Gears of War: the box

by James Ransom-Wiley { May 26th 2006 at 2:25PM }

We're still not sure when this so-called 'Emergence Day' is ... but at least, now, we know what the Gears of War box is gonna look like: My Marcus, what a big gun you have! You wouldn't be compensating for any shortcomings, would you?

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Tags: box art, BoxArt, Epic Games, EpicGames, Gears of War, GearsOfWar, horror, Microsoft Game Studios, tactical, third-person shooter, Third-personShooter, Xbox Live, XboxLive

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Gamer @ May 26th 2006 2:30PM

Out of every game on every system including Zelda, Mario, Metal Gear Solid and so forth this is the one I am looking most forward to. That could change with Halo 3 however right now Gears of War is just amazing.

Rockstar Superstar @ May 26th 2006 2:34PM

'My Marcus, what a big gun you have! You wouldn't be compensating for any shortcomings, would you?''
hehe, funny stuff.
Can't wait for this game, its gonna be amazing, the E3 video has hyped me up even more, this is gonna be a helluva game!

SpArDa @ May 26th 2006 2:37PM

The next Box im hang up in my room. GEARS OF WAR BABY YEA!!!!!!!!!!!1

e. @ May 26th 2006 2:38PM

Holy shit! Guys with guns! On Xbox360! I'm shocked! Exclamation mark!

cyrix_0 @ May 26th 2006 2:39PM

SO MS is Funding this Advert for a Blog Post..

e @ May 26th 2006 2:45PM

Am I the only one who doesnt like the new look of Marcus to the old one? His face is completely different

CYRiX @ May 26th 2006 2:45PM

Low Ego emissions do not mean you have to have a low ego.

[Small Print]Do not throw megaphones or metaphors out of window[/Small Print]

Les Doodis @ May 26th 2006 2:46PM

"Holy shit! Guys with guns! On Xbox360! I'm shocked! Exclamation mark!"

Yes, yes, and plumbers on the Wii and androgynous anime she-males on the PS3. Stereotypes are so much fun!

boots (former bd) @ May 26th 2006 2:47PM

I wish gears of war would come out on PS3 too, it looks stunning, graphically and gameplay wise. instead we get MGS4 which isnt even online - I may yet get a 360, Prey, KOTOR 3, Fable 2, Halo 3, Gears of war, Oblivion, GRAW, Bioshock, Splinter cell double agent, much better lienup than wat sony has 2 offer. if only i didnt have a minimum wage paid job, i wud be able to afford the greatness of both consoles (xbox 360 and wii)

u got mail @ May 26th 2006 2:51PM

Lol, she-male RPG whores for Sony and Italian plumber for Wii just OWNED the ''Gun'' sterotype, nice one Les Doodis

Zachary @ May 26th 2006 2:54PM

I can't wait for this game to come out, but I am getting a little concerned, did anyone else feel a tad nauseated watching Cliffy B play the demo in the MS press conference?

FreQ @ May 26th 2006 2:55PM

Nice Cod Piece.....

e. @ May 26th 2006 2:56PM

"Yes, yes, and plumbers on the Wii and androgynous anime she-males on the PS3. Stereotypes are so much fun!"
I can't wait for Tetsuya Nomura's newest belt fetish abortion!

e. @ May 26th 2006 3:02PM

"she-male RPG whores for Sony and Italian plumber for Wii just OWNED the ''Gun'' sterotype, nice one Les Doodis"

I'm not feeling terribly owned, the she-male part was a very valid comment, that's a really common fad that probably should die a long time ago.
But anyway, other over-used stereotypes existing don't exactly make this cover any better. It's terribly generic.

ForbidenMaster @ May 26th 2006 3:04PM

"We're still not sure when this so-called 'Emergence Day' is"

I have a theory. Eday in the game is when the Locust Horde pop out of Seras core. Now maby they will do something somwhat poetic and label the PS3 as the Locust Horde and therefor Nov. 17 as Eday.
Of cource that would mean that the PS3 is a giant army and the 360 is little old Marcus, but in the end he still survives.

Fat Sony Fanboy @ May 26th 2006 3:05PM

Killzone is so much better. The verdict is in.

GOD @ May 26th 2006 3:11PM

Is that a chainsaw blade on the bottom of his gun?

Jason W @ May 26th 2006 3:12PM

BD Im so proud of you. You have come a long way. Now you are like me, a multi console home. Then you get the best of both worlds or in this case all 3.

