Gears of War getting price drop, special edition emerges June 24

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 2nd 2008 at 10:56AM }

With Emergence Day: Part Deux on the horizon, Gears of War on Xbox 360 and PC will experience a pricing curb stomp on June 4th, with the Xbox 360 version going down to $40 and the PC version dipping to $30.

If you haven't jumped into the Gears of War emulsion pool yet, it might be worth waiting a couple more weeks until June 24, when the special two-disc version of Gears is released for $40. The special edition contains the multiplayer map packs, along with several other extras (listed after the break). This new Xbox 360 version will not have the PC-exclusive Brumak battle, but we can wait until this holiday for GoW2, when the longing for a Brumak showdown on our Xbox will become but a distant memory.

Gears special edition:

Disc One

Gears of War (game disc)

Disc Two

Gears of War - Map Packs 1 & 2

Gears of War - Theme - 'Emergence Day'

Gears of War - Gamer Pics - 'Gears of War,' 'Emergence Day'

Gears of War 2 - Trailers - 'Duel,' 'Assault'

Gears of War 2 - Theme - 'Bare Your Teeth'

Gears of War 2 - Gamer Pics - 'Crimson Omen'

Tags: breakingnews, epic, gamerscore-blog, gamerscoreblog, gears-of-war, gears-of-war-2, gearsofwar

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

baby sea tuna @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:00AM

Ain't nothin stoppin the Cole Train, baby!

arrrgh @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:07AM

ain't nothin special about this special edition baby!

Mr.ESC @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:08AM

Um I'm sure most of that stuff is free now on xbox live.

Well I guess is great for the people who doesn't have a Hard drive to dowload the maps or anyone who didn't bought Gears back in the day.

Epic is never going to bring Episode 6 to the xbox live right?

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:15AM

After seeing this edition come without it I've lost all hope.

*tear

Mr.ESC @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:19AM

Ops.

Well I guess is great for the people who don’t have a hard drive to download the maps or anyone who didn't buy Gears back in the day.

"T(e)he pen/is might(y)ier than the s\/\/ord"

modified @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:41AM

If you don't have a hard drive you are still screwed because the map packs are on the second disc.

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:09AM

Seeing as the first didn't sell great compared to COD4, Halo and many other games on 360, they should do a deal that allows you to buy both, GOW2 and catch up by gaining the 1st as well.

arrrgh @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:14AM

no see now you're making sense..i don't think they look too kindly on that

baby sea tuna @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:14AM

4.7 million is still pretty fucking respectable.

mike @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:24AM

They sold like 5 million copies. What are you talking about didnt sell great? Its like the number 2 or 3 best selling game on the 360.

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:29AM

'Compared to', I didn't say it didn't sell great full stop ¬_¬

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:30AM

Also consider how long it took to get to that figure, Halo sold that in how long? I won't even mention Multiplats because of just that reason, they are multiplats.

baby sea tuna @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:32AM

Yeah, but Gears was an untested new IP. Halo was...well, Halo.

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:32AM

And I believe it sold like that for 2 reasons, new game = uncertainty and because of the 18+ tag, but then that didn't stop GTA selling like hot cakes, so I assume its mainly my first idea, new game.

This is why I say they should do a deal like this, that way, those who missed out on the first can play both. Why not :S

DangerMouse @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:34AM

Except Halo had years to build up its popularity. Chances are Gears 2 and 3 will sell even more.

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:39AM

True say, but then can selling the 2 together be a bad thing? Gears and Gears 2? Dunno bout you, but I know quite a few people who would jump at an opportunity like that :) Especially as I know very few people who have Gears :( Which sucks cos all my online Gears mates are outside London.

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:42AM

Mav COD 4 has great sales overall right? Mainly because of the 360 version.

COD4 360 = 6.4 mill

COD4 PS3 = half that...3.2 mill

Gears 1 >>> PS3 COD4

http://vgchartz.com/games/index.php?name=call+of+duty+4&console=&developer=&publisher=&genre=&keyword=&order=Hits

Wii60Warrior @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:46AM

What a fucking idiot...

