Emergence Day Arrives

Sunday November 12 2006 marks Emergence Day for Gears of War, and what that means is lots of GoW downloads and events over Xbox Live.

Emergence Day is limited to North Americans, and the free "I played on Emergence Day" downloadable content that is on Xbox Live is only available to people in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Not only is there that though, but tournaments, the opportunity to play against the game designers, and more.

Here's some of the details from Xbox.com:

Xbox Live celebrates Emergence Day with 24 hours of special events beginning at 12:01 A.M. on Sunday, November 12 on Xbox Live. Gold members in North America can join online tournaments, download exclusive videos, win cool prizes, and participate in variety of other activities:

• Leaderboard tournament: The 24-hour leaderboard tournament winner receives a one-of-a-kind Gears of War branded guitar as well as an automatic bye to the finals of a global Gears of War tournament planned for 2007.
• Hourly sweepstakes drawings: Prize giveaways mean you could win one of several Samsung HT-P29 Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound Systems.
• Gamer pic and theme: Score the exclusive free Gears of War gamer pic and theme, only available on Emergence Day.
• Game with Fame: Play with legendary heavy metal band and Gears of War fans Megadeth, the game's lead designer Cliff Bleszinski, and other members of the Epic Games team.
• New videos: Check out the never-before-seen videos including a special Emergence Day transmission from Cliff Bleszinski.
• MTV Special: Watch the MTV "Gears of War: The Road to Launch" sneak preview.
  

Game with Fame Schedule

On Sunday, November 12, The Gears of War development team and some other surprise celebrities will be taking on the Xbox Live community to celebrate Emergence Day. Here's your chance to see how the game is played by taking on the guys that actually built the game! Stick around, you don't want to miss a chance to test your skills against Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski.

Dave Mustaine from Megadeth: Challenge this rock star (and avid gamer) at 3 P.M. Pacific / 6 P.M. Eastern. Look for the gamertag GWFMegadeth.

Epic Games Team: 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific / 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. Eastern. Be on the lookout for the gamertags below. The team members will be popping into existing games or inviting Xbox Live members into games throughout the evening.

• EpicMarkRein: Mark Rein, Vice President
• EpicRodF: Rod Fergusson, Producer
• EpicLeeP: Lee Perry, Lead Level Design
• EpicRayD: Ray Davis, Lead Programmer·
• EpicJimB: Jim Brown, Multiplayer Level Design
•  EpicDevTeam1, EpicDevTeam2, EpicDevTeam3, EpicDevTeam4, EpicDevTeam5, EpicDevTeam6: Various additional team members
  

Cliff "Cliffy B" Bleszinski: 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific / 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. Eastern

To try your hand against Design Lead Cliff Bleszinski, be on the lookout for Xbox Live Gamertag EpicCliffyB.