Decker

I hate how Microsoft has it in their heads that access to an early Beta of a more-highly anticipated upcoming is somehow a game feature.
I guess Sony is doing it too with their new Uncharted bundle as well.

fumanstan

Things like that have been around for awhile though. Hell, I remember Zone of Enders being a big deal because of a demo for Metal Gear Solid way back when.

RichC2

"Nobody bought Crackdown to play Crackdown, it sold purely because of the Halo 3 Beta!"

pinata242

Anyone else get unsolicited GoW:UE Beta invites from XBL?

Maxflier

Yep.

pinata242

I received two different messages with two different codes. Are they both required or can I give one away?

Music

You need TWO codes to access the beta. A download code and an access code. Both need to be redeemed to play

pinata242

Gotcha, that's what I was assuming, but it wasn't exactly clear from the messages.

Trevor

Signed up online for the Beta, although I played a couple of the old ones so I should have received one earlier. But anyway, got the beta codes a few hours later, the download was mere minutes, and I was promptly reminded how bad I'm at multiplayer FPS. Looking forward to single player though.

edstein

I played one match. They is an improvement in the graphics but its not a big enough improvement for me to repurchase this game. With everything else coming out I just won't have time for this Gear 1 again. I might give Gears 4 a chance but that's about it.

RichC2

The graphics are a pretty big improvement but did the game always feel this weightless? It's just, I dunno, kind of unsatisfying.

Maxflier

Played it for about 2 minutes. The graphics looked pretty damn good to me. I just have no interest in playing death matches in Gears of War.

Decker

Wasn't at all impressed myself. Looked okay but too dark to really appreciate much. Was an indoor map and that made everything very dark. Won't be buying this one at all.

OldBoy

so the $40 collection for One is all 4 GoW (1,2,3, J) made for 360?

fumanstan

No, just the first one.

OldBoy

oh, that sucks. thought it was a compilation...

Solid Snake

Didn't know it was a remake. All I ever heard was remaster.

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gerrythedon

yeah watched it earlier today on X1, always knew it was a remake but people kept on calling it a remaster.

gerrythedon

yeah noticed it also, maybe to accommodate 60FPS? cause it is definitely faster than before.

and the same GNASHER-fest bullshit.

Solid Snake

I barely played multi for Gears but did they make the shotguns stronger or have they always been that goddamn powerful?

MoviePage

Always. It's why Gears MP has always been a shotgun-fest.

fumanstan

It says remastered on their website, but also says rebuilt from the ground up - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/gears-of-war-ultimate

I guess it's being nitpicky about the terms, but i'd be surprised if the genuinely recreated all the models and textures for this game.

Solid Snake

I dunno. That video shows new models. Textures look like the old areas but they look modern, as in gaming graphics, too.

gerrythedon

$40+GCU+$10 in reward certificate= Fuck Yeah!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Games-Pr...at308100050002

Solid Snake

Wait. Jesus. Is Raam going to be a bitch to take down again? He's not hard on Normal but fucking insane on hard.