Pictures 2011

Gears of War 3 is going to be a massive launch and will feature new weapons such as a double barrelled shotgun, a Pendulum War Era Lancer that has a normal bayonet attached, incendiary grenades, the Gorgon SMG, the One Shot which as the name suggests can take the enemy down with one hit and finally the Digger Launcher which fires explosive diggers that burrow through the ground at high speeds. There is also a new turret which can have up to 4 weapons mounted.

One of the best new features is a controllable Mech suit which will be available at certain points throughout the game. It is armed with a machine gun and a rocket launcher and can be used in one of two modes Assault or Stationary. In Assault mode you control the suit like a standard character whilst in Stationary mode the Mech suit locks into position and deploys Armour protection, whilst in this mode other Gears will be able to take cover behind your legs.

You will be able to play as female gears for the first time. And the game will also feature the voices of Drake and Ice T who voice two characters Jace Stratton and Griffin. If you read the comic series you will recognise the name Jace Stratton although he was mentioned in Gears 2 and becomes another playable character in this title. Claudia Black (the voice of Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2 and Morrigan in Dragon Age Origins, she also played Aeryn Sun in Farscape and Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1) will be voicing Sam Byrne and it's not just new faces, there are some new tricks up your sleeve like being able to swap weapons with your teammates and you can now knock over enemies while going over cover, add a couple of new executions and you will be able to take the fight to the Horde.

But you won't have it all your way, there are new Locust too. They are the Savage Grenadier, the Digger Boomer, the Locust Siege Beast, and an armored Kantus A.K.A The Kantus Knight. This time we will also see the Berserkers return. The game also introduces new lambent enemies, such as Drudges, Polyps, Lambent Stalks, and a Lambent Berserker.

March 7th 2010, the time that all those film fanatics will be waiting for. The Academy Awards will see that Hollywood is working nonstop for the next month. So many awards are won during the year but none are as prestigious as the Oscar, and that is the one I have chosen to talk about in this article.

So who will win the best picture award for this year? This is the most sought after award amongst nominees and will inevitably be handed to the one that everyone remembers the most from that year. Winning an award such as that will see that the director will have the chance to create another great piece of work if not better. Ten films have been nominated this year for the best picture award so it's going to be an exciting ordeal to see who gets to the top.

Up was a great movie and a lot of people loved it for its classic style but it is unlikely to win the best picture award of the year. Up was a heart warming movie for the millions that have watched it. It sees an old man travelling with a kid around the world in a house balloon. Many would say that Up is valid contender for the best picture award this year.

A movie that never reached the box office number one is A Serious Man by the Coen Brothers. It was loved by those that went to see the film in the latter part of 2009 and has been praised as Oscar worthy.

Quentin Tarantino is back on form with Inglorious Basterds. This is a great movie and if it doesn't get the best picture award I am certain that it will get a best actor or supporting Oscar.

James Cameron's Avatar, of course is the favourite to win this year. Everyone loved it as it had a refreshing style like no other. But you can never tell for sure, we will just have to wait until the cards are opened out on the night.