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E3 2007: Gears of War PC footage with bonus Brumak battle
2:36 AM on 07.11.2007, Jordan Grim Devore 25 comments

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If you hadn't already guessed that Gears of War was making its way to PC, you probably missed out on this post completely. CliffyB got on stage at Microsoft's E3 2007 conference to show off (you guessed it) the PC version of GoW and his mad skills against something that never made it to the Xbox 360 edition -- a boss battle against the Locust Brumak.

If you're thinking to yourself, "I'll never cave in and buy Gears again just for a silly boss fight", get ready to surrender your wallet to Epic Games, because on top of that addition, the PC version will also feature 5 new campaign chapters, a new multiplayer mode, and even a map editor. Will this exclusive content ever make its way onto your Xbox 360? God, we hope so.

Gears of War will be available this holiday season for Windows XP and Vista, with the latter option utilizing Games for Windows Live and DirectX 10.


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Plasma Ray Man at 07/11/2007 02:38
o my bad didnt see it was comin out for xp too but still i dont wanna buy the game for my pc too it feels like a waste of money.
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Wedge at 07/11/2007 02:41
You don't need Vista for this. Thank gawd Epic isn't that stupid.
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Velt at 07/11/2007 02:46
Yeah, not needing windows vista to run the game is a smart move.
I was thinking on buying a 360, but i wont until i get clear information that microsoft is doing things right in their production line... so until then my money goes into a new video card.
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Detry at 07/11/2007 03:06
The narrator voice in the first vid makes me wish for a tcp/ip face stab command.

Other than that, nice.
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garrfunkel at 07/11/2007 04:59
I spend 400 bucks on a 360 for this game.If I Epic and Microsoft jip me with this extra content then I will be super pissed.
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Snaileb at 07/11/2007 07:12
I swear to God this had better make it to the marketplace for download, or I'll be effin pissed.
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BlindsideDork at 07/11/2007 09:05
Sweet! Not only do we have to pay $10 more then PC gamers but they get more content! Hooray!
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Yooree at 07/11/2007 10:55
Team mates - still just cannon fodder.
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Lord_Satorious at 07/11/2007 10:57
Well, at least Xbox 360 owners get the actual game first. Still, Gears of War could have been more complete in the single-player area. The story did seem to have more than a few holes in the later half.
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Churchhills Dog at 07/11/2007 11:42
Finally, GoW coming to a REAL gaming platform.....


*runs like hell*
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Churchhills Dog at 07/11/2007 11:45
BTW, I played Cliffy back when UT2k3 had first come out. The fucking guy is nearly tournament level skilled. Just sick.
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dingus at 07/11/2007 12:13
Glad to see this game coming to PC. Didn't care for it on the 360. Hopefully the game will play/port well. I've got a bad taste in my mouth from playing Lost Planet on the 360 first, hating it, then playing the PC port and hating it more.

Also, would like to see how well it performs on a modern multi-core gaming rig. Perhaps can put to rest the whole "360 pwns PC" argument once and for all. Could it be that the Brumak battle was left off of the 360 release because it couldn't handle it??

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nightmareci at 07/11/2007 13:41
Bah, screw you all, sounds like no Linux/Mac port (or at least not right away). Come on Epic, you did that in the past with the UT games! Don't screw a possible market of THOUSANDS of users! Plus, if it was Linux/Mac, then it'd probably be the first commercial game on Vista that's also on other computer platforms.
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Kotua at 07/11/2007 15:11
Gears of War will be available this holiday season for Windows XP and Vista, with the latter option utilizing Games for Windows Live and DirectX 10.

Windows Live is Vista only?!
That means that XP users won't be able to play online co-op or matches?
WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Will it have offline co-op?
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ZombieLifeTaker at 07/11/2007 15:54
I cant wait for this one!
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Dexter345 at 07/11/2007 16:17
It looks like CliffyB forgot how to play his own game. What happened to "It's not run-and-gun, it's stop-and-pop"?
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Jordan Grim Devore at 07/11/2007 19:00
So true, Dex. Is it just me, or did he have God mode on?
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FreeFour at 07/16/2007 10:52
I see that for the PC they really stepped up dialogue(sarcasm, it's worse than a Michael Bay movie). The graphics would be great but it's still too dark to really appreciate them. And finally the gameplay seems just as sluggish and unexciting as the 360 version.
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Lowtax at 07/25/2007 16:31
So what's the multiplayer breakdown? Because you're suppose to be able to play with kids on XBOX Live right? :[ Do I have to install Xbox Dashboard onto my computer......I dun wanna.
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