Did you know *Gears of War* almost had a completely different title? In the early 2000s, Epic Games started building a class-based tactical shooter set in the *Unreal* universe called *Unreal Warfare*. But as development continued, they slowed the movement down, added a gritty cover system inspired by *Kill Switch*, and made the monsters terrifyingly dark. It diverged so much from the fast-paced *Unreal* arena style that sticking with the original brand felt wrong, so they shifted it to *Gears of War*—creating an Xbox 360 legend!
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Be sure to check out the Slopes Adventures channel for my latest arcade restoration vlogs, grab a copy of the *Arcade Classics: The Complete History Vol. 1* Blu-ray, and keep an eye out for my upcoming Kickstarter book, *Video Games Vs The World: The History of Gaming Lawsuits*.
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