Gears of War Prequel Announced

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Details have emerged about a prequel to one of the most herald and popular games of this generation, Gears of War. However, you won't be able to be a part of the action this time round.

The prequel is set to be in the form of a novel, to be written by games journo Steven Kent who used to work for well-known publications Next-Gen.biz and USA Today.

According to the official blurb of the book, the story looks set to be an interesting and intriguing one that expands on the original story from the game. It "builds upon the characters backstories and gives eager fans their first in-depth look at some of the past events that shaped the games world."

While a Gears of War sequel (or prequel) has not been announced in game form, fans should be able to get their fix in this novel, which is set to be released later this year.

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Gears of War Prequel Announced Comments

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360gta

NO! i want to play the game, not read the book. I didn't buy gears of war to find out the story, i bought it for a kick a$$ game.

And as a great yellow president once said: "i was elected to lead, Not to read".

03/01/2008

Sydney

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Ne0n

"Gears of War prequel announced!" Yaaay! ".... Novel." Awwww

03/01/2008

Brisbane

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xLAMBIEx

If it gets turned into a game that would be weird, cause you wouldn't be fighting the locusts.

03/01/2008

Victoria

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FRYKILL

They'll prob turn this into the movie??

03/01/2008

PERTH, WA

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Ne0n

xLAMBIEx said: If it gets turned into a game that would be weird, cause you wouldn't be fighting the locusts.

Not necessarily, GoW takes place 14 years after E-day, that's 14 years of fighting the Locusts before the events in the game. Plenty of room for a prequel based on the early days of the war.

04/01/2008

Brisbane

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Wii-Fan

Thats Great We Get To Find out Why Marcus Was In Jail, How The War Started..... etc. Cos you gotta admit Gears of War was low on storyline!

I am 100% sure we are still getting a sequel game but I guess they decided not to make a prequel game so instead they made a book!