Gears of War 2 is already a game with serious Halloween themes. You fight a Horde of ugly looking aliens and your primary weapon has a chainsaw attached to it. Epic Games is taking the theme even further this weekend by giving 31 times the normal amount of XP in multiplayer. There is also a special “chainsaw massacre” Lancer-only edition of Horde Mode.

Wizard World Chicago Comic Con 2010 attendees can pick up Project Triforce Gears of War 2 paraphernalia, for a price. Project Triforce has a booth that’s easily visible right when you walk in, a few feet away from the SFX-360 gaming area, and is selling a limited number of Gears of War 2 C.O.G. Lancer replicas and Locust Drone busts at a pretty substantial discount. Okay, the price is still ridiculous for the average fan, but for super-fans it’s not as ludicrous.

See, normally that C.O.G. Lancer Assault Rifle replica will cost $949.99…

Marcus Fenix and the boys from Delta Squad love Memorial Day. Fireworks, hot dogs, baseball (but especially the fireworks).

Gears of War 2 received a big title update May 26, 2010, adding its new social matchmaking system to the shooter. Players can join Social Xbox Live matches in progress or leave matches without being penalized experience points you already have. You will not get any XP for the match you quit, however.

Gears of War 2 proved that sometimes, the second time around can indeed be better than the first.

With millions of copies already sold and a sure bet for Game of the Year Nominations all-around, this weekend at Comic Con New York (February 7, 2009), Gears of War 2 writer Joshua Ortega stated to a room full of fans that they could expect more in the next ten years from the series, including a possible prequel that deals with the Emergence Day (E-Day) event that was the starting point of the war between the Human race and the Locust.

Specifically, Ortega said…

Spike TV had it’s annual video game award show last night (December 14, 2008) and was hosted by comedian/rocker/award-show-host-extraordinaire, Jack Black.

The coveted Game of the Year award went to, you guessed it, Grand Theft Auto IV. Agree with it? Disagree with it? Take your frustration out in the comments section below.

As for the other categories, not that you really care about those other games, here’s the complete list o’ winners…

Also click through to find out the surprise announcements made at the ceremony last night!

The holiday shopping season is in full swing – and retailers are only too happy to offer deals this year, since consumer confidence is… shall we say, not what it used to be. Toys R Us has one of the coolest deals we’ve seen in awhile, with hefty discounts on the good stuff.

Ever have one of those nights where you just can’t seem to sleep? There’s nothing on the tube and you just have the itch to play a game, but none of the ones on your shelf. Now, there might finally be a place to accommodate your late night gaming and muchie binges. Since GameStop feels the need to close so early, 7-Eleven has taken upon itself to be your late night gaming fix.

With the earliest foray into the gaming market being the release of mega-popular alien shooting, Mountain Dew branding, Halo 3, for the company, their latest exploits in, um, selling Gears of War 2 and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King before their respective street dates, the company has been getting a lot of attention in the gaming media.

Now it seems, according to an article by GameSpot, 7-Eleven will be getting into the video game retail market full-time, starting with some of this holiday’s big releases including…

Another year and another Video Game Awards show. Better known as SpikeTV’s VGAs, this will be the sixth year for the show.

Love it or loath it the show will go on in full spectacle that will include a performance by rapper turned-video game character, 50 Cent, and a “Gamer God” award for Will Wright.

The list this year looks fairly promising without too much of one game in your face like last year’s seven nominations for a certain alien-shooting game and a game about an undersea dystopia.

Click through for the full list of nominees…

Now that the second Gears of War adventure has garnered stellar reviews, it is a foregone conclusion that gamers will do whatever is necessary to obtain a copy, if only so they can figure out who is the best player among them. Of course, it’s not always easy to know the best place to acquire a game.

While Circuit City may be on the decline, they have still found a way to make themselves relevant in the gaming market. According to 1UP, gamers who preorder the game will receive a free 1600 Microsoft Point card…

Those looking forward to the release of Epic Games’ highly anticipated sequel Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360, on November 7, 2008, may be pleased to hear that the game’s official soundtrack will be getting a release of its own come November 25, 2008.

The Gears of War 2 soundtrack has been composed by Steve Jablonsky – known for his work on popular Hollywood films including Transformers, The Island and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - and recorded by the Skywalker Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus at Skywalker Sound.

Jablonsky is quoted in a press release issued by Sumthing Else Music Works earlier this week (October 27, 2008) as saying that he “experimented with a lot of hybrid organic/electronic elements, and combined them with…