Big Gears of War announcement today...any ideas?

Since the first frightening images appeared a little over a year ago, gamers worldwide have felt the ominous rumblings of something approaching that defies all convention. Sightings as recent as at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2006 have confirmed its existence, leaving gamers breathless.

Microsoft Corp. today announced what anxious players have been eagerly awaiting: Emergence Day 2006. Available exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the highly anticipated title Gears of War will be available in North America on Nov. 12, 2006.

Developed by Epic Games Inc. and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Gears of War tells the harrowing story of mankind's struggle against the monstrous Locust Horde through stunning high-definition graphics and an intense storyline on the scale of a blockbuster movie.

One of the most anticipated next-generation console titles of 2006 and the critic's choice winner for the E3 2006 Best Console Game, Gears of War will explode onto store shelves with a standard edition available for $59.99* and a limited collector's edition available for $69.99. The limited edition will offer an even deeper look into the graphically stunning and frightening world of "Gears of War," providing an official "Destroyed Beauty" art book and a bonus DVD featuring an inside look at the making of the game -- all enclosed in a highly collectible metal box.

"Gears of War represents the emergence of a thrilling new franchise for Xbox 360 and is the must-have game of 2006," said Shane Kim, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios. "Combining the best in innovative gameplay, next- generation graphics and interactive storytelling, Epic has harnessed the extraordinary power of Xbox 360 to create an extremely powerful and immersive entertainment experience."

"Our vision is to deliver a one-two punch of cinematic action paired with a thrilling and compelling interactive experience," said Cliff Bleszinski, lead designer at Epic. "With Gears of War we've created a title that will place gamers directly in the shadows of a ravaged world, surrounded by the beautiful remnants of a destroyed city and the horrific dangers that hide in the rubble."

Gears of War thrusts gamers into humankind's epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. Blending the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, Gears of War features cinematic, beautifully rendered interactive environments with high-definition visuals.

Demand for the game is high as retailers anticipate the one-two punch of Gears of War and Xbox 360 appearing in quantity on store shelves this holiday season. "The interest and buzz on this game has been intense," said Bob McKenzie, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop Corp. "Certainly gamers are counting the days until Emergence Day arrives, as pre- orders have been very strong."

http://www.planetxbox360.com/?view=a...cle=1725&cat=1
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So will we get it on the 12th?
 
Emergence Day Revealed

Microsoft® today announced what anxious players have been eagerly awaiting: Emergence Day 2006. Available exclusively for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the highly anticipated title Gears of War® will be available in North America on November 12, 2006

http://www.xbox.com/en-us/community/...ergenceday.htm

bingham67 said:
^ that all it was great lol
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Rava Benitez said:
Mark rein says its not the release date any ideas?
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da_mic_1530 said:
it could be a release date buy to me that isnt a big annoucement
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gord said:
Check out the top post Mic.. "Mark rein says its not the release date any ideas"
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i was right all along :p
 
What does Emergence day mean? Are they renaming November the 12th?


rp2000

Edit: Nov 12th is a Sunday. On Friday 17th some new console thing is being released....I can't remember what it is called.
 
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rp2000 said:
What does Emergence day mean? Are they renaming November the 12th?


rp2000

Edit: Nov 12th is a Sunday. On Friday 17th some new console thing is being released....I can't remember what it is called.
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Emergence Day is a new game made by EPIC the makers of GOW
 
cheets64 said:
Emergence Day is a new game made by EPIC the makers of GOW
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No it isnt!!!

There is just one game being released, called Gears of War. I think this "Emergence Day" thing is just a hyped up name for the day its released. Maybe somehow related to the storyline of the game? Or a subtitle for the game? ("Emergence Day: Gears of War" or "Gears of War: Emergence Day"?).


rp2000
 
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da_mic_1530 said:
its being developed by MS iirc so it wont be a lauch title for ps3 or anything like that
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Epic are independent developers. It's being published by MS but that doesn't rule out the possibility of it going to other publishers for a PS3 release.
 
da_mic_1530 said:
i was right all along :p
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Smarty pants. :p Anyhoo, i liked the Emergence Day is a game comment.. hehe

Emergence Day is GOWs release date tied to the story as thats the name of the day the beasts from under the ground rose up.
 
bingham67 said:
Its USA date i guess we will get it a month later like usual. :)
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Nah the week PS3 is released I reckon GOW will be released worldwide. I mean originally they said the day PS3 is released we will release Halo 3. That has turned out not to be possible so they will release this GOW instead.

I am still cynical how good this game will be. So many 360 games have been hyped to death by MS/Publishers ane turned out to be only so-so titles.

Hence why they seem to be releasing demos for a lot of games, after the game is released!!

rp2000
 
rp2000 said:
Nah the week PS3 is released I reckon GOW will be released worldwide. I mean originally they said the day PS3 is released we will release Halo 3. That has turned out not to be possible so they will release this GOW instead.

I am still cynical how good this game will be. So many 360 games have been hyped to death by MS/Publishers ane turned out to be only so-so titles.

Hence why they seem to be releasing demos for a lot of games, after the game is released!!

rp2000
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whats been hyped and was So - so?
 
Hmm its going to come out a lot quicker than I expected.

Though there's very little reason to delay a UK release language wise (save any local phrases), as we are lumped in with the rest of Europe, I would assume we would have to wait until all of the various dubs are completed.

Still would like to see a demo.
 
Rava Benitez said:
whats been hyped and was So - so?
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GRAW? for weeks it was like "yeah gonna play this 24-7 when it comes out". Then it came out and ppl didnt play it as much. And people realised that the online element had different gameplay and graphics to the 1 player element they'd seen screenshots of.

I'm sure most people can name a few games that weren't as good as they thought they would be on the 360. For me the other disappointments were the initial games, but as there was not much out, people bought them.

Saints Row is the next one which I sense just can't live up to the hype, some of the hype has died down now as the demo wasn't as good as ppl thought it would be.

rp2000

p.s. I'm not knocking it, but becasue the releases are few and far between people start to hype or anticipate the titles too much.
 
rp2000 said:
GRAW? for weeks it was like "yeah gonna play this 24-7 when it comes out". Then it came out and ppl didnt play it as much. And people realised that the online element had different gameplay and graphics to the 1 player element they'd seen screenshots of.

I'm sure most people can name a few games that weren't as good as they thought they would be on the 360. For me the other disappointments were the initial games, but as there was not much out, people bought them.

Saints Row is the next one which I sense just can't live up to the hype, some of the hype has died down now as the demo wasn't as good as ppl thought it would be.

rp2000

p.s. I'm not knocking it, but becasue the releases are few and far between people start to hype or anticipate the titles too much.
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I agree whole heartidly with you.
 
The thing is, it all depends on the person, for me, PGR3 and GRAW were both hyped loads, and, for me, both lived up to it. Some people don't actually read the hype, just glance at it and think it is going to be something else, or just get carried away.
 
Caustic said:
The thing is, it all depends on the person, for me, PGR3 and GRAW were both hyped loads, and, for me, both lived up to it.
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I second this particularly in the case of GRAW. While some people may not have liked it generally it was very well received. This is backed up by the fact it's currently ranked as the 3th best game release this year on Game Rankings.
 
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