Gears of War in September?
Could Gears of War be coming a little sooner than we think?
We recently reported that October 2nd could be the much-hyped Gears of War Emergence Day, the day the game is finally released. But IGN is reporting that Gears could be showing up early at retailers’ as part of the Microsoft sponsored “Gigantour.” Gigantour, a heavy metal music tour that will span 25 major market venues from early September to mid-October 2006, has headliner Megadeth as a star of the show.
Craig Davison, Director of Global Games Marketing for Xbox, said, “We’re totally jazzed about the partnership between Gigantour 2006 and our forthcoming Xbox 360 blockbuster, ‘Gears of War! Partnering a music extravaganza like GIGANTOUR with the launch of a mega-hit game like ‘Gears of War‘ captures the excitement around two awesome happenings for fans of music and video games!”
So, to get the rumor mill churning… Does Davison mean Gears of War is launching at the start of, during, or at the end of Gigantour?
Fanboys of the Xbox 360 know that the sooner Gears is released, the better. If Gears of War is released this early before the holiday season, it would compete with other next-gen console launches. Supposedly, a “BIG announcement” will be made next week at the Epic Forums. Could this release date be it?
Via IGN
Could Gears of War be coming a little sooner than we think?
We recently reported that October 2nd could be the much-hyped Gears of War Emergence Day, the day the game is finally released. But IGN is reporting that Gears could be showing up early at retailers’ as part of the Microsoft sponsored “Gigantour.” Gigantour, a heavy metal music tour that will span 25 major market venues from early September to mid-October 2006, has headliner Megadeth as a star of the show.
Craig Davison, Director of Global Games Marketing for Xbox, said, “We’re totally jazzed about the partnership between Gigantour 2006 and our forthcoming Xbox 360 blockbuster, ‘Gears of War! Partnering a music extravaganza like GIGANTOUR with the launch of a mega-hit game like ‘Gears of War‘ captures the excitement around two awesome happenings for fans of music and video games!”
So, to get the rumor mill churning… Does Davison mean Gears of War is launching at the start of, during, or at the end of Gigantour?
Fanboys of the Xbox 360 know that the sooner Gears is released, the better. If Gears of War is released this early before the holiday season, it would compete with other next-gen console launches. Supposedly, a “BIG announcement” will be made next week at the Epic Forums. Could this release date be it?
Via IGN
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