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Gears of War 2 Tech Demo Shown with Over 100 Enemies on screen - First Images

According to IGN and Joystiq:

"11:11: A video is showing of Gears of War with hundreds of enemies running down the road to show off new tech. Water and splash effects are shown, again using Gears of War on updated engine.

11:10: "Imagine what Gears of War would look like if we launched it today." CEO comes out to talk about updates on Unreal Engine. Ambient Occlusion technology is one thing they've added. This is good for more realistic shadows."
Updates:
Sorry about that, Here is the link to the images:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/joystiq-live-from-the-microsoft-gdc-keynote/
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jkoz - 672 days 16 hours ago
1 - Haha!
And who said that Gears 2 wouldn't debut at GDC? Yeah, about that...

Sweet images, can't wait for November!
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BaschPS3 - 672 days 16 hours ago
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I think they wanted to be careful of treating the news as a reveal. They were showing off an updated version of the Unreal Engine 3. The headline is kind of misleading. Gears 2 was announced, but I don't think they are treating this as the big reveal. Let's wait and see how things end up. Maybe the reveal won't come for several more months. Its too early to tell. I can't wait for Gears 2 either, but let the developers decide when its ready.

EDIT: decApitator, I already added an alt link. You can delete your update. ;)
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Violater - 672 days 16 hours ago
1.2 - ?
where are the screens?
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SeNiLe911 - 672 days 16 hours ago
1.3 - CliffyB burst in and leaves with a quick piece of info.
Gears 2 in November 2008, only on Xbox 360
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sonarus - 672 days 16 hours ago
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wait is this gears 2 or gears with the updated engine i want to see gameplay. did they actually show gears 2?
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jkoz - 672 days 16 hours ago
1.5 - To those disagreeing with my first post....
I don't understand how you people can disagree, they said: November 2008. Announced. Set in stone. You can't disagree with fact.

http://n4g.com/events_gdc20...
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Sevir04 - 672 days 16 hours ago
1.6 - They showed a CGI trailer at the end
when Cliffy B entered the stage, the trailer showed Marcus flipping the chainsaw bayonette upside down and then hurling it into the skull of a lucust. and then the screen faded with a skull in red with Gears of war 2 engraved through the center. It looked impressive but it was just CGI
1.7 marionz | 672 days 10 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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pwnsause - 672 days 16 hours ago
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looks good, great lighting.
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killer_trap - 672 days 16 hours ago
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looks good!!! where, i didn't see anything!!!!!
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pwnsause - 672 days 16 hours ago
2.2 -
Joysiq
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killer_trap - 672 days 16 hours ago
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thank you very much
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fenderputty - 672 days 16 hours ago
3 - Cool ...
I can't wait to see what it looks like.
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jwatt - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Yea that Gears of war looks nice, I think they are going to have it out by November.
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foodbox - 672 days 9 hours ago
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They'll probably show some more videos and previews shortly.

First the press will get some looks at it... then they'll show it at a conference of some kind.

What is the next conference?
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BloodySinner - 672 days 16 hours ago
4 - Sweet Jesus!
I'm getting all excited now!
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wageslave - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Oh, and Game of the Year 2008 ship date revealed at 11:25: Ninja Gaiden II is confirmed for a June 3, 2008.
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angel604 - 672 days 7 hours ago
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wait i thought mgs4 was coming out in april..not june..

anyway gears 2 will no doubt be huge, but i think it will have a lot more competition than the first one did
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cherrypie - 672 days 5 hours ago
5.2 - Ninja Gaiden 2 or MGS4?
We'll have to see. A lot of people are going to be debating that.
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Mikelarry - 672 days 16 hours ago
6 - wat images
are u guys talking about cuz i dont see nothing
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pwnsause - 672 days 16 hours ago
6.1 -
go to joysiq instead of IGN.
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Fishy Fingers - 672 days 16 hours ago
6.2 -
Use "images" tab at the top of this page, above the caption.

