Posts tagged epic-games 
Tencent sunk $330 million into Epic Games, owns nearly half of studio
Back in June, Chinese company Tencent Holdings purchased a minority stake in Epic Games, but it turns out that stake is substantial. Tencent snatched up 48.4% of Epic Games shares last year – that comes to around $330 million invested – and even has the right to nominate individuals to ...
Gears of War: Judgment trailer opens up a few prizeboxes
Gears of War: Judgment launches tomorrow and as become the norm, a variety of pre-order items and other unlockables are on offer – both in-game and through this summary video. ...
Metareview: Gears of War - Judgment
Today is Judgment Day for Gears of War - or at least it's the day when reviews of the series' latest entry start popping up online. Once you've read our findings on how People Can Fly fared with Gears, check out some other evaluations and what they had to say. Destructoid (90/100): "OverRun alone ...
Gears of War: Judgment review: Horde mentality
There is a parable at the heart of Gears of War: Judgment, a tale of many people affecting the one. Though the words "Horde mode" are not to be found on its main menu, it is this revelatory multiplayer invention of Gears of War 2 that makes Gears of War: Judgment such a success. The guiding ...
Gears of War: Judgment's weighty squad desires your company
This is the brand-new Kilo squad in the very-nearly-here Gears of War: Judgment. Well, half brand-new. Joining Baird and the Cole Train are the seasoned Sofia Hendrick and youthful Garron Paduk - hey, did you know their roles were originally reversed? You do now. ...
Gears of War: Judgment multiplayer unleashes the 'Epic Reaper'
Each week, one randomly-chosen member of the Gears of War: Judgment community will wear a special multiplayer skin called the Epic Reaper – yet the ghoul is more than just a skin. The Epic Reaper has "special abilities and physics" that will make him (her? it?) "not very easy to kill," this ...
Former Epic prez Mike Capps leaves advisory role [update]
Former Epic Games president Mike Capps announced this evening he is no longer affiliated with the developer. Capps announced late last year that he would no longer be president at the privately held company, but would stay on in an advisory role. "So what's next for me? Games have been so good to ...
The bow craze continues in Gears of War: Judgment
Since several of 2012's games were delayed into 2013, "the year of the bow" carries on with Tomb Raider, Crysis 3 ... and here we have Gears of War: Judgment with a fancy crossbow. (And let's not forget the wind-up fun of the original Torque Bow.) ...
Gears of War: Judgment's scribes recount the narrative process
During a preview event last week, I asked Rob Auten and author Tom Bissell, the writers and one pair of "many parents" for Gears of War: Judgment, about the gig and how they were going to instill some drama into a franchise whose calling card is killing underground-dwelling monster men. ...
Gears of War: Judgment's multiplayer comfort food
I am an unabashed Gears of War multiplayer fanatic. I was immediately hooked by Gears of War and its intoxicating blend of third-person cover-based shooting. I struggled through the muddled mess that was Gears of War 2's launch, yet kept playing regardless. Gears of War 3 made up for a lot of ...
