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Here's Your New Gears Of War 2 Map Pack (And Experience System!) [Gears Of War]
Kotaku —
... chain you move. A week later - on March 31 - the "Snowblind" map pack will be released. It will include four maps, three of them (Grindyard, Under Hill and, Courtyard) new, one of them (Fuel Depot) a remake of an original Gears 1 level. You can see a couple of pics of Grindyard here, along with a score sheet showing off the new experience system. The update will of course be free. The map pack? No word on price yet, but 800 MS Points sounds like a good bet. New Gears of War 2 experience system due 3/24, Snowblind Map Pack coming 3/31 [GameSpot] ...
Gears 2 'Snowblind Map Pack' coming March 31, title update on March 24
Joystiq [Xbox] —
... If you tire of brutishly halving your enemies in the same boring Gears of War 2 locales, a recent Epic Games announcement will likely thrill you to death -- on March 31, the title's second batch of downloadable arenas, titled the "Snowblind Map ...
Next Gears 2 DLC Coming This Month
Wired: Game|Life —
... Additionally, the interview reveals a free downloadable upgrade for Gears 2, scheduled for release on March 24, that adds an experience point system. By killing foes players accrue experience and gain levels. At certain levels, gamers unlock new Achievements for the game.
It's not quite as robust as the system seen in Call of Duty, but should make Gears 2's multiplayer even more addictive.
Image courtesy Epic Games
New Gears of War 2 experience system due 3/24, Snowblind Map Pack coming 3/31 [Gamespot] ...
Gears of War 2 to get new map pack, experience system
Opposable Thumbs —
... . Epic is hoping to change that with an upcoming update that will add a new experience system into online play. "Basically, it was a matter of listening to what people were saying about the TrueSkill system," executive producer Rod Fergusson told GameSpot . "We spent a lot of time on the forums and talking with other players, and we were noticing that people were sort of plateauing really quickly." "So to remedy the issues, we figured we should impose a system where people could earn experience, even if they lost the match they would feel like they're moving up the ladder. We ...
This Week In Xbox — 3/13
OXM Online - Features —
Blinded by the Liiiiiight Big news for Gears of War 2 fans coming from GameSpot : both new multiplayer content and a new experience-based ranking system to supplement the old (and seemingly, somewhat unpopular and misunderstood) TrueSkill ranking system. The new multiplayer map pack will be called Snowblind, and will include four new maps: Grindyard, Under Hill, Courtyard, and a fully remade Fuel Depot that originally appeared in the first Gears. Along with the new experience system, there will be new Achievements for reaching levels 5, 15, 25, 50, and 100, as well as four ...
Gears of War 2 to Get New Ranking System and Map Pack
Planet Xbox 360 —
... also require that players download and achieve feats in the Snowblind Map Pack.) Four other unnamed achievements will be added as part of the update, with a total of 250 GamerScore Points. In addition to the new experience system--which will only be based on games played post-update--Gear of War 2's Title Update 3 will also feature new auto-balancing features which will swap in bots for players who drop out mid-match. (Those same dropouts will suffer an experience point penalty.) [SOURCE]
Gears of War 2 getting a new experience point system
Fidgit Atom Feed —
... In addition the upcoming Snowblind Map Pack (pictured), Gears of War 2 is getting a new leveling system for its multiplayer games, which should address some complaints about the current matching system. According to Gamespot: ...
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