Brand new Gears of War 2 DownLoadable Content is available on Xbox Live right now.
Announced at the Spike TV VGAs last night, the DLC takes the form of the Combustible Map Pack, weighing in at 800 Microsoft Points.
There are three new maps available - Flood, Gold Rush and Fuel Station - all of them being compatible with Horde mode. Here's the skinny according to Microsoft:
Gears 2 set a new record for concurrent users on Xbox Live when it launched, with 1.5 million players signing in to play, racking up 15 million hours of online action between them. 15 million hours! Imagine what could have been achieved if those hours had been put towards, say, charity work...
Anyway, if you need convincing check out the video below.
Announced at the Spike TV VGAs last night, the DLC takes the form of the Combustible Map Pack, weighing in at 800 Microsoft Points.
There are three new maps available - Flood, Gold Rush and Fuel Station - all of them being compatible with Horde mode. Here's the skinny according to Microsoft:
- Flood is a very tight map that's made extra snug when the environmental hazard of Imulsion begins creeping up around the edges. As the playing field closes in, the firefight will intensify as combat is forced to the center of the map. Teams skilled at flanking their opponents will have a powerful edge.
- Gold Rush takes place in an old Imulsion refinery that now serves as a hotly contested battleground. Players must survive heavy crossfire as they infiltrate the factory and navigate multiple tiers. Breakable glass allows for a clean shot at those who make a dash for the Longshot rifle while bolder players make their run for the heavy weapon. In the right hands, the Mortar can be devastating on this map, so keep those smoke grenades armed as the concussive effect comes in very handy.
- Fuel Station is situated in a desolate area marked by an abandoned fossil fuel station. The team that secures and controls the station is likely to be the side that wins the match. An especially strategic location on this map is the rooftop, as there are only two points of entry – the main elevator and a staircase on the back side of the building. Heavy weaponry is situated right in front, which presents a high risk to reward ratio in this level. Lugging the Mulcher around, deploying it and revving it up can keep an entire team at bay, and unleashing hell from the rooftops is always an excellent tactic.
- Gold Rush takes place in an old Imulsion refinery that now serves as a hotly contested battleground. Players must survive heavy crossfire as they infiltrate the factory and navigate multiple tiers. Breakable glass allows for a clean shot at those who make a dash for the Longshot rifle while bolder players make their run for the heavy weapon. In the right hands, the Mortar can be devastating on this map, so keep those smoke grenades armed as the concussive effect comes in very handy.
- Fuel Station is situated in a desolate area marked by an abandoned fossil fuel station. The team that secures and controls the station is likely to be the side that wins the match. An especially strategic location on this map is the rooftop, as there are only two points of entry – the main elevator and a staircase on the back side of the building. Heavy weaponry is situated right in front, which presents a high risk to reward ratio in this level. Lugging the Mulcher around, deploying it and revving it up can keep an entire team at bay, and unleashing hell from the rooftops is always an excellent tactic.
Gears 2 set a new record for concurrent users on Xbox Live when it launched, with 1.5 million players signing in to play, racking up 15 million hours of online action between them. 15 million hours! Imagine what could have been achieved if those hours had been put towards, say, charity work...
Anyway, if you need convincing check out the video below.
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SuperSaiyan4 15 Dec 2008 12:16
1/2
800points???? Holy s**t! What a rip off for some lousy maps for an absolute s**t game.
I been playing tons of Dead Space and beat it twice! Have to say it wipes the floor with both gears of war games.
I been playing tons of Dead Space and beat it twice! Have to say it wipes the floor with both gears of war games.
alexh2o 15 Dec 2008 22:19
2/2
On principal I refuse to pay any money for these maps, especially not 800 points!, considering the matchmaking problems that ruined the games launch for me. Instead of making these 'revenue generators' perhaps they should have spent more time fixing the game. Then if they were in any way decent they might like to give these away as a sort of apology.
Seriously, I pay £40 for your game but thats not good enough, you have to try and milk your customers instead of rewarding them.
Seriously, I pay £40 for your game but thats not good enough, you have to try and milk your customers instead of rewarding them.