Oh and PWN, add an alternate link to the article.
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Mikelarry - 672 days 16 hours ago
6.3 - thanks
pawn. man i cant w8. ooooooo gears two boy this is gonna be huge. WTH i get a disagree for asking a q. lol come on
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foodbox - 672 days 9 hours ago
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You got a disagree because there is a lot of people who wish Xbox 360 didnt exist so that they could play the game on the console they own.

Get it?
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sunnygrg - 672 days 16 hours ago
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GOW2. Definitely a must buy for any gamer.
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wow14 - 672 days 13 hours ago
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I agree. The first game was pretty epic, a great mix of pace, fantastic looking, a good mix of character development & story, good multiplayer, sweet boss battles and a sense of exploration.

Fun all around.

No wonder it was Game of the Year so many places, and has a 9.5 out of 10, or something average review score.

This game is going to kick major butt.
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foodbox - 672 days 9 hours ago
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Gears of War 2 is going to sell 5-7 million copies before the end of 2008. Yeah, many many many people are going to buy this game.

I suspect some PS3 owners might finally get tired of missing these great games and finally buy an Xbox 360. They just can't keep missing these games.
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Fishy Fingers - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Let me just say i love Gears first.

But the first 2 and last 2 could be straight from Gear 1? i know these are poor quality images but hmmm... i need better quality!!
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resistance100 - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Nothing new here tons of games before have had this, but this is looking like the best and currenlty only reason to turn on my 360 this year =D

Edit - Reasons why its the only one before you ask - I didn't like ninja gaiden sigma that much so NG2 is off my radar, Too Human is getting a 'meh' from alot of sites so again its off my rader and i can't see banjo 3 hitting this year and Fable 1 was poor imo
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wow14 - 672 days 13 hours ago
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Actually Too Human is getting a "me have to play", if that's what you meant.

The demo should show us all soon weather its worth it or not, most previews have been saying they want more.
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Mattearl - 672 days 16 hours ago
10 - Woah... ummm
The "DEMO" there showing is NOT Gears 2. It was just a TECH demo showing off the improvements of the Unreal Engine.

Scratch the above!

"Gears 2 is going to be bigger, better and far more badass than the first one." This November, 2008." From Epic @ GDC
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resistance100 - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Well spotted. got my hopes up there
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foodbox - 672 days 9 hours ago
10.2 - your not the only
one who missed that
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Marceles - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Will be a crazy game if it pulls it off
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Fishy Fingers - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Your right. I shouldn't let my excitement get the better of me : (
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ThaGeNeCySt - 672 days 16 hours ago
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11:40 am PT -- CliffyB burst in and leaves us with a quick piece of info. Gears 2 in November 2008, only on Xbox 360
12.3 Blademask | 672 days 16 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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wageslave - 672 days 16 hours ago
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Gears of War 2: November 2008.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008...
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jiinn - 672 days 9 hours ago
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How do you know what version of the engine they just showed?

They didnt say did they?
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wow14 - 672 days 13 hours ago
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Its a Developer's Conference. They wanted to showcase the Unreal Engine technology to the DEVELOPERS.

You always want to make your presentation appropriate for the audience. And gamers really arent the audience here.
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jiinn - 672 days 9 hours ago
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Why would they do that?
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cherrypie - 672 days 5 hours ago
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Its impossible to know. Why do you say that?
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Antan - 672 days 16 hours ago
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BANG!!!!! Lights go down!!!!! Gears 2 RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

I guess you guys didn`t read the Cliffy coming out with the chainsaw bit then?
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titntin - 672 days 16 hours ago
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erm.. this is a tech demo of the unreal engine in its current state for 360. It looks great, but GOW2 was not mentioned and the developer left the stage without announcing it. To claim this demo is 'GOW2' is wrong.
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texism - 672 days 14 hours ago
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You, sir, are just not smart enough to pay attention!

Gears 2 announced for Q4 of '08. Haters am cry.
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titntin - 672 days ago
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Not true sir! I was paying very close attention and wrote this comment as the kwynote speech was happening. this WAS a rech demo of the unreal engine and gears was not mentioned. It was only at the end of the session that they showed the CG GOW2 trailer and announced it - but that was after this comment had been written!
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Boink - 672 days 16 hours ago
16.1 - that's cause
you're a fanboy, wrong comments section.
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