Gears of War 3 is getting closer and closer to it’s official launch date on September 20th, or for many the night of the 19th.  At the Best Buy Theater in Time Square – NY, New York USA, there will be a huge Midnight Release Launch for the game.  There will be Gears of War 3 on gaming consoles, ‘Gamer Grub‘ food and product giveaways, inside and outside the theater.

It doesn’t end there as Epic Design Director Cliff Bleszinski will be there on hand to meet and take photos with as he is a pop star now.  Did you know that?  In addition to that, the chopper/motorcycle custom built inspired by Gears of War 3 from American Chopper will be there, and to top it off a surprise musical guest will be preforming!  I think  it is safe to say it could very well be Ice T and his band BodyCount, as he not only voices the Aaron Griffin character in Gears 3 but, the band has wrote a song called ‘Gears of War’ made specifically for Gears of War 3 that is in the game as well as the soundtrack if I am not mistaken.

You might want to cancel your pre-ordered game at your current store and go pre-order it at the Best Buy in New York City, to get your game there, attend the event and maybe even get your copy signed by Cliff Bleszinski.  Either way, if you are a Gears of War fan and you live in the Tri-State area, you might want to go because this will be one huge event.  The event will be on Sept. 19, 2011 (8 p.m.–1 a.m.) or if you live in New Jersey (Mercer County) or it’s surrounding areas, you might want to join GamingBolt.com at the Nassau Park Blvd Gamestop for a Midnight Madness Event, with giveaways and more.

The tournament is named, ‘The International’ and features some best players from a wide variety of countries. It will also be the first time DOTA 2 will be shown in public on August 17th-21st during Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.

The tournament will be broadcast in four languages and the winner receives a prize money of whopping $1 million. All the hardware will be provided by Nvidia, and Valve President, Gabe Newell had something encouraging to say, “The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing DOTA around the world their first look at the new game”

“I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary.” DOTA 2 release date is TBA and will be available on the PC and Mac.

Head over to these official sites for more info:

DOTA 2 website

DOTA 2 blog

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