Gizmodo: gears of war 2

Hands On Gears of War 2 Zune, Better Xbox 360 Integration Coming "Within a Year"

matt buchanan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:29:00 EDT

Here's the special edition Gears of War 2 Zune coming out next month, in the flesh. It's total sex if you're into dripping blood and skulls and boxy media players. (You sick bastard.) Oh, and good news for Zune Guy: Marketing director for Zune Jason Reindorp told us that a serious "step up" in Zune and Xbox 360 integration will happen "within a year." Finally, though they're taking their sweet time getting to where they should've been a long time ago.

Also on hand were the next round of Zune Originals coming out later this month, the Zodiac series, with Spanish artist Catalina Estrada designing ones around the Western signs, and Iosefatu Sua doing up the Eastern set for a total of 24—both lines are requisitely trippy.

Gears of War 2 Zune Coming on Nov 7, Preorders Start in the Morning

Elaine Chow — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:07:09 EDT

Killing two marketing birds with one stone, Microsoft's bundling some of its Zunes with various Gears of War 2 (launching soon!) paraphernalia. Each 120GB Zune will sport a laser-etched “Crimson Omen” and come pre-loaded with 244 pieces of media, including the soundtrack, behind-the-scene videos and concept art. The entire package will cost you $280 and will start shipping on November 7th. Pre-orders on Amazon.com and Walmart.com will begin at 6AM EST. Looks like M'soft's stopped going after babies and chosen to focus on teenage boys instead. [Engadget]

Gears of War 2 Bundled with R/C Tank at Best Buy

Mark Wilson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Good news! Those who pre-order Gears of War 2 Limited Edition at Best Buy will score an R/C Centaur tank free. Bad news! We don't know if the tank is a real, living R/C tank or just some sort of downloadable, in-game content. And this spy shot from a recent Best Buy pre-holiday meeting in Dallas really doesn't confirm things either way. Still, free R/C tank! Never look a free R/C tank in the mouth, etc. [Kotaku]