I was telling everybody in TS today about the game, and a ton of them (actually, all of them) had never even heard of the previous two games! *gasp* WELL, Gears of War is a third-person, cover-based shooter developed by EPIC (same people behind Unreal, Cliffy B. still heads EPIC, God bless the man). It's a GREAT game if you're wanting something a little more 'out there' and a little less bland than today's console (forgot to mention... it IS a console game, 360-exclusive I believe) shooters like Halo or CoD. Here are some videos for you all.
Ashes to Ashes trailer.
YouTube Video
IGN Multiplayer with interviews with Cliffy B (four part video).
My friend and I are biggies on this game, I spent hours looking for the song in ashes to ashes (title is Heron Blue by Sun Kil Moon) and I have been keeping an eye on it, and looking for beta's and everything! Gears Of War is a good game, and right up there with Halo and the Unreal Series!
I actually posted that here the longest time ago haha I posted only the Ashes to Ashes video back then, though. Also, the beta's been over for a long while now I believe :p As for Sun Kil Moon, check out the rest of their songs, they're pretty good (Carry Me, Ohio among my favorites, off of the album 'Ghosts of the Great Highway). Gears has introduced me to some pretty good music, actually. The trailer for Gears 2 used 'How it Ends' by DeVotchKa (which, I'd known of them for their work on Little Miss Sunshine as well), and they're now one of my favorite bands. Thanks to Gears, I've transitioned in my taste in music from heavier to softer and more-classical.
Personally, as far as console-exclusive games go, Gears has to be my favorite (if we're talking current generation, there are plenty of AMAZING games for platforms like the N64) series. I only play Halo: Reach for the Forge, and if it weren't for that, I doubt I'd use my XBox at all. Gears of War is just such a good break from the bland, traditional shooter that's the center of attention for this generation of console shooters (big titles like CoD and Halo included). Gears of War is just so very unique and fun to play.
...but aliens are really ugly ! 
