Gears of War Title Update and Annex Officially Announced

Razor05 · 04-09-2007, 05:39 PM

As per TeamXbox:

Gears of War Title Update and Annex Officially Announced
By: TeamXbox Staff - "TeamXbox"
Apr. 9th, 2007 12:45 pm

Following last week's leak, Microsoft and Epic Games officially announced today the release of a new title update for Gears of War and confirmed that the update will include a brand new gametype called Annex. The update will be available tonight at at 4:00 p.m. PDT. Check out the list of fixes below:

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Gears of War Title Update to Feature New Multiplayer Mode

Don’t let the lull in gunfire and grenades fool you. “Gears of War ®”, rated M for Mature, is readying its next deadly onslaught with an upcoming title update, currently set to siege Xbox LIVE on April 9 at 4:00 p.m. PDT. In addition to the small-arms fire of a few impactful adjustments to the title’s multiplayer battles, the “Gears of War” title update will deliver an explosive and game-changing new multiplayer mode known as Annex.

In Annex, gamers seize victory by keeping control over key map locations, or objectives, long enough to collect a winning number of points. Every map contains two to five identified objectives available for capture, with one objective active at a time. Objectives are based on map weapon-spawn locations and have a potential value of 60 points toward either team’s score. Teams collect those points by maintaining ownership of an objective until all 60 points have been distributed. Every second that a team controls an objective, the team gets one point. When an objective falls to zero points, the next objective is selected at random.

COG soldiers and the Locust Horde alike can visit www.gearsofwar.com for further details.

And while defending their objectives against the onslaught of Xbox LIVE opponents, gamers may notice the following minor adjustments to “Gears of War”:

VGA Cable Support: Monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox. In particular VGA users running at 1280x1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280x720) resolution in letterboxed form.
Adjusted Assassination Multiplayer Gametype: Leader no longer has to unlock weapons and now has to be executed to die.
Adjusted Boomshot: Splash damage to be more effective rendering targets down-but-not-out
Adjusted Hammer of Dawn: Aiming will be more forgiving of moving targets
Adjusted Roadie Run: Reduced frequency of accidently grabbing cover while running
Kill Message Ticker: Ticker can now be seen while down-but-not-out and spectating
General: Addressed a number of possible exploits in multiplayer

Grab your grenades and ready your rifles as “Gears of War” improves its aim and prepares to continue the battle!

04-09-2007, 05:39 PM	#1
Razor05 HD = 65 beautiful inches Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	Gears of War Title Update and Annex Officially Announced As per TeamXbox: Gears of War Title Update and Annex Officially Announced By: TeamXbox Staff - "TeamXbox" Apr. 9th, 2007 12:45 pm Following last week's leak, Microsoft and Epic Games officially announced today the release of a new title update for Gears of War and confirmed that the update will include a brand new gametype called Annex. The update will be available tonight at at 4:00 p.m. PDT. Check out the list of fixes below: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gears of War Title Update to Feature New Multiplayer Mode Don’t let the lull in gunfire and grenades fool you. “Gears of War ®”, rated M for Mature, is readying its next deadly onslaught with an upcoming title update, currently set to siege Xbox LIVE on April 9 at 4:00 p.m. PDT. In addition to the small-arms fire of a few impactful adjustments to the title’s multiplayer battles, the “Gears of War” title update will deliver an explosive and game-changing new multiplayer mode known as Annex. In Annex, gamers seize victory by keeping control over key map locations, or objectives, long enough to collect a winning number of points. Every map contains two to five identified objectives available for capture, with one objective active at a time. Objectives are based on map weapon-spawn locations and have a potential value of 60 points toward either team’s score. Teams collect those points by maintaining ownership of an objective until all 60 points have been distributed. Every second that a team controls an objective, the team gets one point. When an objective falls to zero points, the next objective is selected at random. COG soldiers and the Locust Horde alike can visit www.gearsofwar.com for further details. And while defending their objectives against the onslaught of Xbox LIVE opponents, gamers may notice the following minor adjustments to “Gears of War”: VGA Cable Support: Monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox. In particular VGA users running at 1280x1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280x720) resolution in letterboxed form. Adjusted Assassination Multiplayer Gametype: Leader no longer has to unlock weapons and now has to be executed to die. Adjusted Boomshot: Splash damage to be more effective rendering targets down-but-not-out Adjusted Hammer of Dawn: Aiming will be more forgiving of moving targets Adjusted Roadie Run: Reduced frequency of accidently grabbing cover while running Kill Message Ticker: Ticker can now be seen while down-but-not-out and spectating General: Addressed a number of possible exploits in multiplayer Grab your grenades and ready your rifles as “Gears of War” improves its aim and prepares to continue the battle! __________________ Panasonic TH-65PZ850U Sony KDL37XBR6 Panasonic TH-37PX50U Cambridge Audio Azur 640R & 740C Paradigm Studio 60's, 20's, CC-590 & Seismic 12 Panasonic DMP-BD35 Toshiba HD-XA2 & A35 Motorola VIP1200 Monster HTFS1000, PB2100 AA 1154a MW2 LE Xbox 360 & Halo3 LE + HD-DVD GT: Razor59 Sony PS3 slim GT:Razor_59 Sony PSP