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Microsoft has announced that it's shutting down its mobile game Gears Pop!, less than two years after it was originally released. The game servers will be online until April 26, 2021.

João Carrasqueira · Oct 28, 2020 with 3 comments

Set for a November 10 release for Xbox consoles, the latest entry in the Gears of War series has now gone gold, bringing a new list of achievements worth a Gamerscore of 400, and more.

Hamza Jawad · Oct 7, 2020 with 1 comment

Splash Damage and The Coalition have unleashed a release trailer for their co-developed upcoming turn-based strategy game Gears Tactics. Pre-loads have gone live across Steam and Windows 10 too.

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe · Apr 13, 2020 with 1 comment

Rare's pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves has gotten some limited-time Gears of War-themed ship cosmetic items, and the only way to earn them is to play the game before the deadline next week.

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe · Nov 13, 2019 with 0 comments

Google has announced that "Offline Gmail", an experimental feature that lets users access their web-based Gmail accounts while not connected to the internet has finally graduated from being a Google Labs project and is being...

Kristan Kenney · Dec 8, 2009 · Hot! with 13 comments

Eagle eyed Neowin user Shaun Williams (eangulus in forums) has sent us a hot tip that Google Apps for Your Domain Calendar Application now supports Google Gears for offline use. For those not familiar...

Brad Sams · Feb 6, 2009 · Hot! with 5 comments

Microsoft announced today that it will feature a custom Gears of War 2 branded Zune, retailing for $279.99, and that pre-orders would be accepted today at both Walmart.com and Amazon.com. "This special edition Zune...

Michael Stanclift · Oct 1, 2008 · Hot! with 10 comments

Epic Games won't be bringing Gears of War 2 to the PC. That's their story and they're stickin' to it. It's "definitely" not happening, swears designer Cliff Bleszinski, pointing to a worsening PC gaming environment....

Garrett Dodd · Oct 1, 2008 · Hot! with 26 comments

It's been a while since we've run a story based on those online retailers jumping the gun and revealing an as yet unannounced title, so here goes nothing. Amazon's US website is listing Gears of...

Andrew · Dec 18, 2007 · Hot! with 4 comments

Third person shooter Gears of War has scooped the "Ultimate Game of the Year Award" at the Golden Joysticks. The title sold more than 3 million copies in 10 weeks and won three more awards...

· Oct 26, 2007 · Hot! with 5 comments

Operating system maker Microsoft is currently working hard on delivering the next version of Windows Embedded CE in November and on tapping the lucrative market for service-enabled devices. Kevin Dallas, general manager of Microsoft's Windows...

· Oct 19, 2007 · Hot! with 6 comments

When you're trying to bring one of the successful Xbox 360 games to the PC then the mantra must surely be 'don't drop the ball', but for Epic Gaming the latest title to earn the...

· Sep 17, 2007 · Hot! with 11 comments

On Thursday, 14th June, the stakes get even higher as "Gears of War", rated M for Mature, releases eight new Achievements for the "Annex" gametype and the "Hidden Fronts" Multiplayer Map Pack on Xbox LIVE....

Todd Tanner · Jun 13, 2007 · Hot! with 6 comments

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that the blockbuster Need for Speed franchise is introducing a new version that drives the series in a new direction. Need for Speed ProStreet is a ground-breaking Need for...

· Jun 1, 2007 · Hot! with 19 comments

Google has launched a tool designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. One of the key limitations of web services such as e-mail, word processing and calendars, is...

Tom Warren · May 31, 2007 · Hot! with 19 comments

Remember that story about the new Gears of War content Epic was creating? How Epic wanted to give the content away for free, and Microsoft was preventing them because they wanted to charge for it?...

Todd Tanner · May 1, 2007 · Hot! with 12 comments

Last night, the winners of the Tenth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (AIAS) were revealed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Gears of War turned out to be the big winner of...

Todd Tanner · Feb 9, 2007 · Hot! with 7 comments

Major Nelson published the new lists that shows both the original Xbox and Xbox 360's Xbox Live activity. Combining both lists, Gears of War still remains the most played game on Xbox Live, closely followed...

