Gearheads of War

In reverse chronological order

I. Dan Hsu's Interview Q&A with Cliff

"The lancer, the bayonet, is our lightsaber."

Twelve minutes and twenty-nine seconds more of Cliff and Shoe (the questions are from the 1UP community). GREAT interview, though some of the questions were already in the magazine (crocodiles and alligators anyone?)!   The Q&A Video. Watch and let us know what you think.

II. Also, there is also a new interview with Cliff up over at Crispy Gamer.

Crispy Gamer: One of the biggest criticisms about the first game was the story, or lack thereof. It sounds like you're doing a better job this time.

Bleszinski: We are. And there are multiple ways we're doing that. We're repeating the objectives and what's going on a more regular basis, we're using discoverables like a newspaper that might tell you about Emergence Day, and there are levels that have loudspeakers and characters who comment on what's going on. And we do have some cut scenes, but we're not fans of long cut scenes because it's a videogame and you want to play.

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Crispy Gamer: ...were you surprised at how many women played the game?

Bleszinski: Dude, there are women with Gears tattoos. But then, there's a guy who branded himself with a gear. But yeah, a lot of women play Gears. There's a clan called Girls of War. I think part of it is the pacing of the game. It's not a "run around like an idiot and teabag people" kind of game.

III. 1UP Specials: Gears of War 2 Multiplayer

GameVideos Gears 2 MP Video

Enjoy!