Gears 2 COG tags hidden around the globe
by Dustin Burg 
{ Oct 13th 2008 at 4:45PM }
Microsoft's viral Gears of War 2 Last Day campaign - where codes found on real life metal COG tags are entered online to unlock Gears 2 related media - is heating up, taking the COG tag discovery to fans worldwide.
When first "announced", the Last Day campaign was presented in a way where we figured that the metal COG tags were only given to select media members and the codes (CSIDs) would only unlock various wallpapers, icons and posters on the Last Day website. Well, things are a bit different now (and still confusing), because now COG tags are being hidden all around the globe and it's your mission to find them, enter the codes online and unlock video content on the Last Day website. COG tag locations are randomly popping up on the website in the form of longitude / latitude coordinates, which you can view right here. There's still a bit of confusion and lack of organization, but you can follow all the latest Last Day COG tag news by reading the epicforums, keeping an eye on Gears 2 community manager SixOkay's Twitter and by browsing the official Last Day website. Find those tags!
Source - Official Last Day website
Source - Last Day discussion
Source - COG tag locations (updated frequently)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CIA Agent D @ Oct 16th 2008 8:23PM
Hopefully they will hide one in Columbus Ohio!
Andrew @ Oct 13th 2008 5:27PM
If I cared about GOW at all, I'd drive the 25 miles to the UW campus to try to find that Seattle one....or are those ones that have already been found?
Momer @ Oct 13th 2008 5:39PM
I think the one that says "Found" underneath it is the only one so far...
jdkay20 @ Oct 13th 2008 5:45PM
I've been watching this closely and although I like the mystery of it all there needs to be more info. Also needs a little love for the east coast. Id drive a few hours to find one but the closest one over here is almost 2500 miles.
Bootleg Zani @ Oct 14th 2008 12:14AM
Honestly what is this no East Coast love business. I mean Epic is based out of the East Coast.
Aero @ Oct 13th 2008 6:05PM
So is there any thing to unlock other then avatars and wallpapers? Because so far this last day thing seems a bit crap.
Andrew @ Oct 13th 2008 6:24PM
That's what I was thinking as well. Gas is a little too expensive to be driving around finding these things for some wallpapers.
TapeWorm2036 @ Oct 13th 2008 8:52PM
agreed.
beandipsupreme @ Oct 13th 2008 7:10PM
a new GoW 2 vid is up
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/gears-of-war-2/gears-of-war-2-videos/1254704
quesadia @ Oct 14th 2008 6:06PM
Lol. I read this and chuckled. As myself and a friend of mine left our local gamestop we walked down the sidewalk and found a small about 1.5 in. diameter cog. lol it was the same look as the ones advertised but smaller.
Waldo @ Oct 14th 2008 11:41PM
Dude seriously? What city were you in? I'm trying to keep track of what tags have been found. I'm WaldoRtk7 From the Epic Forums.
Chris @ Oct 14th 2008 10:45AM
These COG tags are exactly like the Geocaching "travelbugs" that get hidden in caches... via GPS Coords... looks like Gears has its own version of Geocaching!
thebruce @ Oct 15th 2008 9:54AM
Also wrote details about the campaign here
http://wikibruce.com/2008/10/gearing-up/
and keeping a full, concise list of all codes and coordinates
GreatGunsII @ Dec 11th 2008 2:59AM
Think I have just found one of these for sale!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GEARS-OF-WAR-2-VERY-RARE-METAL-COG-XBOX-360_W0QQitemZ320324184302QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS?hash=item320324184302&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1297%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318