Check out this interview with the voice talent behind Gears of War 2. See the real Marcus Fenix–it will blow your mind.

There is no denying that gamers are anxious to get their hands on Gears of War 2 in early November and if you buy the game brand new you will be treated with a code to download the “Flashback Map Pack” for free. This pack consists of five maps from the original Gears of War game including; Gridlock, Subway, Mansion, Tyro Station, and Canals.

The much outspoken and apparently malevolent Cliffy B has said that Activision’s approach to outsourcing the Call of Duty franchise to Treyarch is a move that will cause it to become “Soulless”. Speaking to Developmag the Gears of War design director said that by handing over IP’s (Intellectual Properties) to other developers, a game’s “quality is lost in translation”. Bleszinski also mentioned that he wouldn’t allow another developer anywhere near Gears of War and that by games changing developers they lose their core ideals and end up being empty in comparison.

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Contains lots of never before seen gameplay including a few weapon specific executions and a look at a couple of new maps and the redesigned Gridlock map.

Starting next week and lasting for six weeks, Best Buy will be travelling to 20 of the major colleges throughout the United States bringing the latest in gaming, technology, and music with them as part of their “Game U Best Buy G3: Games, Gear, and Gadgets Tour”

They have battled-scarred dudes in video games (for example, Gears of War)–but why not have battled-scarred females? Nobody ever creates that game. Anyway, I digress. Check out Velvet Assassin:

New Website Gives Visitors a Rare Look at the Life of Secret Agent Violette Summer and Velvet Assassin

Cockpit, Austin, TX – August 14, 2008 – Gamecock Media Group, in conjunction with Replay Studios, announced that it has launched the official website for the upcoming stealth action game Velvet Assassin. The site is now live at www.velvetassassin.com. Velvet Assassin will be released on Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC when it releases this winter.

Exclusively through Amazon.com you can buy a Gears of War 2 Lancer (only a replica, alas) for a mere $139.99. It will be released on November 7th, but the really cool thing is: if you pre-order now you can get Gears of War 2 for free. Here are the details from Amazon.com :

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