Via Joystiq.

We' re usually pretty skeptical about rumored release dates as developers and publishers often keep that card close to their chests -- however, we can' t help but put our complete faith in a man with a name as awesome as Lester " Mighty Rasta" Speight. Yes, Mr. Rasta, who voiced Gears of War' s " Cole Train" , recently made an appearance at the TriForce panel at Wizard World to shoot the breeze about the company' s line of GoW-related replicas. When asked about the sequel' s release date, the TriForce crew remained tight lipped, though Rasta suggested asking him again on November 16.

DS and Wii Fanboy' s David Hinkle was at the panel to witness the football player-turned-actor' s Q+A session, and hopes to further press Mr. Rasta to discover the accuracy of his claims. Given that it falls in the game' s suggested November release window, we wouldn' t be surprised if Speight' s date was legit.

Sounds about right.

Head to head with Resistance 2 then

Shocking, right?

I' m honestly wondering how well their hype-train is going to perform this time around. I mean, from what little they' ve brought to the table, what do they have to go on. Achievements they made back in 2006?

I would say Resistance 2 would level the playing field this time around, but looking at how poorly they' ve done at hyping their title, it' s going to take more than a handful of screenshots, and some subpar multiplayer footage to really pique my interest.

Resistance 2 will likely blow.

You think?

I' m torn. I can definitely see elements of all the complaints you had with the game back when you posted your review, but there are plenty of things that need to be taken into account.

It was their first work with the PS3.
It was a launch title.
It was their first go in the FPS genre since Disruptor, ten years prior.

It' s not exactly like Insomniac are a slapdash codehouse.

I think Gears 2 will use advertisements like crazy. I think it' ll have half a dozen different commercials(about like Halo 3). When Gears1 came out it only had 2 commercials which didn' t play too often.