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Gears of War 2 Zune Coming on Nov 7, Preorders Start Tonight
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 2:07 PM on October 1, 2008
Killing two marketing birds with one stone, Microsoft's bundling some of its Zunes with various Gears of War 2 (launching soon!) paraphernalia. Each 120GB Zune will sport a laser-etched "Crimson Omen" and come pre-loaded with 244 pieces of media, including the soundtrack, behind-the-scene videos and concept art. The entire package will cost you $US280 and will start shipping on November 7th. Pre-orders on Amazon.com and Walmart.com will begin at 3am EST tonight. Looks like M'soft's stopped going after babies and chosen to focus on teenage boys instead. [Engadget]
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collider
Posted 2:54 PM 1/10/08
@Unknown2U: Awesome!
collider
mhlaxp
Posted 2:42 PM 1/10/08
Maybe it's because I'm a PC gamer but I thought Gears was pretty terrible.
Now, a Portal-branded anything, and I'm in. I'd totally guy a Zune with the Aperture Science logo on it, and I don't ever even use the mp3 player I have.
mhlaxp
cjcamilla
Posted 2:40 PM 1/10/08
I would definitely love one, but no need for one (Zune 80 ^_^)
cjcamilla
Unknown2U
Posted 2:40 PM 1/10/08
I hope the Great Pumpkin reads my letter and I get this for Halloween!
Unknown2U
daftrok
Posted 2:40 PM 1/10/08
@tkohrs2002:
The Halo 3 Zune was too plain. This one has a dark logo on the back that combines piracy (the skull) with technology (the nut around the skull). Nice.
daftrok
Sanjo
Posted 2:37 PM 1/10/08
I CAN HARDLY WAIT.
Oh.. Wait.
Zune?
Pass.
Sanjo
tkohrs2002
Posted 2:29 PM 1/10/08
the halo 3 one was better
tkohrs2002
elislider
Posted 2:26 PM 1/10/08
thats pretty sweet. i kinda want one, if i didnt already have a custom zune 80 from zuneoriginals.net and a custom zune 30 from zunemasters. and no money.. :(
elislider
ZetaCrossfire
Posted 2:26 PM 1/10/08
i would get it if i didnt already have a 80
ZetaCrossfire
collider
Posted 2:25 PM 1/10/08
I'd totally buy that if it were an iPhone case!
collider
Griffehpoo
Posted 2:14 PM 1/10/08
Here's hoping the final boss this time around isn't as bland as the first one.
Griffehpoo
daftrok
Posted 2:11 PM 1/10/08
That's...that's pretty bad ass!
daftrok
Earthslide
Posted 2:10 PM 1/10/08
That dude is almost as hardcore as Cliffy B!
Earthslide
Evangelion
Posted 3:11 PM 1/10/08
omg... Thats incredibly BADASS!!!
Evangelion
theoldwolf
Posted 3:39 PM 1/10/08
In best gravelly I'm-not-Bender-honest voice:
Sweet!
theoldwolf
aaj111
Posted 4:06 PM 1/10/08
I don't care for GoW, but I would kill for a Zune with that badass logo on the back. :]
aaj111
pwnz0r
Posted 3:59 PM 1/10/08
I'd buy one if it were compatible with my Mac.
pwnz0r
Hellicus
Posted 3:55 PM 1/10/08
Thats an awesome looking Zune... Im thinking about upgrading my good ole 30 GB 1st. gen Zune... Maybe on Thanksgiving...
Hellicus
Beta @ Random
Posted 5:24 PM 1/10/08
I would buy it but I have a Mac, oh well.
Beta @ Random
quikboy
Posted 7:55 PM 1/10/08
@pwnz0r: If you have a Mac, get Boot Camp or Parallels and buy a copy of Windows. Problem solved!
quikboy
Jon B.
Posted 9:39 PM 1/10/08
@quikboy: Nobody wants to sit there and restart their computer in Windows Disk mode or go out and buy $70 virtualization software JUST so they can use an MP3 player.
Microsoft wasn't too smart when they didn't make the Zune OS X compatible.
Jon B.
GDUB
Posted 10:48 PM 1/10/08
Dam that's gona help me score major points with the femininas.
GDUB
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 10:39 PM 1/10/08
Don't need. Happy with my Hokusai-etched 120GB
OMG! Ponies!
hardcache
Posted 11:03 PM 1/10/08
damn, that looks sweet. I'm tempted to get it, but at the same time I already have an 80GB Ipod classic. Do I need to spend the money on a different MP3 player?
I do like that the Zune has a radio built in, and the widescreen for watching videos.
hardcache
ILoveToast
Posted 12:02 AM 2/10/08
@daftrok: Um... that's a gear dude. The nut is the buyer. I love Zune but for $280 it should come with the game.
ILoveToast
Jrperiod
Posted 11:55 PM 1/10/08
The Hardrive size and price make zunes very appealing. To bad I already have a 32gb Touch.
Jrperiod
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 1:43 AM 2/10/08
@Enochrewt: So then you don't like the glowing apple on every MacBook or the apple etched into every iPod?
OMG! Ponies!
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 1:42 AM 2/10/08
@hardcache: ZunePass is a killer app. $15 a month for all-you-can-eat music. One iTunes Plus album costs that.
OMG! Ponies!
Enochrewt
Posted 1:30 AM 2/10/08
$280 to advertise for a corporation's product? Oh, there's a sucker born every minute.
Enochrewt
Lavallee017
Posted 2:29 AM 2/10/08
this is so much more bad ass than a U2 labeled iPod
Lavallee017
geekpi
Posted 4:24 AM 2/10/08
@Jon B.: Because OSX's 4% of the market is important to them?
geekpi
krazyphaze
Posted 2:34 AM 2/10/08
I have an idea. make a stencil of your choice and spray paint.. save you're munnies. I'm waiting for someone to make an opensource media player..
krazyphaze
Enochrewt
Posted 3:39 AM 3/10/08
@OMG! Ponies!: I don't buy overpriced Apple hardware.
Enochrewt