2. Just like the first one handed RFOM it's azz on a plater, G2 will do the same.. Believe that!

[Reggie Fils-Aime]

calm down buddy,just because you're getting disagrees from everyone(including Nintendo fans,hint hint)doesn't necessarily mean you're entirely wrong.

in this case though,you are entirely wrong.there is absolutely no excuse for 5 vs 5 :)

[Big Jim]

Gears 2 probably will score better than Resistance 2, because almost every videogame review magazine and web-site is bought and paid for by microsoft and is filled with microsoft whores. Of course a microsoft whore is going to give gears 2 good scores, what does that prove? Gears 2 will not look better than resistance 2. gears 1 HAD THE WORST DRAW DISTANCE I HAVE EVER SEEN in a videogame. If everything that is four feet away from your character is blurry, how is that good graphics? Thats trash. Have you even played gears? I bet you never have, otherwise you wouldn't be saying that that blurry mess has good graphics. Gear's tech is outdated, its old, its stale, goodbye.

[LarVanian]

The only reason Gears outsold Resistance was because Microsoft-d!ck hyped it to kingdom come and because it had great graphics.
Resistance had a storyline of over 15 hours and had way better and more fun weapons than Gears did. Gears was only 6 hours long and had a lag fest online mode with people who could never stop shouting and screaming.
The enemy AI in Resistance was very smart, they would always hide and jump out at you when you least expect it. They would take cover if they are losing to you and they would flank you with a grenade at times too. There is nothing to be said about Gears enemy AI because it was dumb as hell!
The boss fights in Gears were pathetic compared to the ones in Resistance.
The 20 vs 20 team deathmatch in Resistance was awesome as hell, just think how great 30 vs 30 will be in Resistance 2!
So you can have your Queers of Boredom 2 and its unbelievable, amazing, spectacular, un-real 5 vs 5 team deathmatch and 100 enemies on screen (Which was already done in Heavenly Sword) while I play 2 story mode campaigns with 12 new enemies, 8 player co-op and 60 players in a deathmatch in Resistance 2.

[ShAkKa]

well if it is 3rd person action game i`m interested.

[xhi4]

haha everyone just looked over that.

Awesomee i havent heard or seen anything about Infamous since the trailer in E3.....im excited about that game!

[Le-mo]

Let's not get carry away here. RFOM was a launch title so it was obviously a rush product but it was still a solid game nonetheless. Besides, Insomniac is not known for developing shooters, but the same thing can't be said about Epic Games. That alone is enough to guaranteed that Gears of War is better than RFOM.

Let's not forget that when Insomniac developed RFOM they were just getting to know the PS3 architecture. If you know compare R&C:FTOD with RFOM graphically then you will know what I'm talking about. Insomniac is now getting use to the PS3 architecture and will be unlocking more of the PS3 potential along the way during RFOM 2 development. This battle will not be the same as GeOW vs RFOM.

No doubt GeOW 2 will sell better but sale figure's don't make a good game. Just look at Kane and Lynch and hell even 50cent sold over a million copies but are they good games? You decide. As far as rating goes some sites can be biased and should not be trusted. At the end its up to YOU to decide which game is better.

[Le-mo]

GeOW2 a FPS? What are you smoking?

[Alcohog]

That doesn't exactly qualify as "revealed". :|

[Doctor Strange]

I was hoping for at 6v6 for Gears 2 but Infamous has been quiet for a while now, would like to hear more about that.

[ElfShotTheFood]

"Exculsive"

Got spell-check?

[D-Deuces]

haha! Good call

[Spike47]

the protector a movie about a kung fu action youngter who sets out to save his father's prized elephant or something?

Look it up.

Well I'm suprised THEMart is still trolling. I mean one of his comments gets covered and he gets to post again?

So I guess THEMARt is a big friend of N4g.com

[poopface1]

I thought it was hilarious that he would fight so many people for an elephant.

[The Lazy One]

He didn't save the elephant. They killed it, and then he started fighting people.

Most broken limbs in a single fight scene though!

[akaFullMetal]

resistance 2 should be awesome, can't wait, for gears online, its ok, but just not my cup of tea, it seems to cramped and pretty linear to where you can go on the maps, they always usually go in a straight path to each other so no real tactics, just wait behind a wall and watch them run by and just chainsaw them.
or when you know where the best weapons are, then everybody is just racing to get it, and then it pretty much over when they get it.
well this game is just not my cup of tea, not saying its a bad game i just dont a liking to, others will disagree, but then again that is your opinion as well, all that matter is if you have fun, so enjoy

[poopface1]

I didnt really like playing gears online much but I loved the single player. The game itsself is about having a squad of four characters. It isnt about big teams vs big teams. It isnt about running to your death cause you can just respawn either. If you think 5vs5 makes it weak or the 360 showing its limitations then you are dumb. The online game is 5vs5 cause the entire game itsself is about your four person squad. And no, it isnt a FPS either. I love 20vs20 css games but gears with even 10 vs 10 wouldent be the same. I didnt like gears online(except co-op) cause it isnt as easy to just sit and play, each person on the team really needs to contribute, so I can understand why you might look down at it. I dont think that many of you understand that being an important part of a small squad is what gears of war is all about.

