Byron the Intern at ScrewAttack.com lists the top 10 best and worst power ups of all time. “Whether its giving you super human ability or powering up a gun they make games soo much fun to play.”

Robert Bowling confirmed to Kotaku that Fiddy will be supplying “one of many squad voices” featured in the game’s multiplayer and Spec Ops modes. Bowling mentioned 50 Cent’s lines will be standard shooter fare — “Reloading,” “Tango Down,” and the like. We pray he’ll also sneak in a reference to his precious jewel-encrusted cranium.

Update: Infinity Ward tells us that 50 Cent is “one of many squad voices” that will be featured in the multiplayer and Spec Ops modes in Modern Warfare 2. Expect to hear Fifty saying things like”Reloading,” “Watch your fire,” “I’m down, get me up!” and “Tango Down!” according to Bowling.

“He is one of quite a few casual cameos in the game, none of which I can name at this point,” Bowling says. “Benji and Joel of Good Charlotte NOT being one of them. They’re just good friends with Curtis and came along with him when he was here recently to check out his voice in the game.”

I wonder what other surprises they have in store for us.

We’ve come into possession of a draft screenplay for the Gears of War movie. If you’d like to remain spoiler-free, move right along. If, however, you’d like to see what we think of it, read on!

While the movie will be based on a script by Chris Morgan, it appears that Stuart Beattie – who worked on the Pirates films, as well as the in-limbo Halo flick – penned a draft as well.

The draft is an entertaining romp, part homage to the game, part homage to high-fiving, badass 80′s action movies. If you were worried a Gears movie wouldn’t be true to the games, or the spirit of the games, you can stop worrying about the writer. Sure, directors, actors and producers may mess with things along the way, but going by this draft, Beattie’s heart seems to be in the right place.

There’s not much chit-chat. Don’t expect long-winded conversations about the savagery of war, observations of the frailty of human society or concerns over the destruction of a planet; the Gears movie (so far, at least) is a place for stupid one-liners and ultra-violence.

There are scenes where Marcus and Dom eviscerate entire squads with their chainsaws. Marcus’ first Locust kill is via a vicious curb-stomp. He also manages to blow four Locust’s heads off in succession with a longshot, we witness extreme acts of torture and bloodshed on an epic scale, as a Locust horde mows down a crowd of women and children.

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In an interview with Kikizo, Ubisoft’s Steven Masters has completely gone against previous Ubisoft comments on the matter and been refreshingly frank, saying the real reason the game won’t be appearing on Sony’s console has nothing to do with his development team, and everything to do with the suits upstairs:

Ubisoft as a company now has a lot of experience with PS3. Our processes, tools, techniques are very well-developed – we could absolutely execute on the PS3 if we had the opportunity, but like I said it was a business decision.

A “link of heart” my arse. You know, in five year’s time, I’d love to see just how much Microsoft spent on securing all these “exclusives”. Interview: Splinter Cell: Conviction [Kikizo]