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Gears of War Roadie Run Retrospective: Gamer drives 6 hours for game to prove GameStop wrong

Ripten: "Would you drive 3 hours one way and then 3 hours back to play a game on the first day of its release if the place you reserved it at didn't get it on time and they told you that you had to suck it up and wait?

This launch day story involves a detailed explanation of GameStop's reservation policy fine print and a 6 hour road trip across state lines. After all the trouble, did he even like the game when he got it home? Find out..."

Nostradavis5667d ago (Edited 5667d ago )

The determination is a bit scary but I have slept outside waiting for two consoles overnight and have gone to many midnight releases. I don't think it is much crazier than that.

ChrisGTR15666d ago

lol yea, all those people that waited in line for the ps3 all got owned. lol, all that waiting to only be greeted by another year and a half for its first good game to come out.and all the 360 owners only to be greeted by RROD and a 3 months warranty... yea MS didnt extend it to a year till ps3 came out since that had a year. i learned my lesson, ill never wait over night for anymore consoles.

thereapersson5666d ago

Actually, the PS3 had a few good games at launch, one of them being Resistance: Fall of Man.

miniduf15666d ago

@ Reaper

Resistance was just an average shooter, the second looks really good but the first one was just the same thing over and over just like the first gears was. Both PS3 and 360 had terrible launch games.

thereapersson5666d ago

It was good for a LAUNCH title that they rushed out before they managed to add all the features they wanted to. It's still one of my most-played launch games ever this decade.

I never said it was AAA or anything...

ravinash5666d ago

Actually Chris, the first 50 people who were waiting in line at Virgin Megastore in London got free LCD screens for free (can't remember how big they were but they were big).
I had mine on preorder, and I remember thinking damn it...no TV.
Still, got my PS3 on open days and never regretted it. Although I did went out and got a HD 32" Bravia TV about 2 months later.

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The Mikester5666d ago

now that is as true gamer right there.
he has a lot of determination

Megatron085666d ago

what a nice lil story and they all lived happily everafter

Killjoy30005666d ago

I think we can all agree that inane doesn't have a PS3, because the controls in RFoM were responsive and fantastic. Besides, you can completely customize your controls if you want. So what's the problem?

barom5666d ago

Virtua Fighter 5 was a sick launch game.

Proxy5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

I think I've finally figured out the definition:

average shooter (n.) - a GOOD shooter, that some people choose not to like, most likely because they've played dozens and dozens of other shooters. They're not so much tired of the game, but tired of the genre in general.

dukadork5666d ago

i pre-order my games online and i get them delivered to my door on launch day: how can you beat that???

do you really prefer getting sold used games as new by a buncha dumb asses?

i don't get this...

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida5667d ago

Wow what a chump.I'm sure that pp could relate to this guy

Nostradavis5667d ago

so you never did anything crazy for a game or a console?

DavidMacDougall5666d ago

Gaystation has to much time on his hands

BLuKhaos5666d ago

looks like people misunderstood Dave's comment.He meant Gaystation the Xbot.

DavidMacDougall5666d ago

Yeah what he said. I must have wrote that when i was tired :)

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highdro5667d ago (Edited 5667d ago )

ur a bigger freak... :/

edit: @nostradaivs below i dont care about bubbles either, i love games but im not a game freak...i comment on this site only once in a while, i mostly come here like 2 times a week just to see the news, go to my history and u will see im not lying...... and again i can always make another account ...hahahahahahahaha !!!!!!!!!

ur just made ur self a even bigger freak by caring about bubbles.. (>_<)

Nostradavis5667d ago (Edited 5667d ago )

thanks :) I wonder how you lost all your bubbles...

ReBurn5667d ago (Edited 5667d ago )

How was he trying to prove Gamestop wrong? Was it that his Gamestop wouldn't sell the game early?

Anyway, that's not the point of the article.

Nostradavis5667d ago (Edited 5667d ago )

GameStop told him there was no way he could play the game that day.

Edit: His GameStop didn't get it and others in his area that did were only selling to reservations made for their location and they would not honor his.

ReBurn5666d ago

Gamestop never honors reservations made at other stores. Every time I've reserved something they've told me that. It just sounds to me like this is being twisted to make it sound like Gamestop was trying to screw the guy over. But that's not what happened.

It doesn't look to me like he was trying to prove Gamestop wrong, rather he was just trying to find a way to play the game.

HardcoreGamer5666d ago

if you liked waiting then cool if you dont then you dont do it. ur probably pre order or wait it out. people who got ps3s early have the best ps3 version its got backwards compatibiltiy and all that and right now the new ones dont have them. so i guess they got the best ps3 version of ps3 at least.

anyway

xbotpleasefixme5666d ago

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Rumored Gears of War Collection is at the top of my 2024 Xbox wishlist

As the long-rumored Gears of War Collection looks like it may finally materialize on Xbox, the timing could not be better as Gears 6 and movie news swirls.

