Epic Games likes to keep things interesting with unique playlists for Gears of War 3, and the holidays are a great time to do so. Starting at 12 a.m. November 24, GoW 3 will have a special “Thanksgibbing” King of the Hill event. All shotguns on maps will be replaced by a Boomshot called the Cluckshot. Yes, it’s a poultry gun that shoots exploding chickens. Send the family off to watch the football games, this is going to be too much fun. The Versus Booster Map Pack is available this week also. The free download features five maps for public matchmaking. Two, Bullet Marsh and Clocktower are fan favorites from the first Gears. The other three, Azura, Rustlung and Blood Drive are from the recently released Horde Command Pack.

Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski hasn’t ruled out future Gears of War games, but has always said the third game would finish the story of Delta Squad, In an interview with the The Telegraph he confirmed that Gears DLC will focus on new characters. Cliffy B cited other games he felt did an incredible job with DLC, Borderlands and Grand Theft Auto 4. The GTA comparison is especially important since that game’s DLC featured different characters with only cameos from main character Niko Bellic. The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony were prime examples of how to do DLC. So it’s good to hear that where Epic is taking cues from.

Not that video game lovers needed another reason to tune into the Spike TV Video Game Awards, but Epic Games is giving us one. Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski announced some exciting gameplay that’s “not what you’re expecting” from the much loved shooter series. “Cliffy B” isn’t giving out more than that, but has shot down rumors that Microsoft’s Kinect motion control would be used.

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.

God of War: Chains of Olympus was one of the best titles released for the PSP. The graphics, story and gameplay remain amongst the best out there for Sony’s handheld. Chains of Olympus captured the escence of the franchise with awesome combat and brutal finishing moves and the controls were spon on.

A while ago, Sony announced a new entry in the God of War (GOW) franchise for the PSP, God of War: Ghost of Sparta. New details about the upcoming game as well as a playable demo and trailer were released recently at E3 2010.

Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski acknowledged Gears of War 3 was the worst kept secret in the video game industry during his April 12, 2010, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon appearance.

The three-way battle between the COG soldiers, Locust Horde and mutated Horde offshoot The Lambent continues in the sequel due out April 5, 2011.

From the company that brought Monty Python’s Knights costumes to PlayStation Home not too long ago, it’s another British invasion from VeeMee with its latest creation, the London Pub Personal Space for $5.99.

Players who pre-ordered MAG through Amazon will receive a code for the SVER Barracks personal space.

Players can purchase a Slurpee from a 7-11 in their area and redeem the reward points found on the cup online at Slurpee Nation to receive a voucher code that allows players to unlock exclusive PS3 and Home rewards or gives access to downloadable wallpapers and themes as well as a special voucher code that unlocks an in-game alternate outfit for Kratos.

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…

When the original Gears of War saw release on Microsoft’s fledgling Xbox 360, gamers were quick to praise its fast action and stellar graphics. Positive comments such at these from players, along with glowing reviews from critics, enabled Gears of War to become one of the 360’s top-selling games and earned it a notable place in Microsoft’s franchise arsenal alongside Halo.

Cliff Bleszinski, design director for Epic Games, the company responsible for Gears of War, wants to make sure that casual gamers are able to experience the upcoming sequel. One feature that he emphasized in hopes of making this happen is the ability to experience the story mode alongside another player. In an interview with Reuters transcribed by Yahoo, he made it clear that causal players should “have the opportunity to finish the game and be…

Recently we’ve seen an influx of reports about Gears of War 2 being leaked onto a number of torrent sites. These days it’s very difficult to pinpoint where the original copies of pirated games come from especially with all the corners of the internet to hide behind. According to a report from Commercial Appeal, one man from Memphis, TN, (USA) isn’t so lucky.

Rodney Gray, an employee for Technicolor – a company that “provides disc and game packaging, warehousing, distribution and production” – was picked up by police officers conducting an investigation. According to the police affidavit, police pulled Gray over and found 31 games in a bag in his car. They later searched his home and found…