Throughout the United States, GameStop stores will have special events going on for the midnight launch of Gears of War 2. However, the official "Midnight Mayhem" event will take place in Los Angeles.
Cliff Bleszinski and John Di Maggio (the voice of Marcus Fenix from Gears 2, and Futurama's Bender) will be at the Universal CityWalk store in LA. Lester Speight and Carlos Ferro, the actors who voice Augustus Cole and Dominic Santiago respectively, will also be on hand at the launch. Those from the Nightmare Armor Studios will be in costume and passing out free Gears 2 goodies to the fans.
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Cliff Bleszinski and John Di Maggio (the voice of Marcus Fenix from Gears 2, and Futurama's Bender) will be at the Universal CityWalk store in LA. Lester Speight and Carlos Ferro, the actors who voice Augustus Cole and Dominic Santiago respectively, will also be on hand at the launch. Those from the Nightmare Armor Studios will be in costume and passing out free Gears 2 goodies to the fans.
GameStop, the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host midnight release events for the Xbox 360 exclusive “Gears of War 2” by Epic Games at 3,500 stores nationwide. Starting at 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2008, customers can visit their local GameStop and be among the first to get their hands on the new game at 12:01 a.m.
Fans will have the opportunity to compete in a variety of trivia challenges as well as have the chance to bring out their inner war hero during “Gears of War” tournaments. Customers who purchase “Gears of War 2” at the events will receive an Xbox LIVE token for an exclusive in-game downloadable gold-plated Hammerburst for use in multiplayer gameplay and “Gears of War 2” Xbox LIVE Theme tokens, while supplies last. These tokens will not be available beyond the night of launch.
Fans will have the opportunity to compete in a variety of trivia challenges as well as have the chance to bring out their inner war hero during “Gears of War” tournaments. Customers who purchase “Gears of War 2” at the events will receive an Xbox LIVE token for an exclusive in-game downloadable gold-plated Hammerburst for use in multiplayer gameplay and “Gears of War 2” Xbox LIVE Theme tokens, while supplies last. These tokens will not be available beyond the night of launch.
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