Days after the most popular gaming convention E3, ended its run, one of the games that made the biggest showing at the event, Gears of War, had it's release date announced. With the planned deployment for November 12th, 2006, smacked in the danger zone some other big releases such as (potentially) Halo 3, Playstation 3 and more.

"Gears of War" represents the emergence of a thrilling new franchise for Xbox 360 and is the must-have game of 2006," said Shane Kim, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios. "Combining the best in innovative gameplay, next-generation graphics, and interactive storytelling, Epic has harnessed the extraordinary power of Xbox 360 to create an extremely powerful and immersive entertainment experience."

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