Gears of War III Gets Last DLC
And we refuse to misquote Cliffy B out of context to celebrate... or mourn
Cheer for something new as the "Forces of Nature" map pack for Gears of War III is coming to Xbox Live on March 27th!
But then sob in woe because this is the last piece of DLC for the last Gears of War game... ever. Well, ever in the trilogy. The actual notion that the franchise or brand or IP will cease to provide money to Microsoft and Epic is, frankly, daft thinking.
Anyway, what you've got are maps right? But what maps? These maps:
Aftermath "...a government park after a tsunami. There is seaweed and wreckage everywhere, and the main play space sits under a huge cargo ship which was deposited on top of a building during the storm. The area floods and quakes during game-play, as the whole thing is teetering on the edge of falling into the water below. This has game-play implications as it is difficult to aim during the quakes, and difficult to be stealthy while splashing through the water.”
Artillery "...an ordinary military base, but during gameplay a storm kicks up. Lightning begins to flash on the horizon and eventually a tornado develops and sweeps near the play space. Dust and debris are kicked up making it difficult to see, and the buffeting winds can mask your approach.”
Cove "...a small port that the Stranded have taken over and turned into a little village. The map is very open with long lines of sight, but there is a really heavy layer of fog that masks just about everything. There’s a sniper nest inside a central ship, but...", well check the but out for yourself.
Jacinto once "....a beautiful city, but huge stalks have popped up through the buildings and flooded the entire area with imulsion. Half of the map is dead and crumbling, with imulsion fumes hanging in the air. To make matters worse, the drizzle that is present when a match begins quickly develops into a heavy rain storm that impedes visibility and lines of sight as water starts sheeting off the buildings.”
Raven Down "...a very small crossroads that is blanketed in a blinding snow storm. A Raven helicopter has crashed in the storm, and crashed through an elevated train on its way down, so there’s train wreckage to deal with as well. The snowstorm ebbs occasionally, but is more often so heavy that it’s difficult to see more than a few meters ahead at any given time.”
There are also 'Elemental Cleavers' as DLC and new character skins for: Commando Dom, Mechanic Baird, Savage Grenadier Elite and Savage Hunter.
Not only that but Guardian Mode is in as are seven new weapon skins and 10 achievements.
But then sob in woe because this is the last piece of DLC for the last Gears of War game... ever. Well, ever in the trilogy. The actual notion that the franchise or brand or IP will cease to provide money to Microsoft and Epic is, frankly, daft thinking.
Anyway, what you've got are maps right? But what maps? These maps:
Aftermath "...a government park after a tsunami. There is seaweed and wreckage everywhere, and the main play space sits under a huge cargo ship which was deposited on top of a building during the storm. The area floods and quakes during game-play, as the whole thing is teetering on the edge of falling into the water below. This has game-play implications as it is difficult to aim during the quakes, and difficult to be stealthy while splashing through the water.”
Artillery "...an ordinary military base, but during gameplay a storm kicks up. Lightning begins to flash on the horizon and eventually a tornado develops and sweeps near the play space. Dust and debris are kicked up making it difficult to see, and the buffeting winds can mask your approach.”
Cove "...a small port that the Stranded have taken over and turned into a little village. The map is very open with long lines of sight, but there is a really heavy layer of fog that masks just about everything. There’s a sniper nest inside a central ship, but...", well check the but out for yourself.
Jacinto once "....a beautiful city, but huge stalks have popped up through the buildings and flooded the entire area with imulsion. Half of the map is dead and crumbling, with imulsion fumes hanging in the air. To make matters worse, the drizzle that is present when a match begins quickly develops into a heavy rain storm that impedes visibility and lines of sight as water starts sheeting off the buildings.”
Raven Down "...a very small crossroads that is blanketed in a blinding snow storm. A Raven helicopter has crashed in the storm, and crashed through an elevated train on its way down, so there’s train wreckage to deal with as well. The snowstorm ebbs occasionally, but is more often so heavy that it’s difficult to see more than a few meters ahead at any given time.”
There are also 'Elemental Cleavers' as DLC and new character skins for: Commando Dom, Mechanic Baird, Savage Grenadier Elite and Savage Hunter.
Not only that but Guardian Mode is in as are seven new weapon skins and 10 achievements.
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