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Xbox 360 'Gears of War' bundle announced

OXCGN writes.

"With the recent trend of blockbuster games being packaged together (Game of the Year Bundle), it seemed that EPIC's blockbuster 'Gears of War' series was missing out on its very own package. Well fear not Gears of War fans (11 million of you, and counting), as Microsoft Australia have just announced a special 'Gears of War' bundle to be released on the 4th of June to participating retailers."

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XboxOZ3605448d ago

You just have to love the Australian Xbox team, they love Bundles just as much as we gamers do here, funny that. Now all I have to do is find a money tree, and I'll be home-n-hosed.

Jaces5448d ago

I'd prefer the Halo/Fable2 package, but this is a good one too.

Anon19745448d ago

Good choice for a console bundle.

IdleLeeSiuLung5448d ago

I wish the console was a limited Gears of War version. Now that would be nice!

I'm not so keen on just pack in games, but hey more for less is always good.

JokesOnYou5447d ago

"The More Bad Ass Bundle"

-lol, that name alone would sell the first mil

JOY

GameGambits5447d ago

LOL this bundle kinda makes me laugh. :P

It's like putting your two most "oopsies" together. Gears 2 still to this point is a mess and was a flop to anyone who likes non glitchy games. I mean by all means if you have a high tolerance to BS occuring while you are trying to have fun then more power to you. I played Gears 1 for 6 months straight and Gears 2 for about a month total.

My 360(thank god) still hasn't RROD, but packaging it with Gears 2(fails constantly) is just sort of silly to me in THAT sense. As a marketing idea it's genius, because as crappy as the MP is for Gears 2 it's still a game everyone should get around to playing this console generation.

:( Hopefully Gears 3 will be beta tested and put on dedicated servers if/when it comes out on the next Xbox.

DRUDOG5447d ago (Edited 5447d ago )

Interesting that this is announced now. You'd think this news would've made a nice addition to whatever they do at E3 (considering it comes out 4 June makes me wonder if someone didn't jump the gun).

BTW, this is a very enticing offer for someone like me who still doesn't have a 360 and only ogled Gears 1 at a buddy's house years ago.

EDIT: Just read below that this has been out since last year in the EU so disregard the first part of my comment. Didn't realize they have the GOTY pack too. Damn and my birthday is coming up soon, might have to jump in after all.

y0haN5447d ago

This bundle is not new, I got it at Christmas. Wut.

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Godem5448d ago

wtf no red console?! Blasphemy!

Immortal Kaim5448d ago

Yeah, strange they didn't use the Red console packaged with Resi 5? Either way, the package is pretty awesome.

REALgamer5448d ago

It would be awesome to have a black console with red trickles of blood down the side for a Gears bundle.

Or at least black with the Gears 'omen' logo (the red gear with the skull) on the side?

Superfragilistic5448d ago

Agreed, I saw the box and just expected the console to be red! lol

White looks better imo anyway.

qface645448d ago

man i swear to god theses bundles annoy me!
they decide to come out with all these new bundles right after i bought my 360 a while back
if this comes to the US just another reason why i should feel bad bout buying my 360 earlier D;

XboxOZ3605448d ago

The one thing console manafactures need to do is begin bring in some colour for special bundles. It would not be that more expensive obverall to do a run on a colour that would suit a new game, special edition etc, as they would make it back ten-fold in sales alone.

They did this when the 1st-gen xbox was in it's later years, and they sold MORE of the LE's than they did of the BBB. Which showed them that they were also selling to EXISTING owners, as well as new purchasers . . .

Come on guys, learn a lesson from earlier on, bring back the colours.

Sayai jin5448d ago

Agreed. I think this bundle should have came with some sort of Gears logo. It would be nice if they would do different color schemes. I guess that's what the skins are for.

REALgamer5448d ago

Looks like the days of packaging unwanted bargain bin games with consoles is over - now they're finally giving gamers what they want!

For 360:
Game of the Year bundle - Halo 3 & Fable 2
Gears of War bundle - Gears 1 & 2
Resident Evil 5 bundle - RE5 and red elite console

For PS3:
Killzone 2 bundle - Killzone 2
inFamous bundle - inFamous

Good reason for people to take the plunge in either console.

So does this mean the Gears and the Goame of the Year 360 bundles will be released around the same time? O_O

Immortal Kaim5448d ago

Yeah, awesome bundles.

The GotY bundle is supposedly out now, though the main difference between that and the Gears one is that the GotY bundle features an Elite.

I reckon Sony should do an Uncharted 1 & 2 bundle.

TheBand1t5448d ago

^^^^^

This man speaks truth.

PotNoodle5448d ago (Edited 5448d ago )

and the MGS4 backwards compatability bundle keeps popping up in retailers.

I agree though, i wish i was just coming into console gaming now.. i'd pick up a gears 2 bundle and a killzone 2 or inFamous bundle! (Couldn't get MGS4 one, not available in the UK).

kb8mvp815448d ago

@5.3 i noticed that MGS4 bundle with backwards compatibility is still alive. i also noticed if i post here i might get a bunch of disagrees lol

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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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1Victor98d ago (Edited 98d 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 🎊 🍾 🎉 🎈 🎉 🙏

Wyesvin98d ago

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

shinoff218398d 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.

Stuart575699d 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.

Blad3runner0099d 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?

FinalFantasyFanatic99d 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.

TheEroica99d ago (Edited 99d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic99d 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.

Concertoine99d 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."

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Wyesvin104d 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.

CrimsonWing69104d 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*.

ocelot07104d 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_corn104d ago

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

Juiceid104d 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.

neutralgamer1992104d ago

we need all gears of war games on steam please

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