It’s no secret that we’re huge Gears of War fans here at GameNorth. We’ve spent many a cold Canadian evening huddled near the warmth of our over-heating Xbox 360s while chainsawing wave after wave of Locust, Canadian-style, which involves apologizing politely before, during, and after the bloody act takes place. As such, we were delighted when Rod Fergusson, Executive Producer of the Gears of War franchise, and fellow canuck, announced his brilliant, if not slightly misguided, plans for a Gears of War 2 bonus XP weekend set to take place during San Diego Comic Con (July 22 – 25), where Epic will giving fans a chance to play Gears of War 3.
For those that haven’t caught wind of his zany plans, Rod will be awarding Gears of War 2 players with an experience points multiplier equal to the sum of his Twitter followers divided by 500. When he originally proposed the idea on Wednesday, July 14, he had 3000 followers. As of time of writing this article, he has 10,793, but chose to cap his campaign at 10,000 followers and a 20X experience points modifier. That’s a lot of XPs!
The Contest
To honour Rod’s crazy idea and his ongoing dedication to the Gears of War community, we’ve decided to award five lucky readers with Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection codes, giving them the chance to enjoy all 19 DLC maps while earning truckloads of XP!
To enter, simply tell us what excites you most about Epic’s upcoming Gears of War 3 by commenting on the article below. On the morning of Thursday, July 22, to coincide with the opening of the San Diego Comic Con, we’ll draw five names out of a hat and announce the winners. Remember: only Canadians need apply! You can still leave a comment if you’re not Canadian – as we’re always happy to hear and talk about Gears – you just won’t be eligible to win a prize.
For further rules and eligibility, please consult our official contest rules. Failure to comply with these rules will result in a merciless chainsawing. Canadian-style, of course.
Good luck!
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all.
Cannot wait until comic con
Can’t wait for Gears Of War 3 and Gears Of War 1 & 2 are amazing,I’m looking forward to beast mode and the campaign in Gears Of War 3 keep up the good work epic
Gears 3 looks wicked!
Dont know what else to say, but found this on some canadian forums ;D
Gears 2 was a alright game, but i never had addons, so the contest looks fun so im gonna enter
This looks like a really cool contest
can’t wait, Gears 1 is one of my favourite games ever!
I like the new enemy types. I’m also excited about the fact that they’ve announced dedicated servers, because I had a lot of issues with Gears 2’s online.
I’m excited to stab lambent locust in the face with my new knife bayonetta.
Look forward to 4 player co-op, as well as beast mode. The chance to take control of a locust and use it againest AI C.O.G. soldiers is bound to be one of the most refreshing and addictive aspects to GoW3
I cant wait for gears three because of the just sweet graphics, and im really hopeing for new servers.
Gears 3 is one of the games ill be looking for next year, before any others
I really want to play 4 player co-op missions and i love the new graphics
I can’t wait for the new enemies and the 4 player online co-op…time to die locust scum!