Fall gaming guide

Gears of War 2

Developer: Epic Games (“Unreal Tournament III”).
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios.
System: Xbox 360.

With seemingly every new game co-opting this third-person sci-fi shooter’s run-for-cover motif, the "Gears of War" sequel ups the ante by adding massive battles and augmenting the already addictive online multiplayer with new modes like “horde,” in which you and four friends take on wave after wave of increasingly angrier enemies.

Release Date: November 7.