Gears of War 2 likely to be revealed in February 2008

Gears of War 2 gamepro coverThe latest issue of Gamepro that’s coming out in the next week, will feature an Xbox 360 special report on Gears of War 2, as wel as Too Human, Ninja Gaiden II and Rainbow Six Vegas 2, the cover mentions.

Whether this is a quick written look at what’s expected of the game or not, it’s still interesting. Because with the Game Developers Conference (GDC) coming up on February 18-22, it would be the most likely time for Gears of War 2 to be unveiled. After all, we all know it’s been in development since Gears of War sold over 4 million copies on Xbox 360 (before its PC release) and as a result of its success, Microsoft Corporate VP of Global Marketing and Interactive Entertainment Business Jeff Bell stated in late 2006 that Gears of War is the first in a trilogy.

A quick look at this year’s GDC sessions overview show that from Epic Games three speakers will be present. While Epic Games President Michael Capps and Producer Jeff Morris are on the “UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3 Postmortem: ULTRA KILL!” panel, Programmer Martin Sweitzer will be talking about “Automating Regression Discovery: Finding the Wrenches in the GEARS OF WAR”. So they are talking about the first game, maybe lead designer Cliffy Bleszinsk will make a showing and talk about Gears of War 2? If it’s coming out this year, they should start talking/showing it sometime soon.