Gearheads of War

WTF Happened with the matchmaking in Gears 2.

I love the game, the campaigns great and online has been pretty good if you manage to get into a game but honestly, how did they f*** up the match making so that it takes 10 minutes to find a match. Seriously was there no testing done?

OMG This needs to be fixed because its f***ing terrible. End of rant.

Hello All,
As evidenced I don't post much, but I thought this was just grand, I'm actually on my third run through and still laughing. Listen to his buddies motivation its great.

Anyways, hopefully this brightens up someones day, definately did for me. Enjoy! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm2LY1y0F0s

Post some links in the replies, I'm in a laughing mood for some reason. :)

Whether or not you own a PS3, there's a pretty good chance you caught wind of the Metal Gear Solid 4 release last week. There's also a pretty good chance that you are at least familiar with the series. Perhaps you even know that Solid Snake, protagonist of the series, has a habit of hiding in barrels and boxes. There's one thing we know for sure though, and that is that Battlefield: Bad Company developer DICE definitely knows about the series. In a new video the soldiers of Bad Company poke fun at the longstanding Metal Gear convention. In short, it's pretty damned funny. Find the video after the break.
(Xbox360fanboy)

STORY:
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/bad-company-makes-fun-of-solid-snake/
VIDEO:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35147.html

I saw this and just had to share it with everyone. Just hilarious in my books.

There is also some new photos/scans in very high resolution on X3F. Here is a link to a story about the new Flamethrower [Not to the scans, those aren't linked, you'll have to look at X3F to find those.]

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/05/27/gears-2-flamethrower-other-weapons-spotted-in-scans/

While browsing the Web today I found some interviews from 'The Escapist'

There is a couple cool interviews regarding Gears 2 with Cliff, Rod the producer, Tim Sweeney CEO and President Mike Capps. They sit in on a meeting about Gears 2 plus video of the studio and some pictures aswell.

I wish we had one of those pantries at work, look at all the Snacks!!! Hopefully this hasn't already been posted, I did not see it. Anyways enjoy, they are all good reads if you have the time.

PS. Life-size CARMINE statue is awesome!

Tim Sweeney and Mike Capps:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_149/4896-Epic-s-Rainmakers

LINK:
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/14/rumor-360-dashboard-update-to-support-game-installs-motion-se/

Some of the features include.

• Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.
  
• Option to remove payment information from gamertag.
  
• Option to disable invites from non-friends or all players.
  
• Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.
  

"We have been fighting Sony's promises from the day we entered the market. Three years ago at E3 they showed what PS3 games would supposedly look like with the Killzone 2 video, that we are now learning will ship four years later. That means that we will have shipped Gears of War and Gears of War 2 before they can even get Killzone out the door."

"Think back to GDC 2007 when Sony promised to leap ahead in online with the Sony Home unveil. Here we are two years later and multiple delays for a product that has appears to have little to no buzz. Where are the achievements? The friends list integration across all games? Where is the long-promised video store?"

"Where are all the other products using and networking with their Cell chip? How come Blu-ray did not result in better games? What happened with Sixaxis and rumble? Where is the complete 1080p game library we were promised? If Blu-ray, as they said, would be such a catalyst to PS3 console sales, then why have PS3 sales over the past couple months not seen any lift since the format victory?"

As I walk into Future Shop, I see the full rack of GTA games on display. I also notice that there is only about 6 left on the entire rack! So I go find my headphones and come back to the rack, doubtful that anyone else would be so cautious to come during lunch.