Australia's getting a mighty fine bundle from Epic Games in the form of a Gears of War bundle. This was announced by Microsoft Australia, even giving out a June 4th release date for participating retail stores.

Sure to raise the People's Eyebrow (pun definitely intended, because The Rock says so)... Movie screenwriter Chris Morgan is eying wrestler-now-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) as someone who can fill in Marcus Fenix's boots for the planned Gears of War movie. Yea, can yooooou smeeeeeeell... what the Fenix is cookin'?!

Tick-tocking like cogs in a gear, the Gears of War movie is moving along smoothly. The film hasn't been casted yet, much less the production started on, however, we do get some promising updates at the very least. Screenwriter Chris Morgan give us a status update on New Line Cinema and Epic Games' joint project. They're already talking about budget and how potentially epic this feature length movie can get. "All the stuff you want to see, we put that in there and then we blow it out a little more, even," says he.

Potential blockbuster? Or another candidate for the Uwe Boll awards? (Ok, there's no Uwe Boll awards... but there should be.) Len Wiseman, the director of the Gears of War movie, says he's hoping to make a trilogy, and that he wants them to be a "harder edged Lord of the Rings." More after the link.

The latest out of the rumor mill from EGM has the next and final installation to the Gears of War trilogy pegged for 2010. Though it's not so much a rumor as it is an accepted expectation.

The flow of adaptation is not limited to having books being transformed into movies or videogames, or videogames being turned into movies. We complete the love triangle today as Epic Games and Del Rey Publishing reveals that they are adapting the beloved Gears of War video game title into a novel. Oh, and not just one. We mean a full trilogy. Check out the details at the full article.

 Remember those ice extras that we've reported before that the repackaged Gears of War is set to get? Microsoft has confirmed them and they'e set to come in a couple of discs. More importantly, a price cut has been revealed to make the deal even sweeter. Release and pricing information along with other details follow after the jump.

GameStop is making good on its promise of releasing a Gears of War Redux. The newly packaged game will include lots of bonuses, including a preview of Gears of War 2. Details about the repackage after the "read more" link.

Over at GameStop, there lies a pre-order offer for "Gears of War with maps." Speculations are then running high that this could be Gears of War Redux in anticipation of its hot new sequel, Gears of War 2. Check out the buzz after the jump.

It's been months since we last heard about the planned big screen trip of Epic Games' Xbox 360 hit, Gears of War (also for PC). Today's update has producer Wyck Godfrey talks about the progress of the film, plus an ETA: 2010. Hold on to your popcorn, fellow gamers-slash-moviegoers, and click the full article link for more info.