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1Victor99d ago (Edited 99d ago )

(Insert “It should be multi platform if Microsoft investors wants more money” JK here)
All jokes aside congratulations to all the gears fans it will be a blast I remember having fun on the first one on my 360 elite till got RROD and quit Xbox all together but that’s a story for another day.
Congratulations 🎊 🍾 🎉 🎈 🎉 🙏

Wyesvin99d ago

I'm excited for this just aslong is on the pc also cause I don't have the newest xbox console.

shinoff218399d ago

I enjoyed the tactical one. I can't remember the actual name but it was fun.

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Gears of War Collection allegedly in testing phase for Xbox release

Marcus Fenix and the crew could be back on your screens once more, as the rumored Gears of War Collection is near completion on Xbox.

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VenomUK100d ago

sweeeeeeeeeeeet
Switch and PS5 owners are gonna love this.

Stuart5756100d ago

Every article, console fanboy trite, all these years later. Let me explain it AGAIN, in simple terms for the fanboys. Sentient human gamers do have their preferred platform, however they will buy and own multiple platforms so they can enjoy the games they want to enjoy. I own and have owned multiple platforms, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and now Valve, simply to enjoy a wide range of games across a broad spectrum of platforms. It's great. You don't have to pick a 'team' and cheer them on through thick and thin, dissing the other 'team'. And for you 'VenomUK' to state 'Switch and PS5 owners are gonna love this', proves that you're a bit behind. Learn, enjoy, live, develop, trust and coexist if you can, life is better that way.

Blad3runner00100d ago

@Stuart5756
Well said.
This is why i never understand fanboying over hardware. This is not like a sports team, its just hardware. Why some people have this mentality to pick a side and stick with it and refuse to look at other platforms, therefore depriving themselves of games that are only available on those platforms. They are suppose to be gamers after all?

FinalFantasyFanatic100d ago

It's practically guaranteed to come to PC as well, if that's the case, I might pick it up after it gets a discount or two.

TheEroica100d ago (Edited 100d ago )

Thank goodness for pro gamer companies like Microsoft.... It's about time we unified platforms where now only corporate suits benefit! Pro gamers all the way. Thanks Microsoft!

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RaidenBlack100d ago

Yup ... bring Gears 2, 3 Judgement as well as Fable II and Halo 5 to PC

phoenixwing100d ago

Online portions would be a bonus.

FinalFantasyFanatic100d ago

I'm really shocked that Halo 5 still isn't on PC yet, almost everything is ported over and that's the only Halo game that hasn't been ported.

Profchaos100d ago

Take it with a grain of salt this leaker has been wrong many Times

The connection has been rumoured in the past so there's some credibility but it's more if it's actually in testing or not

Father__Merrin100d ago

tell u what gears 3 on series x same 360 game but in 4k and 60fps is a dream it looks crystal clear

Sciurus_vulgaris100d ago

The Series X enhanced versions of Gears 3 and Judgement can at times look like Xbox One titles.

Concertoine100d ago

Yeah i got into Gears 3 multiplayer last year. People still play it a lot. Tons of maps and looks great with the 60 FPS.

Brazz100d ago

It would be funny to see Gears of War collection on Nintendo Switch.

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I'll Be Happy With Anything Gears of War, But Nothing Beats A 1-3 Remaster

Huzaifah from eXputer "With a new Gears of War game possible, I'll go ahead and say that the original trilogy was the peak of the series and should get remastered."

Wyesvin105d ago

I wish they would put 2 and 3 on pc

RaidenBlack104d ago

^ this
and judgement as well
Why not Remaster them and release them as Marcus Fenix Collection for PC and Series

phoenixwing104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

I would buy it. I sh1t on microsoft alot but their gears of War series I loved. Some great gameplay and if they would keep up the multiplayer I'd play that too.

CrimsonWing69105d ago

1-3 are incredible with each one being bigger and better than the last. I don’t know what it is, but 4 was super underwhelming to me and 5 was slightly better than 4, but I didn’t feel the same epic feeling I had when going through 1-3. I hope 6 brings that epicness back, but yea like a full remake of 1-3 with current-gen visuals would be *chef’s kiss*.

ocelot07105d ago

I was actually devastated with Gears 1 Remaster on Xbox and PC. From when the OG released in 2006 right up until Gears 2 released a few years later. Me and a small group of friends would play it almost daily.

When the remaster arrived. It was annoying that they changed the way you could find a create games. The PC version was dead on arrival as it didn't release on steam just the crappy windows store so about 7 people (including me) bought it. I think I managed to find about 5 games in the first week of release. After that it was just a ghost town.

Not sure about Xbox version. Didn't actually try it until I got a series s in late 2022. It was completely dead online.

chicken_in_the_corn105d ago

A new game would be best. I don't understand why gamers want to rebuy old games over something new.

Juiceid105d ago

It an excuse to revisit something you loved a long time, and it’s prettier and shinier!

raWfodog104d ago

Yeah, new game is always better in my book but remake/remaster is definitely a good runner-up.

franwex104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

Agreed. The old games are there anyway.

I went back and played them all again in anticipation of Gears 5 with a friend and they hold up really well. In fact, they were more fun than the recent ones in some ways.

neutralgamer1992105d ago

we need all gears of war games on steam please

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