Gears of War 2 canvasses special-edition Zune

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 | Fun Tech

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Microsoft couldn’t let the gory, highly-anticipated launch of Gears of War 2 (chainsaw duels! Rhhhahaararggg!) pass without bloodying a Zune or three in the process, Halo 3-style. Specifically, Microsoft has laser-etched that pesky little “Crimson Omen” onto a glossy black Zune 120, pre-loaded the device with 244 pieces of “Gears of War” media — the soundtrack, concept art, behind-the-scenes vids and so forth, nothing you won’t be able to find elsewhere — and squeezed it all into some “collectible” Gears packaging, featuring our testosterone-addled protagonist pondering the meaning of life. The whole kit will run you 0, with pre-orders at Walmart.com and Amazon.com (and a whole mess of Canadian shops) starting at midnight tonight. It’ll start shipping on November 7th. And still can’t sync to your Xbox. Close-ups after the break.

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