A new video of the Convoy gameplay in Gears of War 2 was released yesterday, and I’ve got to say that my excitement for the game has started to grow. I wasn’t a big fan of the first installment, but from what I’ve seen so far in Gears 2, they’re fixing quite a few of the problems I had.

Take the jump to see the video and get my impressions on the different changes Epic is making to the franchise.

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The Hump-day Update is a weekly supplement to the Sarcastic Gamer Podcast. This week we shared our thoughts on a certain Florida lawyer who has chosen to capitalize on what he sees as a publicity opportunity in the tragic deaths of students and faculty at Northern Illinois University last week. We also discussed the late-breaking news of Gears of War 2 and ou hopes for the second installation of this “Epic” franchise.

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Oh, I guess you did? Oh, you mean everybody already knew that a new Gears of War game was coming out… Well then, mister big time gamer, I guess you won’t want to hit the jump to watch the teaser trailer… (more…)

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When Epic released Gears of War on the PC, they released it with a ton of extras. Extra single and co-op levels. Extra multiplayer maps. Extra content all around.

As a huge Gears of War fan, I expected to get all of those PC goodies at some point on Xbox Live or in some form of an expansion.

Check out Epics plans for Gears of War DLC after the jump.

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