Cemetery party helps fuel "Gears of War" hype

**MIG-31** · Nov 3, 2006, 06:35 PM

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2 (Reuters Life!) - After a preview party in a Hollywood cemetery, "Gears of War" storms into stores next week in one of the year's most anticipated video game launches with even its maker calling it "horrific."

German authorities' recent decision to refuse the Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) game a rating due its violence has fed into the anticipation -- and also into the chance that the title could fail to live up to the hype.

Nov 3, 2006, 06:35 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Cemetery party helps fuel "Gears of War" hype Read More/Source: Reuters _______________ SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2 (Reuters Life!) - After a preview party in a Hollywood cemetery, "Gears of War" storms into stores next week in one of the year's most anticipated video game launches with even its maker calling it "horrific." German authorities' recent decision to refuse the Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) game a rating due its violence has fed into the anticipation -- and also into the chance that the title could fail to live up to the hype. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here