The original Gears of War came and conquered in November 2006, becoming the fastest selling Xbox 360 game in the process back then, handily crushing all competition that dared step in its way. So a sequel to the game was a given since day one. And even sooner according to Microsoft’s Jeff Bell, who said the purpose of the games “Mad World” commercial was to establish Marcus Fenix as the hero of the Gears of War trilogy.

Fast forward about 15 months, and it seems Epic Games is getting ready to unveil the second game in the franchise.

The recently released cover of the upcoming February issue of GamePro magazine shows that we’re less than two weeks away from getting a first taste of solid Gears of War 2 information.

While the biggest story in the February issue will be their coverage of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, the magazine cover also boldly states there will be a Gears of War 2 special report included within its pages. The issue will arrive on news stands February 12, so mark your calendars and stay tuned.