What is Gears of War?
'''''Gears of War''''', sometimes called '''''Gears''''', is a [[third-person shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[Epic Games]] and [[publish]]ed by [[Microsoft]]. It was released only for the [[Xbox 360]] in 2006 but was later released for [[Microsoft Windows]]. The company sold three million copies in ten weeks and was the fastest selling [[video game]] of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0119-gearsofwarjuggernautcontinues.htm|title=Gears of War Juggernaut Continues|access-date=2008-08-16|archive-date=2007-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202034555/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0119-gearsofwarjuggernautcontinues.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the second most played game on the Xbox 360's online service, [[Xbox Live]], in 2006 - only beaten by ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ces-2008-microsoft-reveals-xbox-live-stats|title=Microsoft reveals Xbox Live stats}}</ref> A [[Movie|film]] [[version]] of the game is currently being made by New Line cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961472.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=New Line nabs 'Gears of War'}}</ref> The [[sequel]], ''Gears of War 2'', was released in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/358724/gears-of-war-2-coming-in-november|title=Gears 2 coming in November|access-date=2008-08-16|archive-date=2012-02-26|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65jF4WxU4?url=http://kotaku.com/358724/gears-of-war-2-coming-in-november|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Copy protection == The PC version uses a [[Digital Restrictions Management|DRM]] protection scheme. The certificate needed to play the game is invalid since January 1, 2009, making the game unplayable. Fortunately to the players, the protection can be worked around by simply changing the system date. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.gearsofwar.com/ ''Gears of War'' website] (''Warning: Contains pictures of in-game violence'') {