Gears of War (2 Viewers)

[Johnnyc]

Not heard anything yet... I've got my ear to the ground on that one too. I haven't pre-ordered it (bit stoopid) so I'm gonna need to do a dash if it comes out early.

 

[Stan Bowles]

Cool, well if you find out let us know!

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

I'm gonna call by GAME now and see if i can get some info...

 

[Johnnyc]

Da man from Gamestop, he say "Maybe tomorrow, probably Thursday."

 

[Stan Bowles]

Did the fella at gamestop say how much there were going to charge, or if you needed to pre-order?

 

[Johnnyc]

Didn't say, but he did mention they haven't even got their batch yet. I'm not too fussed about getting it on launch day, so I don't think I'll pre-order. Too many new games not getting my attention.

That said, I'll be in Gamestop at 9:30 thurs/fri before goin to work, so if it's there I'll grab it. I reckon if you're mad keen to grab it, it'd be best to pre-order, as if someone breaks the release date and it goes on sale when you're tied up in work, you'd be well and truly janer'd.

 

[Stan Bowles]

Well it's out of my hands now as my order is now packing on play. shopto.net started sending out yesterday, promosing next day delivery to the UK and it seems a load of people cancelled their play order and ordered from them. So now play have put orders into 'packing'. whats the bets in stays in packing for a few days.

Doesn't really matter, I won't be getting it till next week, as it always takes at least a week for play orders to get over here. Ah well.

 

[THRILLHO]

So, Special Edition or not?

Kids on the internet have been saying that the plot of Gears is a bit uh... thin, and the book you get with the special edition is supposed to give a proper back-story to the game.

Ah, instruction manual back-stories. Takes me back.

 

[pete]

So, Special Edition or not?

Kids on the internet have been saying that the plot of Gears is a bit uh... thin, and the book you get with the special edition is supposed to give a proper back-story to the game.

Ah, instruction manual back-stories. Takes me back.

the good old days

nothing will ever, EVER beat the amount of shit you got with the US releases of Infocom games.

edit:

The first twelve of Infocom's adventures, prior to 1984, were released in packaging designed specifically for each game, today known as "folios". Starcross, for example, came in a saucer-like plastic box, Suspended in a huge box with a white face mask, or Deadline and Witness in something that resembled a police file.

The old "Folio" packaging of Deadline consisted of a police folder in a pouch containing an Inspector's Casebook, a plastic bag with 3 white pills, interview notes (5 pages), Corpus Delicti (coroner's note), a letter from Coates to Chief of Police, a Police Department offical memo, a lab report, and a photo of the murder scene.

great days

 

[nofriendo]

it might take longer to deliver but its region free and on play-asia for 35 euro. save you about 40 squid!

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

it might take longer to deliver but its region free and on play-asia for 35 euro. save you about 40 squid!

Whats the delivery charge on that dave?

 

[nofriendo]

4 euro i think. Their delivery can be slow but instead of paying 80 euro for a game I can get call of duty 3, gears of war and viva pinata for 95!

 

[Johnnyc]

4 euro i think. Their delivery can be slow but instead of paying 80 euro for a game I can get call of duty 3, gears of war and viva pinata for 95!

Fuck, that's quite the bargain. I might try that with some titles I'm not itching to play right now, but will want to try eventually like Rainbow 6 and Splinter Cell.

 

[nofriendo]

just make sure they are region free before ordering. I have a site that lists all region free games i will route it out!

 

[Stan Bowles]

Hmmm I might use that at some point to order viva pinata. For herself obviously. Ahem.

Also John, just seen a message saying a load of the UK GOW limited editions can't be sold as they don't have '18' on the disc. Selling them would be illegal apparently. Seeing as we have the UK 18 on the 360 discs over here you could have a wait on our hands.

 

[Johnnyc]

Man, that'd be so fucking funny if loadsa people couldn't get their hands on the game over a cock-up like that.

In other Gears Of War news, here's another reason to be glad we were on the winning side in WW2....

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=68859

 

[Stan Bowles]

Also I'm assuming if you buy jap/yank games you won't be able to trade them in shops here?

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

hah, 'jap/yank'.

Yeah you can't. I had a few ntsc psp games that i couldn't flog.

 

[nofriendo]

just print out the european cover and trade it in....if they are region free no one will notice

 

[THRILLHO]

Special Edition is EUR63 with a loyalty card in Smyths. EUR70 without.