And the Anime thing is true. Ive never understood that part of RPGs. As for plumbers, I like them. At least they have facial hair.

Fat Sony Fanboy @ May 26th 2006 3:24PM

Sony will be laughing last when PS3 stomps 360 into the ground with its superior graphics and 50GB of content per game. We've all heard this story before last generation when Halo was supposed to let Xbox take the market. Hm, 100 mil PS2 vs 16 mil Xbox. Who won that round? Sony for the win. Get ready for a rerun.

Admomatic @ May 26th 2006 3:40PM

I feel like a badass just looking at that box!

neale @ May 26th 2006 3:41PM

ok, how many people re-bought ps2's? most of my friends are on at least their second.

yeah that is a chainsaw. in the video its wicked

and my my boots. thats the nicest comment ive seen you write. keep it up

ForbidenMaster @ May 26th 2006 3:45PM

"16. Is that a chainsaw blade on the bottom of his gun?"

Yes, and it is the featured weapon in GOW. Nothing like ripping a drone in half using a rusty chainsaw bayonet.

Bloo @ May 26th 2006 3:47PM

"I swaer, some people wouldn't recognise an original concept if it raped their mothers and wiped it's bloody member on their shirts."

Not every game can be the next Katamari Damacy. If you only play "original concept" games, I'm assuming you buy maybe 1 game per year? As long as it's a good game, who cares?

Dylan @ May 26th 2006 3:48PM

A big futuristic armoured guy with a big gun, couldn't they have tried a little harder for the 360's supposedly next killer ap? How about just using that gorgeous painting from e3? Or just ANYTHING with the aliens!

Nick Simpson @ May 26th 2006 3:54PM

Presently the 360 has a lineup of games I've never been so psyched about. I doubt its the likes of which to allow the 360 to actually beat Sony or Nintendo, but the console game is tough to get into at this point anyways... Slow but surely is what they are promising with their price point, Live support, and chunk of awsome games released about a year after the consoles debut.

Thats the great thing they did, releasing it early makes the development process SO much simpler, and to top off Sony's later release is the low quality of dev kits and lack of communication to developers (i.e. no rumble, ect.)

Gears of War, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Halo 3... OMG gonna buy my first console EVAR :)

And PLEASE remove comment 19, it makes me want to puke, in all seriousness.

oz @ May 26th 2006 3:59PM

Got a 360 and have some bones put away for PS3. GOW and KILLZONE will release the same week.........gawd, the fireworks!!! Oh, mamma!!

JazzHands @ May 26th 2006 4:03PM

My fear:

Gears of War = Brute Force 2006

Ad @ May 26th 2006 4:07PM

"As long as it's a good game, who cares?"

You will in a few years when all you have to choose from is Madden, one decent racing game and FPS and GTA:Honduras expansion pack avilible on Market place for only $30!!!

Ad @ May 26th 2006 4:07PM

"As long as it's a good game, who cares?"

You will in a few years when all you have to choose from is Madden, one racing game and FPS and GTA:Honduras expansion pack avilible on Market place for only $30!!!

Bloo @ May 26th 2006 4:25PM

"You will in a few years when all you have to choose from is Madden, one racing game and FPS and GTA:Honduras expansion pack avilible on Market place for only $30!!!"

What are you talking about? The only "original concept" games to come out of the ENTIRE LAST GENERATION were what? Katamari Damacy, Super Monkey ball, Steel Battalion, and maybe a couple others? I think you missed my point.

Canadian Geese @ May 26th 2006 4:30PM

So this is going to be what the empty box on my living room floor is going to look like... that'll work.

Darth Pixel @ May 26th 2006 5:21PM

The gun is not as shocking as his fingers on the gun, though.

Ectarth @ May 26th 2006 5:35PM

Eeeeh... hang on a sec... Limp Bizkit?

Why Fred Durst is ripping off aliens in an apocaliptic future?

dsub @ May 26th 2006 5:39PM

"SO MS is Funding this Advert for a Blog Post..."

the source is teamxbox.com...

"Killzone is so much better. The verdict is in."
I didn't know people are still counting on Killzone to be a blockbuster game. After it's brief publicity stunt of a CG movie at E3 2005, and then it's no show at E3 2006...it's been over a year since we saw any progress on Killzone.

I find it shocking that people can say an unreleased game is better than another unreleased game.

