[360] Gears of War

Pricing info was also released for Gears of Wars. $59.99 for standard and $69.99 for deluxe. I have no info on what the differences are between the two.

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October 18, 2006 - I just received a release from Microsoft's German PR firm that will undoubtedly annoy a lot of people. Why? Because it says Gears of War is no longer being released in Germany:

"Gears of War" (MGS): Die Microsoft Deutschland GmbH steht, wie in der Vergangenheit, zu den eingegangenen Selbstverpflichtungen und erkennt die USK als Instanz für die Alterskennzeichnung von Spielen für den deutschen Markt ausdrücklich an. Bei der internationalen Version des Spieletitels "Gears of War" für das System Xbox 360 der Microsoft Game Studios wurde von der Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), dem Förderverein für Jugend und Sozialarbeit e. V., die Alterskennzeichnung gemäß §14 des Jugendschutzgesetzes verweigert. Daher wird die Entertainment & Devices Division der Microsoft Deutschland GmbH den Titel "Gears of War" für Xbox 360 in Deutschland nicht veröffentlichen.

Eine spezielle Version für den deutschen Markt, die eine technische und inhaltliche Veränderung einschließt um eine Bewertung der USK zu erhalten, ist nach Rücksprache zwischen den Entwicklern und der USK ohne grundlegende Eingriffe in das Gamplay des Spiels nicht möglich. Durch solch tiefe Eingriffe würde die Erwartungshaltung der Spieler in Deutschland an das hohe Niveau des Spieles nicht mehr erfüllt und die Kompatibilität der Versionen untereinander via Xbox Live nicht mehr gewährleistet.

Aus diesem Grund wird in Deutschland "Gears of War" für Xbox 360 nicht erscheinen und für den deutschen Handel nicht bestellbar sein.

So basically, the situation is similar to the one experienced by Capcom when Dead Rising was due for release over here - the game was rejected a rating by the USK ratings board. This means that Microsoft wouldn't be able to advertise the game and that shops wouldn't be able to put the game on their shelves - if you wanted to buy Gears of War you'd have to ask the cashier for it and then be slipped a copy in a brown paper bag.

Following the ratings decision Microsoft explored the possibility of creating a version that could acquire a rating, but unfortunately this was incompatible with other versions released around the world when played on Xbox Live, so now Microsoft has decided to just not release the game, period. Germans still wishing to play Gears of War will likely have to import it from Austria, or the UK.
-- Andrew Burnes

Gears of War - for all intents and purposes is banned in Germany. Legal prostitution good, Gears of War bad?

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That's good to hear. Because if I lived in Germany and bought a 360, I'd be so pissed if I couldn't get gears simply because that's really the only game that's actually worth buying the system for. Sure there are other great games like Dead Rising and Condemned, but I wouldn't buy the system just for either of thoes.

Sorry Slayer but why are you such a Xbox hater? You bash a system that you've purchased and either bought or rented MANY good games. Your gamertag shows them.

Call of Duty 2
Street Fighter 2
Chromehounds
Fight Night Round 3
Nintey-Nine-Nights
Dead Rising
Oblivion (For a console anyways)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

These are all amazing games in my opinion that can ONLY be played/enjoyed as of now on the XB360.

I got my entertainment buck already from the machine with my 3000 games of Street Fighter II and various stomping matches with Skills in Chromehounds.

If nothing else came out for the system, I got my money's worth. However, we've yet to see what people can deliver now having a solid year's worth of development experience on the system.

Edit: COD2 is on the PC, however the vid card alone is a fair chunk of what the 360 cost.

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A few days back I ninja joined one of the sessions that Skills, Devo and Moo were doing - I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST.

Nothing funner than to thrash on your fellow GF'ers.

Also Devo is really good. Watch out for her. :P

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