Raw Talent has proudly become the official Gears of War Team of KOTC! We will be working closely with @NJROD to bring you the latest news and updates on monthly KOTC competitions.

KOTC has recently partnered with @Gearscon, the host of the KOTC Gears of War 3 tournament live stream! The next event is on Saturday, November 12th. For more information visit kotcnation.com and gearscon.com.

Check out the last KOTC event in our Time Out with Raw Talent Episode 3: First Gears of War 3 LAN Impressions (NJHALO KOTC – Oct 8th, 2011).

Here is a walkthrough on how to enable the Raw Talent wallpaper on the Xbox 360 Dashboard.

Thanks to Ex aM IP L 3z for making the video as well as Finesse and Carills for creating the wallpaper.

To receive the wallpaper, contact Carills at brianm1993@aol.com!

Courtesy of Zero Xcel!

Raw Talent will be participating in the Waves of Charity Event in an Exhibition Match vs TLR at 7:00 PM EST on Saturday October 29th, 2011.

For more information, visit Gearscon! Hope to see you there. Support boobs!

Playing Claw in Gears of War allows you to Aim, Wallbounce, Melee, Reload, and Shoot all without lifting a finger.

I started clawing unintentionally on the N64 while playing shooters like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. I have been 100% unsuccessful in converting anyone to play this way. Is it hereditary? Is it years of muscle memory? I can’t seem to figure it out, but I do know that those who play this way understand it’s advantages in certain situations.

Clawing became more well known during the Halo 2 era when console players began competing in the flesh. The original xbox controller did not have any bumpers, so most players who clawed would use with their middle finger to shoot, control the A,B,X,and Y buttons with their index finger, and use the right joystick with their thumb.

On the n64, I would use my left index finger to shoot using the Z button and my right middle finger on the bumper. When the 360 dropped, the bumpers were added to the controller (reminiscent of the n64 paddle). When I picked up Perfect Dark Zero on launch day, it was natural for me to begin shooting with my ring finger, controlling the bumper with my middle finger, the button pad with my index finger, and the right joystick with my thumb. That is 4 active fingers to the majority of players 2 active fingers.

I thought it would be interesting to visually see this on screen as I play. He is an Execution match on Checkout with my team with a first person view of the claw grip in action!

For those who missed the live broadcast on the night of Sunday, September 18th, here are links to the show.

Part 1: http://www.twitch.tv/immortalspawn/b/295447943
Part 2: http://www.twitch.tv/immortalspawn/b/295448359

Immortal Spawn – Rob Ambrose (Raw Talent)
NickMercs – Nick Kolcheff (The NSANES)
CDN 111 – Caesar Noriega (WCG Ultimate Gamer contestant)
arCtiC – K.L. Smith (Amazyn)
Cookies – Lauren Premo – COO of Gearscon

Come celebrate the launch of Gears of War 3 with Raw Talent members Immortal Spawn, NJ Cubano, and Zero Xcel!!

Launch Party starts at 10PM

Play Gears or Gears 2 until 12AM when Gears 3 is released!

All Facebook fans of Power Play Gaming play for FREE

There will be GoW3 Tournaments/Lanning starting at 12AM

Also you have until 12AM on 9/20/2011 to
Guess the number of copies of Gears 3 sold
and you will win BOTH MW3 & Battlefield 3!!!
Click on Discussions at the official facebook event.

Location:
Power Play Gaming
23 Diamond Spring Rd
Denville, NJ

Time:
Monday at 10:00pm – September 20 at 2:00am

Hope to see you there! We will have media coverage at the event in case you can’t make it.

Competitive gameplay and feedback surrounding professional Gear of War team: Raw Talent.