The opening to Epic's GOW3 is now available.

It just weeks away from Epic Games releasing the conclusion to Gears of War 3 and they decided at Gamescom in Germany this past week to release to the general public, the opening cinematic movie of the game. While it does have a hint of being a bit spoiler-ish, it is definitely worth watching as it tells you (through the mind of Anya Stroud) about what the world in Gears of War 3 has become.

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More industry combativeness surrounds the November releases of EAs Battlefield 3 and Activisions Call of Duty 3, and the competition between developers has never been more deeply rooted. The newest comments presented by an EA spokesperson, Jeff Brown, marks EAs distinct goal of dethroning the Call of Duty franchise from the military shooter category,

Last year Activision had a 90 share in the shooter category. This year,Battlefield 3 is going to take you down to 60 or 70. At that rate, you'll be out of the category in 2-3 years. If you don't believe me, go to the store and try to buy a copy ofGuitar Hero orTony Hawk.

News of Gears of War 3 reaches Epic Games' office. Staff celebrates with delicious cake.

Microsoft andEpic Games have just recently announced thatGears of War 3 pre-ordershas reached Gold status before its worldwide launch on September 20th. With this news reaching all over the gaming world, Epic Games and Microsoft decided that it was time to celebrate this achievement with an epic cake.

Seen above, Epic Games's Design Director Cliff Bleszinski is seen delicately cutting

Information regarding one of the spec-ops missions for Modern Warfare 3 has been released. The description clues gamers in to the high paced, intensive action that MW3 has to offer. Spec-ops has been a favorite among Call of Duty fans for awhile now, and its diverse missions make for a more engaging gaming experience. Everything from stealth missions, to wave defense, to tactical missions have been featured in spec-ops, and Modern Warfare 3 is guaranteed to continue the legacy.

One featured mission includes a co-op struggle to defuse armed bombs while fighting off waves of enemy soldiers, who are hell bent on your failure. From the original blog it is very apparent that this particular mission poses a unique challenge. Invisible

The high-calorie Internet Sensation shows their love for Gears of War 3 with 10,000+ calories.

The closer the world gets to the release of Epic Games's Gears of War 3, the more the people come out of the woodwork to show their love and appreciation for the series. And recently, no one showed more love than the Canadian internet sensation "Epic Meal Time".

For those of you who don't know what "Epic Meal Time" is, it is one of Youtube's most watched channels

Recently released photos of GOW3's campaign are now available to the public.

Just released as of this blog, August 16, some screenshots of Gears of War 3's campaign are now available to the general public. While there were some doubtersabout Gears of War was going to be just more Gears, after seeing these screenshots theyquickly changed their mind.

Spoiling Gears of War 3 before its officially released? Well meet Epic's Ban Hammer.

Lets say you got yourself some kind of leaked copy of Gears of War 3, and you decided to take the epic content you saw from Epic's Games's Gears of War 3 and decided to be an epic spoiler for everyone and posted it on Youtube or Gametrailers. Well, mister-spoil-everything-for-everyone, considered yourself banned from the Epic game forever.

When a pre-released version of Gears of War 3 was leaked in July, Rod Fergusson of Epic Games said that he and his

id Software states that you must buy a new Rage if you want to use the sewers.

A number of publishers are cutting off game content with things like online passes (one-time use code that be generally unavailable to those who buy any game used). Usually this cuts off things like online multiplayer or highly praised game content. In this case, Rage won't.

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Analyst Predicts Good September due to Gears of War 3 and Madden releases

Mentioned here on The Escapist online magazine, Arvind Bhata, an financial analyst with Sterne Agee, stated that while July was probably one the worst months in the video game industry and August not looking too bright as well, September will be a large improvement with the release of big titles like Gears of War and Madden 2012.

If you are planning on delving into the pending Battlefield 3 on your computer you will need to create an Origin account. Origin is Electronic Arts digital distributing application, and is the largest competitor for Steam, who it has been confirmed will not be offering Battlefield 3. This should not be a huge surprise for gamers, and personally the move by DICE and EA makes a lot of sense.

Origin offers a wide range of gaming opportunities for PC dedicated gamers, and is an excellent host for Battlefield 3 when it finally becomes available on October 25^th. The multi-platform title is set to be Modern Warfares largest competitor, and already gaming