gow-2
Latest
Rumor: 360 802.11n adapter spotted in GOW2 GOTY box
Image: MondoXbox.com To be more specific -- and much less acronymic -- it appears that the super speedy Xbox 360 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter has been spotted on a promotional flier inside the Italian version of the Gears of War 2 Game of the Year edition. Italian gaming site Mondobox.com (translation) posted an image of the leaflet, which you can see above. Assuming it's authentic, it seems to indicate that both the original 802.11a/b/g and 802.11n adapter will continue to exist in the same market. And that, hopefully, indicates a price drop on the ridiculously overpriced original adapter. We've contacted Microsoft about the peripheral and will update this post with new information if and when we receive it.
Amazon's Gears of War 2 Lancer bundle available now for $140
Gearheads, the time has come to drop everything and put in your pre-order for the exclusive Amazon.com Gears of War 2 bundle with full-size (non-working) Lancer replica. The bundle costs $140 or there's the option of taking the Limited Edition of the game with it for an extra $10. Go forth COGs, daddy Clifford needs a new house on the Riviera. [Thanks, Andrew and Nate!]
Tsunoda crowned king of Gears of War [Update]
Update: Speaking with Eurogamer, Mark Rein says that former EA Chicago man Kudo Tsunoda's role will be that of a General Manager replacing the GM from the original Gears title. "Kudo will be the GM in charge of the studio that oversees MGS/Epic publishing relationship. Our previous GM is moving over to the studio that oversees the Halo franchise where there's more action going on," said Rein. In yet another ninja-move, everyone talks around Gears of War 2 without ever confirming it exists.Late last month reports were circling that former EA Chicago studio head, Kudo Tsunoda, had shifted to a role within Microsoft Game Studios. Rumors had pinned Tsunoda as the man Microsoft would place in charge of the Gears of War license and according to Eurogamer, these rumors have been confirmed.In one of his many interviews during the 2008 D.I.C.E. Summit, Shane Kim confirmed that Tsunoda was indeed crowned as king of GoW Village. Gears of War 2 confirmed, right? Not exactly, while Tsunoda is now in charge of the Gears license, Kim refused to acknowledge the existence of a sequel for the 2006 game of the year. So our guess is Tsunoda's going to sit in a dark room wearing a crown and holding a jewel encrusted scepter humming Mad World to himself all day.
