Just a quick FYI, the PV5 for Gears of War 2 is now available for your perusing pleasure. Check out the short, sweet, look at one of the best 360 games out there.

In a post-launch interview, the outspoken Cliffy B. from Epic warns gamers not to call Gears a "trilogy." He said the MS employee who called the game franchise a trilogy originally was wrong to do so. He even says you can call him a "douche" if you want, but give Gears a try. It seems Cliff always has something to say about something these days.

The worldwide sales of Gears of War 2 just beat 2 million units in the first weekend of the game's availability. Of course, this is no surprise, as the game's launch is said to be behind only Halo 3 and GTA IV, both hard games to top. Microsoft said that over 1.5 million people logged into Xbox Live with GoW2 over the weekend, logging a total of 15 million gameplay hours -- apparently a new XBL record.

Gears of War 2 has beaten out Little Big Planet in the UK charts for the last week. Gears is just behind Halo 3 and GTA IV for the top 3 all time weekly sales on the Xbox360. Little Big debuted at number 4 on the charts. Click read more for the full top 10.

1. Gears of War 2
2. FIFA 09
3. Fallout 3
4. LittleBigPlanet

It seems that the Limited Edition Gears of War 2 Golden Lancer Weapon code that gamers get as a bonus with the LE edition, is not working for more than a few gamers. As you can see by the thread on the official forums, you may have to call MS to obtain a new code. Better get on it quick before MS decides not to honor the bad code cards.

In an interview with Gamasutra, Cliffy B. discussed why even pure action games like Gears of War 2 still need story to motivate. He reiterates why it is important to give the user the choice -- if they want to skip all the cutscenes, they can. He goes on to say though that it helps to grab the gamer within the first few scenes with a compelling tale. We tend to agree.

MS has confirmed that Gears of War 2 will not be released in either German or Japan due to the high level of violence. Japan was more of a question than Germany, but it seems both countries deemed the game too violent to classify. Importers unite.

The manual for Gears of War 2 has been scanned and posed online. Now this is supposedly real, but we put it in the rumor mill for now, to be safe. Not much more to say, check the link and browse the booklet yourself. Tell us if you think it is real or not.

The infamous Cliffy B. over at Epic, the voice of Gears of War, says he has no plans to repeat what Denis Dyack of Silicon Knights did with his Too Human title, and respond to the internet flamers in person. Cliff maintains that "if you do a good enough job, your fans will come to your aid and defend you." He is absolutely right.

"You have to have thick skin to be in this business and be some sort of public figure," he explained. "I think one needs to be very careful when dealing with those kinds of criticisms on the Internet, because you're never going to fully get rid of it."

Even we learned this, may be Denis needs a lesson again.

Today, the third video documentary from Gears of War 2 will be released. The new video "Delta Blues," provides an inside look at the members of Delta Squad. Click read more for the full info.

PRESS RELEASE

LONDON – 24 September 2008 - Today, Microsoft releases “Delta Blues,” the third instalment in a series of video documentaries that showcase the development of “Gears of War 2.”