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Gears of War sells 1m copies, gets trilogy
Author: Wil HarrisPublished: 22nd November 2006
Gears of War has sold a million copies.
Explaining the latest advertising campaign for the game, a Microsoftie let slip: "The goal of this ad is to establish Marcus Fenix as the hero of the Gears of War trilogy."
Whilst there's no official confirmation, the open end to the game leaves the door open for a sequel - we would expect that the sequel itself could even have a cliffhanger ending a la Halo 2.
The game itself has done tremendously well, surpassing the 1m copies sold mark yesterday, making it a resounding hit with the gaming public. The game is also the most played game on Xbox Live at the moment, beating the age-old favourite Halo 2. Multiplayer games have become so popular that paid subscription rates for Xbox Live have jumped 50% in the last week, off the back of the 2-day free trial included in the box.
In related news, the Xbox 360 games to consoles ratio has risen to just over 5:1. This has split analysts: either things are good for Microsoft because gamers are buying loads of games and Xboxes, or things are bad for Microsoft because early console buyers are continuing to buy games but not too many new consoles are being sold. These are two, equally valid way of looking at the numbers, but we shall have to see how Microsoft spins them.
Give us your thoughts on Gears of War, Xbox Live and the 360 over in the forums.
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About the game: Haven't played it yet but it looks and sounds more than interesting. Wanted to give Roboblitz a try to see how UE 3.0 'performs' (>3 fps or not :) ) on my system... PhysX required? :| Hmkaaay.
There's always one...
On the internet, for every person who loves halo theres soemone who hates it, so theres quite a few.
TBH I'm a bit weary of this one, people have made it out to be the must buy amazing FPS (well TPS), I've heard the single player levels just get boring and samey after a while but the multiplayer is meant to be really good.
Really want to play a demo but they're not planning on making one.
I can whole heartedly recommend this game, I was one of the few who remained slightly skeptical about Gears of War until I finally played it. Playing single player over co-op is one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in gaming.
I thought it was impossible for a game to meet the amount of hype it had received (Halo 2 anyone?), but I can state it most definitely does.
If there is one game that defines this new generation of consoles, you have to play Gears of War.
That's the sign of a great game, not only will it sell systems it will introduce users to parts of the Live facility that they had never used before, it's a win win for Microsoft :)
its very good, the games use of cover is awesome :D ;)
I might pick it up then if it's that good.
Is the co-op playable over live? Thats one of the things halo 2 missed that I'd really like to see.
2142 is the shooter of choice for me right now though, damn that unlock and award system, it's got me hooked!
It is indeed over Live, and it's so smooth it feels like system link!
if i get a 360 i will get this game.
edit: I see there was a 2 day trial, that probably explains this.
Looks around house looking for items to sell....mmmm Might be onto somehting here :p