Gears of War 2 special midnight launch events in NY, LA, London and Seattle

by Alexander Sliwinski { Nov 3rd 2008 at 12:30PM }

Microsoft is expecting some 20,000 stores worldwide to hold midnight openings for Gears of War 2 this Friday, Nov. 7. However, much like the Wrath of the Lich King, certain locations will also have special events going on.

London, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle will hold special events and contests where GoW 2 branded consoles, Zunes, comics, art books, posters and "more" will be given away. Microsoft is putting its effort behind the LA launch, which will have the game's voice cast, Clifford Bleszinski (aka: CliffyB, Cliff Söze, Cliff Organa Solo) and other MS notables in attendance. After the break we've listed all the special launch locations, with some more details about who will be attending.

London:

GAME at 64-66 Clarence Street, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1NP

Gears of War comic book artist Liam Sharp and Microsoft Game Studios staff.

Los Angeles:

GameStop at Universal City Walk, 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, CA 91608

Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson, autograph signings by Cliff Bleszinski, voice actors John DiMaggio (Marcus Fenix), Lester "Rasta" Speight (Augustus Cole) and Carlos Ferro (Dominic Santiago).
"Delta Squad" – costumed characters from Nightmare Armor Studios will be there (bring your camera).
Note that lineups will not begin before 11 a.m. PST.

New York:

Best Buy, 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

Epic Games' senior producer Rod Fergusson and Epic Games team members will attend and autograph copies of the game.

Bellevue, Washington:

Best Buy, 457 120th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005

Gears of War 2 co-writer Joshua Ortega and Microsoft Game Studios staff.

Tags: cliff-bleszinski, cliffy, epic, gears-of-war-2, microsoft, midnight-launch

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tom18230 @ Nov 5th 2008 2:55PM

First on joystiq... last in life.

Hope you are happy with yourself.

CarpeD1em500 @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:45PM

Is the "official" Gamestop list for midnight launches out yet?

baby sea tuna @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:46PM

Looks like LA is the one to go to. Who cares about Cliffy B., Bender and The Cole Train FTW!

xFenixKnightx @ Nov 3rd 2008 1:00PM

Yeah, John DiMaggio is awesome for doing the Marcus Fenix voice in his interviews. Usually you would think they would be annoyed to be asked to do it but that guy always does it.

jump to 0:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guq-HA5KaKw

jump to 2:22 (Marcus & Dom)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T75LffQ9NhY&feature=related

Deeznuts420 @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:47PM

someone chainsaw rifle this dudes face.

ExMcCloud @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:49PM

Right now GEARS Of WAR 2 is rocking a 95 on Metacritic!! With 18 reviews making it the highest rated game of the year so far! It's beating Metal Gear by 1 point.....Keep those reviews coming!!

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/gearsofwar2

Hell even euro gamer gave it a 90

ExMcCloud @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:56PM

Wait I have a revision.......Sigh....Grand Theft Auto has the highest scores of the Year it has a total of 98 on Metacritic.....Really? 98? Well at least LBP has a 95....GTA4 GOTY? Fuck that shit.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 3rd 2008 1:03PM

GTAIV is my GOTY so far.

To be fair, I'm only about 10-12 hours into Fallout 3.

Markez @ Nov 3rd 2008 1:32PM

Tuna, GTAIV became a real snooze for me. I'm hoping the DLC will give it a little life so I can tolerate playing it again.

ExMcCloud @ Nov 3rd 2008 1:35PM

Personally I thought GTA 4 took its self to serious...I....actually like Saints Row 2 more? It was mindless fun the same thing that made GTA GREAT up until 4 I'm just bored with it!

Markez @ Nov 3rd 2008 12:54PM

Ahhhhhh, c'mon? No listing for San Diego, but BELLEVUE gets one?

Gonna have to do some research to see if there's one down here :P

atrimus @ Nov 3rd 2008 1:21PM

not meaning to sound judgmental, but i think i'm gonna avoid the cesspool of obnoxious, over-obsessed, nerdy fanboys, who like to bicker about what system's the best, whose character is most powerful in WoW, and whose participated in the most betas, that comprises most of these "launch parties". besides, i have to work bright and early Friday morning.