View Full Version : Gears of War delayed AGAIN (?) until November!
Scorch
04-17-2006, 03:33 AM
First July to August..
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90057
Now August to November!?
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&product%5Fid=200100
:bs:
Maybe it's a "wait and see" tactic and it'll be announced for a closer date..
AshesofWake
04-17-2006, 04:27 AM
i dont think it ever had a release date to begin with.
D4rkN1ght
04-17-2006, 04:28 AM
damn that game looks bad ass, although there should be a bunch of really badass games in the fall
KaneRobot
04-17-2006, 09:23 AM
I don't think this is surprising anyone, half the people in the last thread about a delay predicted something closer to Christmas.
doubledown
04-17-2006, 10:07 AM
Delayed until PS3 launch ;)
Maklershed
04-17-2006, 11:03 AM
Ok with me .. gives me more time with Oblivion (and GRAW / BF2:MC)
psychobrawler
04-17-2006, 01:36 PM
Delayed until PS3 launch ;)
My first thought too... This is being referred to as the biggest 360 game out there (at least until Halo 3 is officially announced), so it would make sense for MS to drop it just before the PS3/Revolution launches as a final appetizer for those on the fence. Polishing GOW to perfection and essentially having a AAA second gen 360 game to trump Sony and Nintendo's first gen launch tltles could turn a lot of heads. The last interview I read with Clffy B, he had stated they were on track for an "early 2006" release. So you almost have to think this is a tactical delay.
daphatty
04-17-2006, 01:44 PM
Delayed until PS3 launch ;)
Just what I was going to say.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, Gears of War didn't strike me as a game that was much different from the current class of war/battle games. In fact, the only thing "unique" about the game that I saw at last year's E3 was the art style. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
jer7583
04-17-2006, 01:50 PM
Did anyone think this game was going to come out before thanksgiving?
Personally I think it looks like garbage. What exactly new is going on in this game? Reminds me of the hype around brute force on the Xbox 1, just cause it was even slightly compared to halo.. Gears of War looks real pretty but seeing gameplay i think i'd prefer GRAW.
Zoglog
04-17-2006, 01:51 PM
Ok scorch you really need to stop making these retarded posts. The game has no real announced release date SO IT CAN'T BE FRICKIN DELAYED.
Did anyone think this game was going to come out before thanksgiving?
Nope
Strell
04-17-2006, 09:57 PM
Man. Even Mark Rein could eat his whole ego by that time!
pdat2003
04-17-2006, 10:05 PM
It takes time for new technology to be developed so that the actual gameplay looks like the pre-rendered shit they showed at E3.
Maynard
04-17-2006, 10:15 PM
although, the graphics look nice, until I or anyone else plays this I really dont care. So far what we've seen is a bunch of eye candy and no substence. Theres plenty of third person shooters out there. Why should we be excited by this one? Graphics? Who cares?
PS that wasn't prerendered, Unreal engine 3 is powerful stuff.
Scorch
04-17-2006, 11:02 PM
Ok scorch you really need to stop making these retarded posts. The game has no real announced release date SO IT CAN'T BE FRICKIN DELAYED.
Last I heard, it was slated for July. Official? No. But this still shows it's getting more dev. time.
You make annoying posts as well. You're the only one here that brags at every chance they get about going to Zero Hour, yet you do nothing but shit on the 360.
Morpheus
04-17-2006, 11:12 PM
Last I heard, it was slated for July. Official? No. But this still shows it's getting more dev. time.
You make annoying posts as well. You're the only one here that brags at every chance they get about going to Zero Hour, yet you do nothing but shit on the 360.
Don't forget to add that CliffyB at Zero Hour mentioned that Gears of War would be released on 360 sometime in 2006.
Kaijufan
04-18-2006, 12:03 AM
although, the graphics look nice, until I or anyone else plays this I really dont care. So far what we've seen is a bunch of eye candy and no substence. Theres plenty of third person shooters out there. Why should we be excited by this one? Graphics? Who cares?
I'm excited because Epic is developing it.
atane
04-18-2006, 01:06 AM
This game reminds me on Kill.Switch with spiffy graphics, or am I the only one? The entire shooting style is straight up kill.switch.
Zoglog
04-18-2006, 02:43 AM
Last I heard, it was slated for July. Official? No. But this still shows it's getting more dev. time.
