Gears of War: Judgment writers debunk the series’ dude-bro reputation (interview)

GamesBeat interviews writers Rob Auten and Tom Bissell about the story in Gears of War: Judgment, on what they think about the series' "dude-bro" image, and who their favorite new character is.

Gears of War: Judgment makes some refreshing tweaks to an old formula (preview)

I wasn't too excited about the prospect of a fourth Gears of War, but a few new features leave me hopeful that Judgment may be worth playing after all.

Justin Bieber, Minecraft’s Creeper, and other cameos in modern games (gallery)

Whether hidden or obvious, spotting cameos in video games is always cool. Here are a 13 examples.

Here’s a big career change: Gears of War 2 writer joins Zynga (exclusive)

Joshua Ortega, a writer who worked on the Gears of War series, has joined Zynga as a “senior narrative designer” working on massively multiplayer online games.

By itself, that isn’t a huge surprise. Lots of game developers are moving on …