thirdworldgamer

I'm not an R&B/rap fan, but every so often I come across youtube videos from this guy. They're always interesting, sometimes even funny:

I have to admit, it's pretty funny to be so psyched up about a patch for Gears of War 2. We're not really talking about an expansion here or a map pack...it's a PATCH/UPDATE for the multiplayer mode. Gears of War 2 may win accolades for its single player campaign, and Horde Mode is one of the best innovations introduced to the series....but a lot of players moved on after that, instead of investing a lot of time in the Multiplayer Mode. I recall with Gears of War 1, I spent a whole lot of time with that game (lag issues and all) because the gameplay felt quite good. The bullets would lag but you could predict the timing and at some point you could get good at the game even with the problems online. With Gears of War 2, there seemed to be many problems plaguing it. I'm not the first to complain about the decreased power of the Gnasher shotgun at close quarters. Another observation by some players is that running with the chainsaw seemed too effective a tactic, and it see...

A new update was released for Gears of War 2 Multiplayer. I've stopped playing GOW2 multi because it seemed it had a lot of bugs. Looks like this new update fixes a lot of them: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349656 Exploit Fixes Title Update 2 fixes these possible exploits, where under certain circumstances: * A player could melee or grenade tag through certain walls. * A player could equip a shield and a two-handed weapon simultaneously. * A player could make their shield invisible. * A player could become invisible. * A player could do a "super" mantle or "kung fu flip," flying high into the air. * A player could gain unlimited ammo with the Lancer Assault Rifle. * A player could fire while roadie running (also known as "crabwalking"). * A player could pick up a weapon while sliding into cover. * A player could walk forward while firing a deployed mortar. * A player could force an opponent to be stuck in the down but not out (DBNO) pos...

Note: Does he sound familiar? That's actually the voice actor for the character of Augustus Cole from Gears of War (Lester Speight)! Wooo!

The following will be the game type and map for Gears of War 2 at the Pinoyxbox Grand EB and Christmas Party on December 20, 2008! Gametype: Wingman Map: Jacinto More details will be posted soon, including mechanics, rules and prizes. Stay tuned! To sign up for the Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Tournament, go to this thread here on Pinoyxbox.com.

...is just unbelievably addictive for me. I can't explain it, it's just nuts to be the sole survivor on a map crawling with Locusts. Yeah, I know the game mode is meant to be played with 4 other players online, but for some reason playing on the map 'Day One' on Normal Difficulty against numerous Locust hordes is fun. It's great target practice! I think I'm getting better with the Torque Bow now thanks to this mode. The map 'Day One' reminds me of 'I Am Legend' for some reason ^_^

Throughout the course of Gears of War 2 I was expecting the storyline to have a couple of [predictable] twists and turns. These are a couple of the things I was thinking as I was playing which, thankfully, never happened when I finished the game. Why 'thankfully'? Because in a way, these twists I expected were cliche, they're the type of things that are either supposed to shock you or "take the story in a whole new direction" [which usually results in disaster, anyway. Think HEROES Season 3.]. So here's my list of PLOT TWISTS IN GEARS OF WAR 2 THAT I'M GLAD DIDN'T HAPPEN: WARNING! EXPECTATION SPOILERS! [Why? Because you might read these, thinking these will happen in the story, but seriously, they don't. The only reason I'm spoilerizing these is because you might have these same expectations, and if you read these, you'd already know they won't happen . Now that would make the Gears 2's campaign mode a lot less surprising, now, woul...

Finally finished the game together with my wife this morning, at hardcore difficulty. Comments on the story: WARNING, SPOILERS! [highlight to read] As a moderator on Pinoyxbox, I've had to read a few spoilers here and there, and going online I try to avoid some spoilers but inevitably I did read some. Most of them don't say exactly what happens but they say the same thing: Gears of War 2 ends abruptly with a cliffhanger. After getting to actually finish the game, I was quite surprised because I was expecting a Halo 2-styled cliffhanger ending. Granted, you could say that Adam Fenix's last lines at the end make it seem like a cliffhanger, and a great deal goes left unexplained when you reach the end, but the story for this 'chapter' of the Gears series does feel complete. By the time Jacinto falls it does feel like the conclusion to a certain story; in a way the humans dealt a strong blow against the Locusts by drowning them in the hollows. There'll probably be a...

Just finished Act 3 last night, daaaamn! I think the best way to play campaign is multiplayer (co-op) with a friend nearby (either in splitscreen or a second console). Some scenarios in the first three acts are just too much fun when your buddy is right there with you in the room and you can just tell each other what to do (and you can see his/her POV). It's extremely entertaining during certain boss fights :) And perhaps the best difficulty level for players who've already played shooters is HARDCORE ; we found ourselves restarting some spots because the enemies were really more challenging (and winning is that much more satisfying). The tension is higher, the possibility of dying is real, and the game takes longer to finish. Why play on NORMAL or CASUAL and water down your experience if you've already played every shooter there is in the book? If you're starting on the game, but you do have the playing experience with shooters, HARDCORE is the way to go. At least, ...

This week it's all about GEARS OF WAR 2 on http://www.pinoyxbox.com ! If you're a player in the Philippines itching to try out the game's spectacular variety of multiplayer modes , check out our forums on Pinoyxbox and find fellow players to play alongside with, or against :) In our experience it's best for players in the Philippines to find other players that have the same Internet Service Provider as they do, in order to get the best online connection. For example, if you're a player using PLDT MyDSL, find other players that are using PLDT. If you're on Globe, find other players that use Globe. The local online community for Gears of War 2 is growing rapidly , so it should be relatively easy to find other players with the same ISP as you. Here's some forum links to Pinoyxbox.com's Gears of War 2 threads: Gears of War 2 - The Discussion Thread Here's the thread where you can sign up with online clans in the Philippines for Gears of War 2. Get on X...

After spending more than an hour playing Gears of War 2, trying out both its single player and multiplayer modes, I can only think of one thing to say: this game is, quite literally, buckets of awesome. It's that rare game that comes along after several years that you won't easily forget. Gears of War 2 seems to have improved on many of the original's faults. Take, for instance, the cutscenes. One thing notable from the first game is how the cinematics were really choppy, and this really affected the immersion factor. For Gears 2, the cinematics are now really, really smooth; they continue to be real time which improves the immersion but because they're smoother, they're a nice bonus to look forward to when you complete some single player challenges. Other improvements are more subtle but they're definitely there: gameplay is tighter, the user-interface does a better job of telling you what's going on, and co-op play is implemented more smoothly than it was ...

I didn't realize that only so little time is left before the official release date of this game! Looking forward to it :D

Have you seen the Gears of War 2 commercial (the older one), the one where there's a voice that utters this poem that begins with "I have a rendezvous with death...." I happened to find what could be the poem that they [most likely] based it upon. Just an interesting read; apologies if this seems an academic post and not exactly video-game related.... Source: http://www.bartleby.com/104/121.html Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern American Poetry. 1919. Alan Seeger. 1888–1916 121. "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" I HAVE a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And apple-blossoms fill the air— I have a rendezvous with Death When Spring brings back blue days and fair. It may be he shall take my hand And lead me into his dark land And close my eyes and quench my breath— It may be I shall pass him still. I have a rendezvous with Death On some scarred slope of battered hill, When Spring comes round ag...