PC Gears of War golden

Epic Games' brutal sci-fi shooter now menacing factories in anticipation of November 6 release.

Having sold more than 4 million copies worldwide and being the recipient of numerous awards, including GameSpot's 2006 Game of the Year, Epic Games' Gears of War isn't a game that needs much of an introduction. Suffice it to say, Microsoft announced today that the PC version, announced during this year's E3 Media and Business Summit, has gone gold and will be churning the retail cogs on November 6.

As with its Xbox 360 counterpart, Gears of War on the PC features Marcus Fenix and his merry band of thick-necked brutes saving the planet, one eviscerated Locust at a time. The PC version adds five new levels to the original game's campaign, as well as three exclusive multiplayer maps and a game editor for creating user-generated levels.

The PC version also includes the seven multiplayer maps and annex game mode released as downloadable content over Xbox Live. As a Games for Windows - Live title, it will also feature achievement points and online matchmaking for Gold subscribers. Unlike other Windows - Live games, it will be able to run on both the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

Gears of War for the PC is rated M for Mature and will retail for $49.99. For more on the new additions to Epic Games' shooter, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

236 Comments

  • RanchN

    Posted Nov 1, 2007 1:38 pm PT

    lol...yeah, I'm sorry...the paddle thing...I meant a controller...gamers paddle...I don't know...I was tired when I wrote it :-)

  • somecrazykid10

    Posted Oct 31, 2007 6:35 pm PT

    what the hell is a paddle?...I mean this isn't pong anymore...gg

  • shawnhao

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 7:38 pm PT

    Com'on M$...give us paupers a little demo so we can have a taste of the game before shelling out our hard earned $50....

    ALthough I heard that it is a great game on 360...but after the Halo2 example, it is no longer for granted that a good 360 game makes a equally great PC transplant....really want to see the demo before purchase....

    But according to fileplanet, it seems that the demo is not likely to come out before the acutaly game, in which case will make the demo absolete for the review would be up on GS.....but still...better know what you are buying....for who knows what's going to be in that fancy big GoW box...hehe......

  • RanchN

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 7:42 am PT

    now here's the thing? am I going to need a paddle to play, or will my handy dandy mouse do all my shooting. I was sorely disappointed when I had to use a paddle for Res Evil 4 for pc...it would have been so much cooler with a mouse to shoot with...that's why I like FPS for PC better.

  • rocky_aj17

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 4:36 am PT

    I hope it will not demand for a High quality Rig as required in crysis

  • jhunakizz99

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 1:57 am PT

    Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

  • Nosuleth

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 3:59 pm PT

    $50! Cheap!!

  • ByReckon

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 6:53 am PT

    No PC Demo?¿? Let us have a taste before buying!!!!!

  • WhtPowRngMHF2

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 2:05 am PT

    Im so gonna get this the day it comes out! =P

  • mysteriousminds

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 12:40 am PT

    if it had came out on pc along with 360 in the first place it would have looked so much better. cant say i'll ever get it on pc but definatly will on xbox360. if thats AU$ 49.99 on pc that is a great price though...

  • bharath_yp

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 10:24 pm PT

    yahooooo.....finally nothing lack even if u dun have xbox360

  • ldavidtw2000

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 1:01 pm PT

    It's just never early enough isn't it?

  • yaabnaze83

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 8:40 am PT

    NOVEMBER!?, damn it!, it's only three week more.

  • nhatnheo

    Posted Oct 24, 2007 4:28 am PT

    oh boy oh boy I am crazy about it

  • MoodyGameSpot

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 7:39 pm PT

    giooooooooo

  • pidow

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 4:58 pm PT

    I am looking to see how this game plays.......a lot of hype so far.

  • Holysapyn

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 1:05 pm PT

    I just hope they put all the new content on xbox live. I really want to fight the brumack

  • raiden_mgs2

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 7:23 am PT

    Wow great finally Gears of war for pc, good for all the none 360 owners out there. Can't wait!

  • vahid_xbox_360

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 1:28 am PT

    gears of war is gears of war . the best third person game of the world is the best third person game of the world.

  • theseeker348

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 11:49 pm PT

    Finally, the wait is coming to an end! I've heard a lot of good things about GoW and I'm very curious to see how it will perform on a PC!

  • guitarfreak846

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 8:53 pm PT

    im thankful i have a 360 + live, and an amazing pc that can run this!!!!

  • mrperkins

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 6:28 pm PT

    dude, i so cant wait to hop on that game editor.

  • UnchainedPsYcO

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 5:37 pm PT

    LAST CHANCE EPIC!!!! GIVE US THOSE MISSIONS!!!!!!!!

  • joesmith123

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:38 pm PT

    Thats right 360 fanboys... all your base are belong to us (PC folk)!