Gears did awesome sales wise. To argue against that fact is just pure retardness...

arrrgh @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:48AM

i love math :)

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:54AM

Yeah, I know Fenix, I was just accumulating all the figures from the fact it was multiplat, but we already know on 360 alone it was a great success. Which is a great thing and I'm not to concerned about COD4, got loadsa mates that have and play that, and while I know Gears 2 will sell far better then the first, I just think selling Gears 1 as a promotional deal package could be a cool option. Its a good way to get the sales figures for original Gears further up as well :)

Wii60warrior, I don't think you should be the one to call anyone a fucking iddiot, if anyone has the least brains on this site, its you, I'm not the one running into every article like a 12 year old boy making lame ass fanboy comments and getting rated down. Nor am I the one people call a fanboy and an iddiot, so for the iddiot of all iddiots to call me the iddiot is just plain and simply hilarious.

Vcize @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:06PM

That's actually 6.04 million (not 6.4 million) for the 360 CoD4 Fenix.

Gears is 5.2 million, so only about 0.8mil behind.

Wii60Warrior @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:09PM

Aww baby maverick...do you want a GOLD STAR for being upvoted!?

Hold on a sec let me go call your mother and inform her of what a GREAT job you did today with your life? You earned a PERFECT 3 STARTS OUT OF 3!

CONGRATS SIR! YOU ARE THE WINNER!

Now shut the fuck up please and go back to w/e crap you do for a living.

You take this shit way too seriously (like most sony fanboys) and cry when people shit on your console (although most of the stuff thats said about it is 100% true this generation). And then you try to lash out and attack people and call them names because they don't agree with you because YOU think everyone else happens to gain some special feeling of goodness or joy from those retarded hearts you so crave.

LMAO. Please hold your breath while I decide if I want to be liked by an asshole like you and the rest of the sdf...

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:11PM

Vcize

Thanks, and very good point. Oh its gonna be a good Holiday :)

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:12PM

Gears is easily one of the greatest games I've played which is why back during its year of glory, I pondered its slow sales rate, I at least thought sales would speed up and hit some staggering 6mill + figures once people played the game, which is why Joystiq pointed it out back then.

Nevertheless, its still a work of art, no doubt Gears 2 will do superb, can't wait for that game :) Trailer alone is enough to knock someone over :P

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:19PM

Oh, and Wii60Warrior, lol, you really are the joke of the century, I thought you would at least come back with something worthwhile to read, something figure based or stat based, nope, instead you attempt to attack me with a typical and expected 12 year old reply, what did I expect huh?

Call who names? Who have I called names? You? I just threw the name you called me back at you, roflmao. And right, I take things seriously, yup, so next time I am refered to as a fucking iddiot for no reason, I should just smile and laugh it off? Actually maybe you have a point there, you are immature after all, and you're opinions in any topic matter to me about as much as a plank of wood, so maybe I should just not take you seriously :)

Here, have a cookie :)

Wii60Warrior @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:25PM

So you're asking for stats...

For me to use my time to go look up some random bunch of numbers and paste them for you just so you can what exactly?

Dive into a long thesis regarding the release of the 1st Gears?

Your comment was completely retarded and bogus. You claimed that Gears didn't sell well. Basically a lie. I don't know what else to tell you except

1) You were called out on your bs lies.
2) I don't care about your opinion of me or the statements I make on this website. Its not like I know you or anything. Why exactly should I care when try to play that "holier than thou" and "way more intelligent than you are when it comes to all things gaming and sales" role that all you sony fanboys love.

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:36PM

Wii60warrior, look stop embarrasing yourself any more then you have already.

I didn't say Gears sold bad fullstop, read carefully "Seeing as the first didn't sell great compared to COD4, Halo and many other games on 360", how does that make me a Sony fanboy all of a sudden? Do you know what fanboy even means? Stop throwing around words that your 12 year old mind doesn't understand.

Oh, and yeah, figures helps, if Fenix can do it, so can you, we use figures to debate, to proove and to have sensible discussion, see, I can relate to Fenix and reply accordingly, without calling him a fucking iddiot for no reason whatsoever, this makes us both respectable gamers who may have differences in believes and tastes, but leaving no reason for us to argue or insult each other ....
blah blah blah....adishfodf;ho...

You know what, why am I wasting my time replying to you ¬_¬ I feel as though I'm loosing brain cells with each of your comments and replies you make, besides, you're clearly too young or thick to understand anything I've just typed.

License to ill @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:58PM

Gears 2 is going to be a beast...

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:14AM

My buddy just bought it this weekend used for 30.00 I told him to wait but he didn't care. Gears Co-op FTW!!

xGeneral DEATHx @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:18AM

I still find myself playing Gears co-op with my brother every now and then...it's too bad that game doesn't have any kind of random instance generator that could change up the paths/enemy placement in the game, but it's still hella fun.

