Hi. I am wondering, since it's 2008 will there be any future plans for another GoW PC tourney thats online like the last one was? Thanks.

Hey,

Thanks for posting.

We do not currently have any plans for another Gears of War for Windows tournament. However, things come up often, so be on the look out for announcements on our site or in the Gamer Newsletter we send each month.
 

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Alright, thanks.

Wayne,

Does it necessarily have to be GoW PC?  With Gears of War 2 scheduled for release in November 2008, this is probably the last official year for competitive Gears of War on X360.  Of course, I'm asking as a GCO that has an active competitive Gears community.

 

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Joseph "$layer-1"Altamirano
DIZeLAN FRAG Center
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We would need the publisher, or a sponsor, to account for the hard costs and prizes.

If a sponsor were not concerned about the exact game, we'd probably get more turnout for Halo 3 or CoD4. 

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Events Coordinator

Wayne Ferguson:

We would need the publisher, or a sponsor, to account for the hard costs and prizes.

If a sponsor were not concerned about the exact game, we'd probably get more turnout for Halo 3 or CoD4. 

While I do not doubt that turnout for Halo 3  and Call of Duty 4 could potentially be greater, the gamers that would hypothetically take part in a Gears event are virtually the same demographic.

Also, the prospect of a tournament in a given game always has the potential to drive up casual play in our centers.  For example, for the 2 months leading up to a Gears 4v4 that we held at the end of February, Gears of War was the most played X360 game despite H3 and CoD4 breathing down it's neck.  Wouldn't such a scenario be ideal for, say, promoting awareness of Gear of War 2 and driving pre-orders for either Best Buy or Gamestop?  Would Microsoft and Epic value that?  Would every company that produces and sells licensed Gears of War merchandise (t-shirts, toys, stickers, faceplates, underoos, etc.) find value in that?

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Joseph "$layer-1"Altamirano
DIZeLAN FRAG Center
"Frag. Then Brag." "Follow it up with a T-bag." (Adversarial)
"It's good to frag together." (Co-op)
www.myspace.com/dizelan

DIZeLAN_$layer-1:

Wayne Ferguson:

We would need the publisher, or a sponsor, to account for the hard costs and prizes.

If a sponsor were not concerned about the exact game, we'd probably get more turnout for Halo 3 or CoD4. 

While I do not doubt that turnout for Halo 3  and Call of Duty 4 could potentially be greater, the gamers that would hypothetically take part in a Gears event are virtually the same demographic.

Also, the prospect of a tournament in a given game always has the potential to drive up casual play in our centers.  For example, for the 2 months leading up to a Gears 4v4 that we held at the end of February, Gears of War was the most played X360 game despite H3 and CoD4 breathing down it's neck.  Wouldn't such a scenario be ideal for, say, promoting awareness of Gear of War 2 and driving pre-orders for either Best Buy or Gamestop?  Would Microsoft and Epic value that?  Would every company that produces and sells licensed Gears of War merchandise (t-shirts, toys, stickers, faceplates, underoos, etc.) find value in that?

I totally agree. I think it would be worthwhile for Epic to sponsor Gears of War tournaments leading up to the release of Gears of War 2. 

A sponsor who has no particular game preference however, would probably be better suited with a Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 tournament, except maybe in the two weeks leading up to the Gears of War 2 release because there will be a lot of hype then. 

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