You make annoying posts as well. You're the only one here that brags at every chance they get about going to Zero Hour, yet you do nothing but shit on the 360.
cry me a river saddlebags, i'm sorry we can't all be 360 fanboys like you. And if you're just bitter about not being able to goto Zero Hour just go out and admit it boy.
either way, my original post stands. No release date hence you can't have a damn delay. Don't be mad cuz I won't suck your cock.
although, the graphics look nice, until I or anyone else plays this I really dont care. So far what we've seen is a bunch of eye candy and no substence. Theres plenty of third person shooters out there. Why should we be excited by this one? Graphics? Who cares?
PS that wasn't prerendered, Unreal engine 3 is powerful stuff.
You know, I ducked into this thread hoping someone could shed some light on this very topic. I know next to nothing about this game, and can't for the life of me figure out the excitement. Is there some gameplay element I haven't heard about, or is it pretty much what it looks like: chunky Quake dudes acting like they're in Rainbow Six?
Anybody?
Scorch
04-18-2006, 03:21 AM
This game reminds me on Kill.Switch with spiffy graphics, or am I the only one? The entire shooting style is straight up kill.switch.
Yep. Kill.Switch was cool.. hope this one doesn't flop.
cry me a river saddlebags, i'm sorry we can't all be 360 fanboys like you.
..so me having a 360 and playing it often considers me a fanboy. Right. I still don't understand why i'm considered a fanboy when I have all of the fucking current systems. I'm not here saying "ZOMG XBOX IS TEH BEST AND GRETEST SONY SUX LOL". I play PS2. I play Gamecube. I've put in more time on my DS than on my 360 this past week, with the exception of Tomb Raider.
And if you're just bitter about not being able to goto Zero Hour just go out and admit it boy.
Oh yes. That's it. Hit the nail on the head. :roll:
Don't be mad cuz I won't suck your cock.
It's funny when you run out of points to make and you start typing random shit.. just like in the other post, everyone pretty much presented the facts to you about XBox Live, and what was your reply? "ok Jack Thompson, i'm so heart broken". Brak didn't even type anything remotely close to anything Thompson's been saying, or acted the way Thompson acts. It was totally left field. It's almost like arguing with Pee Wee Herman when talking to you, we'll make a point and you're like the 6 year old going "I know you are, but what am I?"
I'm with Brak on this one.. all of your posts are either bashing the 360 or making no sense at all. It's a waste of time to even reply to your reply.. that's a few minutes of my life i'll never get back, but I think it'll be better since I don't have to read through your GameFAQs-ish posts anymore.
AshesofWake
04-18-2006, 03:28 AM
:rofl: it's like watching a down syndrome fight :rofl:
Scorch
04-18-2006, 03:32 AM
Feels like something of the sort, as well.
If a mod happens to be strolling through, feel free to delete all of the replies by Zog and myself in this thread.
I haven't noticed that Zog is Internet poison until recently...
http://GameFAQs.com
Zoglog
04-18-2006, 04:12 AM
ah yes the 2 gamefaq's boys are teaming up on me. either way find me a release date that was announced or shut up.
It's almost like arguing with Pee Wee Herman when talking to you, we'll make a point and you're like the 6 year old going "I know you are, but what am I?"
ah yes the 2 gamefaq's boys are teaming up on me.
... do you prove people right on purpose, or no?
graf1k
04-18-2006, 12:58 PM
An EB Games 'ETA' does not a release date make. Though around November would make sense although MS might be gearing up too many action games around that time. Too Human and Crackdown supposedly will both be Q4 2006/Holiday 2006 too. Seems to me like it would be a better idea to have a couple stellar titles in different genres around that time (an RPG maybe?).
As for the actual game of Gears of War, I can't help but think this game is going to be great. This is Epic, son. They made, in my estimation, the best multiplayer game ever to date with UT2004 (Yes, better than your hallowed Battlefield 2, Counter Strike, or Halo 2) and have been stellar for quite some time now. The fact that it looks fantastic is secondary to me. The Unreal engines have always allowed for some pretty great graphics.
Besides to say "oh big deal, it's just another pretty game" is completely ludicrous to me when so many people now are complaining that most 360 games 'don't look next gen'. People can lie to themselves if they want, but how a game looks is important. That's not to say that gameplay isn't equally or more important, but this is Epic we're talking about son, not Criterion attempting to do an FPS. This game is almost assuredly going to be the total package.
jer7583
04-19-2006, 03:57 AM
You know, I ducked into this thread hoping someone could shed some light on this very topic. I know next to nothing about this game, and can't for the life of me figure out the excitement. Is there some gameplay element I haven't heard about, or is it pretty much what it looks like: chunky Quake dudes acting like they're in Rainbow Six?
Anybody?
You hit the nail on the head with how this game seems. Chunky. Not in a good way.