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Gears of War 3 Beast Mode

Recently, Erika and I attended X’11. There was a lot to see and do, so we divided an conquered. Erika managed to enjoy a hands-on preview of Gears of War 3 Beast Mode.

If you thought mowing down the Locusts was fun, try mowing down the COGs. During Microsoft’s X’11 Canada I got the chance to try out the latest co-op mode in the soon-to-be-released Gears of War 3: Beast Mode. Beast Mode will offer you the opportunity to play as one of many creatures in the Locust Horde – some more obscure than others. These range from the small tickers, to regular Locust soldiers (who can use weapons), or much larger enemies like the hulking Berserkers (and believe me, you’ll want to play as a Berserker at least once).

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Event
X’11 (Erika’s Take)

I wasn’t the only Toronto Thumb who attended X’11; the lovely and talented Erika also graced Muzik (a nightclub on the CNE grounds) with her presence. In true team style, we divided and conquered (although some of the things that we saw were too good to keep from each other). In the pages following is her account of the games that she spent time with.

• Introduction
• iD Software
• Bethesda Game Studios
• Treasure

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Event
X’11 (Jorge’s Take)

Holy fancy! Muzik was rockin’ with many, many gaming stations.

Microsoft got a bit of a jump on the holidays with X’11, their annual event featuring previews of upcoming games and tech. Held at Muzik (a nightclub on the CNE grounds), X’11 was chock full of gaming awesomeness, great munchies, wicked people and more. Erika and I attended in order to let you know about what’s going to be hot-hot-hot in the next few months. We will each have a multi-page write-up of our impressions and we will be adding stuff daily, so keep your eyes peeled!

Since I am the boss, I get to go first.

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• Introduction
• Turn 10 Studios
• Relic Entertainment
• Disney
• Ubisoft
• Rocksteady Studios
• Infinity Ward
• Xbox Live and Zune
• Conclusion and Final Gallery

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