Take on the Locust Horde, Lambent and all things Gears of War!

COG Town is definitely thriving!  Microsoft reported some numbers on the first week sales of Gears of War 3.  My business is killing Lambent and Locust and let me tell ya … business is good.  I suppose we should make way for that inevitable prequel?  Check out some news from the press release … Following [...]

The Gears of War games have special meaning to me because this was THE GAME that convinced me to get an XBOX 360.  The first moment I was able to chainsaw a Locust I was automatically hooked (Deacon remembers that moment!).  So when I was finally able to play Gears of War 3, those same feelings [...]

Developer: Epic Games Publisher: Microsoft Studios Rating Guide: How I Review Games Review: Before I start my breakdown of Gears of War 3, let me just say that I love the series.  I’m a huge fan of the game.  There probably isn’t a bigger fan than me of this franchise.  I think I must have played [...]

The boys and girls at Microsoft have added a special Community Playdate for its Xbox MVPs and Xbox.com Moderators.  This Friday night you can join a few of Microsoft’s MVPs and Moderators in some COG Town action on Gears of War 3.  I’m amongst the lucky fer MVPs chosen.  Can’t you seem my cool Avatar? [...]

I was enjoying some Gears of War 3 the other day and came across this little glitch. I made a friend. I call him Joey Lambent. You can watch it in HD on YouTube so just click through.

We’ve already taken a look at the Limited Edition of Gears 3 and now it’s time for an unboxing of the Epic Edition!  Take a look as we take you inside the massive edition.  The thing comes in a huge box for crying out loud!  And yes, EYEGotcha got the Lancer inserted the wrong way. [...]

Monday night I had the privilege of being at the Houston Microsoft store for its first inaugural midnight launch for Gears of War 3 before it opened to the public.  I was there to assist and represent Extra Life.  Like much of the gaming community that night, everything was a Gears frenzy.  The crowd was [...]

It has been quite some time since I’ve taken you all on a journey to see inside (and outside) of a Limited Edition version of a game.  I guess the wallet hasn’t been kind to me or there just weren’t many to write about.  Either way, this is the first dose of Edition Examiner on [...]

It was a wild, wild bunch during the Midnight Launch in COG TOWN event last night!  Gears of War 3 fans put sleep on hold for a night to come out to the Best Buy in Dallas for an “epic” celebration and launch.  They were lined up outside to feed their competitive juices in the Gears [...]