[Rayko]

Resistance can not compare with Gears of war, are you guys really that hardcore fanyboys?? Anyhow, I hope the new camera angle for Gears of war 2 is NOT First Person, which is so typical xbox.

[TheHater]

finally we will get some new info on Infamous.

[whoelse]

Home Beta in Spring?

Sounds good to me!

[GETPONED]

Wow. I really wish I could murder each one of you sony fanboys. I would decapitate your mothers in font of you just before I saw of your f*cking heads. seriously, u people are that f*cking stupid and pathetic.

[Gaara_724]

youre a fan boy are u gona kill youre self hopefuly im sure every one in here would be happy if u did ps3/360/wii/pc/ds/psp fanboys would all come to gether for a week or to and party if u did god damit i would be so glad dont worie i would go to youre funiral to kill every one u liked with a gun/chainsaw just so they can all experiance that lovly queens of wars gay gun then after it i would shout blood i want more blood and start to cut u up into lil pieces get a bunch of dogs to eat u and make the poo you back out in a big hot steamy pile of sh1t that u are

[kanedaakira]

That the protector IS 'tears of blood' - The online brawler we have heard about. Maybe it's just a name change?

[Horny]

I cant wait for Socom, im looking more forward to that then anything else beside MGS4. Its going to be awesome online if its anything like the last 4.
For Gears I was hoping for at least 6on6, yes two more ppl makes a lot of difference. My favorite amount of players for any online game is anything in between 6on6 - 10on10. But i cant wait to try 60 on R2.

[slowlearner]

It makes you more likely to try and not be the weakest link on the team. With 60 players you can suck and no one would probably notice. Since UT3 runs on the same engine, then saying that gears mp couldn't have more people is just ignorant flame bait. Developers made a choice to better the game, i doubt they received a single email asking for 60 player mp.

[cow moolester]

The Sony fanboys are jumping on a rumour claiming its fact. Btw Wulan, have you played Resistance 2 multiplayer? Seen it in action? No? Then how can you claim it'll be ultra-realistic?

[Vino]

How's everything going people, just wanted to say I'm not going to pick a side, and can't wait to see what's coming out this year so I can enjoy a great game play experience.

[THE TERMINATOR]

5 vs 5 man thats just out of this world.....

[Oilers Fan]

Have any of you retards played gears of war, yea thats what i thought so shut the hell up. Resistance and Gears are different types of games, if it were a large player count in gears would be boring, but in resistance it is fun with a lot of ppl. IDIOTS. BTW Doodle how the hell do you got another account, what th ehell is wrong with you, get a life you pathetic loser, same with getpwned. I garuntee getpwned and doodle/nasim are the same damn person, there cant me more then one of these losers in the world

[PS3ROCKS]

I played Gears online for 10 minutes got bored went to go play Resistance

[HighDefinition]

that means it`s coming out this year!!!!!

best news all month, for me anyway.

[sleepbox]

OMG It's a BUZZWORD!!! STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE ALERT THE PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wake me up when something interesting comes out.

[heyheyhey]

holy sh!t

this place is the internet equivalent of the Paris riots

i think im off to Gamer Zone- this place is scary, hell there's one guy threatening to kill all Sony fans :(

and i see poos3 still hasn't made it past nursery

[heyheyhey]

man i always miss the good stories on N4G- i come on, read a few lame articles, go away, come back and poof- some huge news has been dropped

anyway i heard a rumor about this game being in development some time ago in either OPM or PSM3 (can't remember which)- Sony Liverpool made WipeOut so that gives them the track record they need

as for Gears 5v5- i think it should be 6v6 honestly, but no more than that- 5v5 sounds cool too, at least it's somewhat of an improvement

i really want Infamous info too- i agree with some of the guys here, that game has been seriously overlooked- it promises some really neat stuff

[stuntman_mike]

INFAMOUS!! cant wait to see this game in action.

[pricklypete]

if you don't have gears get a 360, if you dun have resistance buy a ps3

I don't own a 360, cause i don't like the majority of the games out there. But gears was a good game.

How could you compare these games? They are completely different.

Now go to one of the GTA4 360 vs ps3 battles thats a fight more worthy.

[Bill Gates]

Gears 5 vs. 5 ?

Is that some sort of joke or something? I mean come on people get with the "Next gen" already.