*Fingers crossed for 4-player co-op in Gears 2*

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:24AM

Oh its happening! In a preview of the game IGN said they noticed a game lobby for Gears 2 campaign. Hehe, why would you need a lobby for a campaign?

4-player co-op in Gears 2...CONFIRMED!!!

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:17AM

Whaaaa? Didn't sell that well?? What are you smoking Mav? Almost 5mill for a new IP is sick!!! Gears 2 easily sells 7mill.

Mr.ESC @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:20AM

Damn straight.

Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:23AM

So, why do new PS3/360 games cost $60 and PC games cost $50? : (

baby sea tuna @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:26AM

So that you can sock away that $10 at a time to save up for the new video card/processor/motherboard that you will eventually need.

mike @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:26AM

that and piracy is much more rampant on pc. They need lower price points to attract buyers.

DangerMouse @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:11PM

40-50 bucks has always been the price range for PC games, for as long as i can remember. Also, the big 3 charge a licensing fee, usually 7-9 dollars on each game, so it evens out somewhat. Games used to be 50 last generation, so they probably figured consumers will spend another 10 anyway, especially if they're willing to drop 500-600 on a console in first place. I remember getting SFII on the SNES for 69.99, but cartridges cost more back then anyway.

rdj75 @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:23AM

I love me some gears of war but you mean to tell me that its still $60 after a year and a half its been out?

Vcize @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:30AM

If people keep buying it...

It's a must have for any new 360 owner, and they know that almost everyone that buys a 360 is going to buy Gears.

Mr.ESC @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:31AM

Yeah what gives .I have seen discounts for PC, Wii and even some PS3 games from last year but xbox360 games aren't getting discounts. I’m still waiting for Rise of a Ninja and the Simpson’s to go down.

K387 @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:32AM

You know, to a certain extent I like this idea because it gives people who might not have Xbox Live or what not a chance to get the more "complete version" of the game (i.e. the game Xbox Live users got with the DLC).

On the other hand, would those offline users really benefit from the multiplayer content that's included? Seems somewhat illogical.

K387

NATO_Duke @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:43AM

I loved the Gears SP and coop, but I have to be honest here - I hated the MP community a lot. Every time I played it was like the Halo community, which is annoying as hell – but worse somehow. I'm sorry guys, but I can only listen to half-wit morons talking shit about each other with the same one liner slams for so long before it’s just not worth my time.

It’s just not my thing to spend my online time listening to what passes as clever for people who barely have a grasp on the language.

arrrgh @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:51AM

+1 the gears community is complete ass. Good to have real friends to play with ;)

Vcize @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:52AM

This is why you game with friends.

Gears online with 8 buddies is honestly the absolute most fun I've ever had playing videogames (which I guess is why I'm still up until 2am doing it every night even a year and a half after release).

It's such a socially inviting game if you're playing with good people, it's like being back in the college dorm room.

Vcize @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:52AM

Errr, that should have said 7 buddies, because I'm a person too damnit.

Mr.ESC @ Jun 2nd 2008 1:55PM

No Vcize,You are the demons!

It's true Nato but Gears of war and Halo aren't the only games, try GTA IV is the same case.

In every popular Xbox title the f*gg*try will consume the game like wildfire, is inevitable. I had to block communications every time I played Halo, Gears of war and add GTA IV to the list. It used to bother me but after I blocked communications everything was fine but what really pissed me off was the lag.

For some reason in every popular game I have an immense amount of lag that I don’t get it least played titles.

First I thought I sucked at the game but I manage to play the game once without lag and I was winning then I played another match and there was a connection hiccup every 10 seconds and it happened more often when I was with more players.

One thing is the retarded xbox community with the “I wanna be cool” teenagers and pathetic men-children that won’t recognize team work even if it rapes them but the lag is killing me. I really can’t stand when everything moves like if it was a white stripes video.

Oh yeah and the multiplayer modes in each game kind of suck. If you ask Halo is like “Kidz: My first Quake” Gears of war online mode is lagtastic and is complemented with a side of bugs but the main course is the fact that every match is decided 70% of the time in shotgun duels. GTAIV needs to be fixed A.S.A.P the locations in Cops vs crooks couldn’t be more broken. As cops sometimes you start near the crooks but sometimes you respawn at the other side of the map and as the crooks sometimes you respawn in places where there isn’t a damn vehicle WTF?