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<A>Fragaholic
15 Jan 2007, 08:19
Taken From http://www.megagames.com/news/html/pc/gearsofwarexpandingtopc.shtml

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With Gears of War selling well, apparently 1 copy every 3 seconds in its first 56 days, it is understood that everyone will be talking about this game. Now we have stories of new evidence supporting a PC version while MS has announced the first free X360 content for the title.

Users downloading the Guru 3D nVidia Forceware drivers have found mention of Gears of War, suggesting it is evidence of the imminent arrival of a PC version of Epic's blockbuster. The suggestion is that a Halo 2 and Gears of War Vista lineup, would help Microsoft's new OS overcome early criticism from the gaming community. Bill Gates however, did not go so far as to mention a PC version during his CES keynote speech. He did mention however, the new Gears of War content which will soon be available to XBox 360 gamers for free.

The download, available January 10, will offer two new multiplayer maps and a video introduction hosted by Epic's CliffyB. The two new maps will be:

Raven Down
Delta Force must enter the map from multiple access points and seek survivors from a Raven helicopter crash. The action takes place on the streets of a bombed city with car wrecks and destroyed buildings providing ample cover.

Old Bones

Described as a survival horror map, Old Bones takes place in a grand old museum which has been targeted by the Locust Horde in order to eradicate records of man's presence on Sera. Delta Force will need to stop the Horde from succeeding in its mission.

Very exciting...

War]-[eaD
15 Jan 2007, 08:50
WOW... will give a nice feel for the UT2K7 engine! :D:D:D

Actually watched some dudes play on the projector at carnage this weekend... The engine looks awesome... UT2K7 might be better than we expect! :P

Shrimp
15 Jan 2007, 09:37
http://utforums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=24747566&postcount=2

Gamos
15 Jan 2007, 11:44
Do you guys seriously think Ms will let this money spinner go? Sure it will come to PC, in 2010 like Halo2.

<A>Fragaholic
15 Jan 2007, 18:54
I dunno it sounded kewl...

Releasing it to run on Vista would be a sellpoint for their OS as well though...

igloo
15 Jan 2007, 19:17
It's more fun on Xbox anyway.

|sAvAgE|
16 Jan 2007, 08:00
It's more fun on Xbox anyway.

:thumbsup:

=_sNaKe_=
16 Jan 2007, 08:23
Why? Control scheme? Or just general feel?

Booha
16 Jan 2007, 13:07
Hmm, you cant really say its more fun on xbox anyway when it hasn't come out on any other platforms yet.

Shrimp
16 Jan 2007, 13:18
I don't think the controls would really translate very well at all, to PC.

=_sNaKe_=
16 Jan 2007, 13:38
You mean to keyboard and mouse?

Edit : Surely a good gamepad could circumvent this?

Booha
16 Jan 2007, 14:36
Well they managed to do a good job with rainbow six vegas and that was an xbox 360 game first and foremost with many complicated controls before they ported it to pc, and the controls on pc are very fluid. But maybe Im wrong...... Who knows.

cYan1D3
16 Jan 2007, 14:42
Gears of war rocks, I think it would be be great on P.C especially the Vs mode, can actually kill each other from range quicker and not see where the other guy is at all times, and sneak up on them. The co-op mode was also good and loads of fun.