· Feb 4, 2007 · Hot! with 6 comments

Microsoft announced yet another impressive figure this week, Gears of War has sold 3 million copies. The figure means that nearly 1 in 3 Xbox owners have the game, which is even more impressive. The...

Joe Cashman · Jan 20, 2007 · Hot! with 5 comments

Well, Epic's Mark Rein has once again devastated PC users . He has denied us Gears of War. He shall pay! Anyway, all this started when someone noticed in a new set of Nvidia drivers...

Todd Tanner · Jan 10, 2007 · Hot! with 11 comments

Well I think it is pretty much official now. Gears of War is a mega-smash-hit. A bona fide "Halo" like franchise. So our boy Robbie Bach at CES yesterday let loose the sales numbers...

Todd Tanner · Jan 8, 2007 with 7 comments

Thanks to American Ninja for the head's up last night. An update for Epic's mega smash hit Gears of War will be released sometime tomorrow (Tuesday) which will...

Todd Tanner · Jan 8, 2007 · Hot! with 9 comments

Not only has Gears of War become the undisputed king of the 360 at the moment breaking numerous records, but it has also been a key factor in an increased usage of Xbox Live. Other...

Joe Cashman · Dec 6, 2006 · Hot! with 14 comments

Holiday 2006 Issue. PC Gamer (US version). Page 28. Look at the picture. OK, I know the issue isn't out yet on store shelves, so here's what is happening. Apparently PC Gamer...

Todd Tanner · Nov 17, 2006 · Hot! with 42 comments

Thanks to Voodoo Extreme for the heads up. Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games, Inc. announced today that "Gears of War" has gone gold. To celebrate the passing of the "gone gold"...

Todd Tanner · Oct 25, 2006 with 3 comments

Via CliffyB's blog: My job as designer of Gears of War is, well, more or less done. I can't speak to the status of gold or shipping but those of you familiar...

Todd Tanner · Oct 22, 2006 with -1 comments

Evilavatar is reporting that a German website called Console Wars caught wind of a Microsoft release schedule for Windows Vista from Switzerland supposedly listing Gears of War as a late 2007 PC title. ...

Todd Tanner · Oct 19, 2006 with -1 comments

Sorry to say but the German censorship police have nuked another one. Indeed, Gears of War will not be coming out in Germany now. Microsoft had considered recutting the game, but found it would make...

Todd Tanner · Oct 18, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

From a developer standpoint the power of the next-gen consoles opens up doors that simply weren't there before, but equally brings concerns over escalating development costs possibly in the region of $20-$30 million. Speaking at...

· Oct 5, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

You saw the E3 demo of Gears of War dozens of time. You remember how it started and how it ended. A dishonored soldier is taken out of prison to join the few soldiers that...

Steven Parker · Oct 3, 2006 with -1 comments

Eurogamer saw fit to post their first opinions on the upcoming mega hit for the Xbox 360 from Epic Games. Gears of War as some of you may know is the first Unreal Engine 3...

Todd Tanner · Oct 2, 2006 with -1 comments

Pipex is gearing up to offer punters 24 meg broadband as part of the ISP's investment in local loop unbundling (LLU). The ISP - which has 215,000 broadband punters at the end of June -...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Sep 8, 2005 with 1 comment

Microsoft Corp.'s officials expressed at Intel Developer Forum the company's strong intention to release its long-awaited operating system for computers based on the so-called x86-64 chips that can execute 32-bit and 64-bit code natively in...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Mar 2, 2005 with -1 comments

Anti-digital restrictions lobby group now includes Business Software Alliance. The biggest tech companies in the world are far from happy with a Hollywood backed campaign to further restrict the ability of people...

Michael Stanclift · Jan 3, 2003 with -1 comments

Despite President Bush's formal go-ahead on the first phase of missile defense deployment, the coast is clear for the time being on the entry of Santa Claus into American air space. According...

Michael Stanclift · Dec 25, 2002 with -1 comments

Microsoft, IBM and VeriSign have submitted a security specification for Web services to an industry standards body, a move that has won the backing of an unlikely supporter: Sun Microsystems. WS-Security is...

· Jun 27, 2002 with -1 comments