Tim @ May 26th 2006 6:03PM

I think that box art looks awesome. I can't wait for Gears.

du_ma @ May 26th 2006 6:52PM

Yes, and it is the featured weapon in GOW. Nothing like ripping a drone in half using a rusty chainsaw bayonet.

yes but does anyone know if the enemy actually splits in two pieces or is it just a s**t load of blood that comes out but nothing cuts in half. i have not seen evidence of this and it doesnt make the chainsaw seem believable if u cant cut any body parts off.

funkyflea @ May 26th 2006 6:57PM

Yeah looks cool, hope theres a demo on XBL marketplace.

Fanboys PLEASE, get a life.

Clay @ May 26th 2006 7:04PM

Unlike 90% of the haters, I happen to like Gears of War and I look forward to its release, regardless of the system.

Geoff @ May 26th 2006 7:13PM

19. Ad says, "MORE armoured marines facing wave upon wave of slavering beastie. I swaer, some people wouldn't recognise an original concept if it raped their mothers and wiped it's bloody member on their shirts."

I would say one of those people is you. This game is a platformer. Not a typical platformer. Instead of using objects to stand on to fight gravity, you have to use objects as cover to protect yourself from the stuff being hurled at you. I know this is a different idea and therefore somewhat difficult to grasp. I also realize since it does have a man with a gun (a gun with sharp metal teeth no less) it is almost impossible for you to view it as what it is and not what you want it to be because new ideas that don't fit under your idea of what news ideas should be scare you. The beauty of new things is that they can be different in different ways. Waving your arms around is not the only way to be different.

killertaco321 @ May 26th 2006 8:00PM

"Sony will be laughing last when PS3 stomps 360 into the ground with its superior graphics and 50GB of content per game. We've all heard this story before last generation when Halo was supposed to let Xbox take the market. Hm, 100 mil PS2 vs 16 mil Xbox. Who won that round? Sony for the win. Get ready for a rerun."

Last time both consoles were the same price. The box is not bad but they probably could have done better. They could have put that one sign (the one with skull and the gear around it) painted on a wall with a bunch a chips broken out from bullets. I bet it would kill the ps3 if they release this on the same day as the ps3. I just love the idea of puting a chainsaw on a gun. Maybe the guys with guns and the plumers can team up and kill the she-males. Just give the plumers a pipe or something. lol

Imadogg99 @ May 26th 2006 8:22PM

Hey joystiq why are you poking fun at Marcus' shortcomings!? That sucks.
I like the gun on the cover with the chainsaw and all, but I would have liked to see some sick baddies on there. There's still time for change.
#6 "e" - Marcus looks the same to me. Maybe I just didn't notice though.
Didn't boots change his name because people kept stealing his name? Maybe that's not the real "boots," unless the real one does in fact have -1 stars. I don't know, I haven't been around too long.
#15 "ForbidenMaster" - Very nice. You might be on to something.
#16 "Fat Sony Fanboy" - Haha Killzone. Don't you wish you saw some gameplay by now?
#32 "Ectarth" - Haha Fred Durst.
#35 "du_ma" - IGN had some gameplay videos up last time I checked. You should check em out yourself.

And why is the rating RP? I mean, I know ESRB hasn't rated it yet, but cmon, it's gonna be M. They should have just put that on the cover so it could actually be 100% the final look.

Geist @ May 26th 2006 8:28PM

For all you fanboys that say the game is generic, it isn't. Original Concepts these days are near-impossible to come by. Watching the gameplay, it looks like this game tries something new with the whole cover concept, while pumping it full of action.

I value design, not images. I don't even like the 360. But this game looks like an originally refined idea...whatever that might mean.

eric @ May 26th 2006 8:48PM

lol 50 gb games... gg. How about launching with some good (the keyword being good) titles first? AMIRITEGUYZ

funkonaut @ May 26th 2006 9:31PM

"ONLY ON XBOX 360"

I thought Cliffy B said Gears of War was also coming out for the PC...

someguy @ May 26th 2006 9:48PM

Yay, it's a 3rd person shooter! And it's different and original because, uhm, now you hide behind stuff! Can't wait!

wesley @ May 26th 2006 10:19PM

videogaming still has a long way to do in packaging design. the flashy and cheap comic book-ish product art in video game print ads/game boxes needs to grow up, wisen up a bit--look to graphic design and (some) movie poster art for better touchstones.