Gears of War: New multiplayer mode inbound!

Steedevaney · #1 02-04-2007, 19:35

From http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/3...r_mode_inbound!

Gears of War: New multiplayer mode inbound!
02 Apr 2007 6:58am
Title update coming
If you are looking for fast paced intensive multiplayer action, Gears of War is easy to recommend.
But Epic are not happy to take a backseat and merely admire their work, and having already released 2 additional maps for online play are now set to implement a new mode of combat too!
Speaking on the official Epic forums, Mark Rein posted the first details of this forthcoming downloadable content; "The next title update for Gears of War is currently going through the certification process. We'll have more detail about the update next week but I can tell you that in addition to fixing a whole bunch of glitches, and providing 720p for VGA users running at 1280x1024, it will contain a brand new multiplayer gametype called Annex."
Annex eh? That smacks of a territorial game-type to us... with multiple re-spawns!

Rein continues; "Some folks who got to play it a few weeks ago said they think it is our best multiplayer gametype yet but I'll leave it for you fans to decide what you think for yourself when it shows up soon on Xbox Live."
With ranked play often a tense affair an all out scrap for a plot of land, perhaps even abolishing teams in favour of solo play, could well balance out what is predominantly a squad based shooter.
With this update confirmed to be free and arriving soon, there is little time to waste speculating, nevertheless give us your first impressions of this news in the comments box below...