FRIDAY THE 13th & GEARS OF WAR 2 to team up ?
Hey guys, I caught an interesting story today over at Fangoria:
Sometimes cross-promotions tend to come out of nowhere, and this one could easily fall into that category. Warner Bros. announced today that they’re teaming up with XBOX to launch the 13 DAYS OF GEARS SWEEPSTAKES, bringing together GEARS OF WAR 2, and the upcoming FRIDAY THE 13th for massive prizes.
“Leading up to the release of Friday the 13th on February 13, Xbox and Warner Bros. have teamed up for a big Play & Win Sweepstakes featuring Gears of War® 2. You could win some great Gears of War 2 merchandise in the Daily Prizes, and we’ve got thirteen Grand Prize Packages to give away that includes a flat-panel LCD HDTV. To enter, just register your gamertag and then play the specified multiplayer match type between February 1 - 13, 2024.”
Click here for all the contest details from XBOX.com and check out some of the crazy prizes below. Just remember your friends here at FANGORIA if you happen to win…
Prize Information
After the close of the Entry Period, we will randomly select the following winners from among all eligible entries received.
Sixty-Five Daily Prizes Packages (five winners Per Daily Prize Period):
- Gears of War 2 video game soundtrack
- Gears of War Aspho Fields novel
- A 12″ x 18″ Gears of War 2 promotional poster autographed by members of the Epic development team
- An in-game Golden Hammerburst and Lancer weapon
Thirteen Grand Prize Packages:
- A Samsung 40-inch 1080p flat panel LCD HDTV
- A Locust Bust
- A red Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
- A Marcus Fenix bronze statue
- Gears of War 2 video game soundtrack
- Gears of War Aspho Fields novel
- A 12″ x 18″ Gears of War 2 promotional poster autographed by members of the Epic development team
- An in-game Golden Hammerburst and Lancer weapon
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When is someone gonna smarten up and make a new FRIDAY THE 13TH video game? Come on Microsoft, Sony! Get on that shit!!
You know I’ve asked that same question for years, the closest they’ve come in recent years is rip-off characters in games such as Manhunt, and you can find the Jason attire in some of the Grand Theft Auto games.
This is all the more reason why game companies should be jumpin’ at the chance to make these games. It’s not like we’re all still playing on the NES or something, ya know?
Could you imagine how cool it would be play a Friday the 13th game that’s laid out like Resident Evil? For that matter, let’s not stop at Jason. Let’s have Michael Myers, Leatherface and Pinhead too! (Not all in the same game, though.) These game companies would be sitting on gold mines if they’d talk to the movies companies about making this happen.
Question: If a Friday The 13th game were to be made (with the gears of war engine…hmmm, glory be!)…what would be the best way to go? As a random consellor, wandering around a camp with Jason tracking you? Or…to BE Jason and to kill as many sexed up teens as possible? Ha ha, I know which one sounds more fun!
I’d like to play as Jason and get points for creative or group kills.