  • rockatanski

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 2:36 pm PT

    Long live the PC!!!! Though I must admit it is an expensive toy.. especially today with all these incredible games coming out.

  • Geminidevine

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 11:18 am PT

    This game came out for the 360 & the game was a success. Now PC gamers are going to get an even greater experience with the addition with a bonus level & boss unlike the 360 version. I myself never owned a 360 nor the games. PC GAMING ROCKS and Gears of War is finally going to hit the PC realm. Now of course people are going to have to upgrade the PC's to keep up with their gaming. It may seem expensive at first to just go out and purchase a brand new spanking PC it's worth, including building it yourself. Gears of War is a graphical tour de force.

  • lacrimosamo

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 11:18 am PT

    Damn, I would like to buy this game but my current PC is not good enough to run it. I already have my 360 GeoW but I want to play the new five levels.

  • tclvis

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 10:40 am PT

    Sweet. And I'm building a new PC, so now I know how to christen it! I really don't understand the fanboy thing; if it's a great game, why wouldn't you be thrilled that more people can play it? I prefer FPS and RPGs on the PC; I like action games on console. It's just a matter of preference and affordability. Get over it. I have a 360; I'm getting GoW for PC, because that's where I want it. To daveg1: Every game released under the Games for Windows banner is programmed to work with a 360 controller, which is part of the label's requirements, along with the Live multiplayer capabilities.

  • tomer12341

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 10:13 am PT

    this game rock!

  • Tommi88

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 10:07 am PT

    damn i cant afford a new pc right now!

  • thestrateger

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 8:32 am PT

    cool

  • spuddyt

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 8:09 am PT

    for whoever it was that said you have to upgrade a pc every 2-3 years, you're wrong. I'm expecting my mid range pc (which costs a damn sight less than a high end one) to last me for that long

  • bunyipbrown

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 7:51 am PT

    Very nice game, not as good as "Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing"
    but close.
    AHHHH aha

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 6:26 am PT

    Great game.

  • CYSYKO

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 6:22 am PT

    @ soulglove

    You've obviously never built your own PC

  • devil_dude1986

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 5:10 am PT

    hope they fixed the glitches...knowing epic, probably not

  • drifter_basic

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 4:56 am PT

    Fan-freakin-tastic, another made-for-console game lovingly ripped onto my PC. Thank you Microsoft for buying all the good developers so that I can struggle with controls not made for my keyboard, but hey I could always buy an Xbox controller for my pc!! What a great bloody idea. Well having blown off some steam at least I enjoyed playing this title on my friends 360 so I have some hopes for a decent build.

  • DonutTrooper

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:46 am PT

    Unfortunately, as bugged as my XP/Vista partition is, I'm be getting it for XP. I'm not shelling out to get a better processor just becuase Vista and GFW drains my CPU to awful levels.

    The sad thing in itself is that if I had better knowledge of the source code and acess to it, I could probably make Vista and GFW more effecient. But the only way to do so is to work for Microsoft, and I don't want to go to hell.....

  • ldonyo

    Posted Oct 22, 2007 3:12 am PT

    My gaming rig smokes my 360, so I may have to buy this version and sell my 360 one.

  • cayne_phoenix

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 11:48 pm PT

    the game is being released in 2 weeks, i dont think there is enuff time to make and release a demo...

  • Sandro909

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 11:08 pm PT

    Excellent. I hope they release a demo so I can see how it plays on my PC.

  • bboycookie2

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 10:41 pm PT

    For you 360 owners you know M$ makes windows right? So why not get a good game out to people who also use that too? hmmm? stop being but hurt. Just cuz your PC sucks dont come flaming over here.

  • ocdog45

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 9:50 pm PT

    i jsut want to play the extra things in the game on the 360

  • kratos_karmakar

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 9:25 pm PT

    im tired of saying stuff about this. epic just do watever u want. u lost my trust.

  • korpdawg

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 8:18 pm PT

    The extra content can't be released on Live because the pc version is using a different engine. They'd have to reprogram the new content. I think they said the new content can't be on the engine the 360 uses.

  • TheCrapp

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 8:02 pm PT

    Ok, so, GoW for PC reached gold, now a demo release doesn't sound interesting, eh Epic? or Microsoft?

  • okassar

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 7:47 pm PT

    Gears of War kept me busy for a LONG time on Xbox Live, the only reason I stopped was because of Halo 3's launch, I had some good time with GoW and it's cool that they made a PC version.It would be nice if Epic released the extra content on Live

  • m1lkshakes

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 7:23 pm PT

    When I commented earlier, I said this was GoW 2, and I din't mean to. If they did make a GoW 2, then that would $UCK!!

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