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Boy, that didn’t take long.* After enjoying an incredible 2 weeks atop the Xbox Live “Most played” list, Gears 2 has been knocked the f*** out by Bungie’s Halo Jesus.* I can’t believe it.* I am stunned.* I just called my mom in Tennessee and she couldn’t believe it either.

That’s all she wrote folks.* Doctor Doc is declaring Gears of War 2 dead!



Sorry for the melodramatic opening there, but the reaction in both the Halo 3 and Gears communities over this “news” is about the silliest thing I’ve seen since my mother-in-law pulled her “turkey” out of the oven last week.

While I don’t care much at all about either game, and find this “news” to be nothing of the sort, I can’t help but feel like the guy who figures out the ending of the movie in the first 3 minutes.* I kinda felt like this was happening, just by watching you guys on my friends list.

First off, there’s nothing WRONG with Gears of War 2.* The game looks great and plays great, but at the end of the day, or at least at the end of my 2 hours of play, it was Gears of War with a 2 after it.* Being unseated by the most dominant game in the Xbox library isn’t a nail in the coffin, and I don’t mean to insinuate that, but I notice so few people on my friends list playing Gears 2 that I was wondering last night…

What the hell happened?

I feel like I just showed up at a party to find out they ran out of beer.* Last night, no one on my friends list was playing.* Out of 100 people ZERO were playing Gears 2.* Fluke?* Probably, but it’s a stark change from just a week ago, AND a startling contrast to the scenario after the first Gears invaded our homes.

Do you guys think Gears 2 is everything you expected it to be?* Why aren’t you playing it enough?* Is it because you have so many OTHER games that you, like me, are just spreading your time around?

I’m not looking to slam the game, as that would be foolish and just plain idiotic based both on the reviews of the game and its still-wild popularity.* But I have noticed my friends, even those who were super-hyped about Gears 2, playing their old standby games again already.

Thoughts?

SOURCE:* Halo 3 Retakes “Most Played” Crown from Gears of War 2 (http://www.gamecyte.com/halo-3-retakes-most-played-crown-from-gears-of-war-2) (Gamecyte)

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