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With only a few weeks until Gears of War 3's release, numerous Gears-related sales pop up.

Whenever a game as big as Gears of War 3 is getting closer to its release date, usually games and gear that are related to the game partake in the excitement by announcing various sales or new products. Gears of War 3 is no exception.
Just recently,Canadian stores will be selling a XBOX 360 Bundle that will include a free copy of Gears of War 2 and other games like Alan Wake, Fable III, Halo Wars, and Halo III. The Canadian XBOX 360 bundle will [...]

Canada using video games to boost morale
A while back, the Canadian military had a garrison outside of Montreal opened a requisition for $25,000 (Canadian, that would be nearly $24,800US) worth of video games. People in the military scratched their heads in confusion wondering why they would ask for such an unusual proposal, but the info has now been made public. They're gifts for soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.
Canada's Ministry of Defence (that's how it's spelled) followed up with the Canadian Press, who reported the story about the earlier experience, to inform the public that they wanted to buy 500 [...]