Xboxic » Gears of War - next update almost ready

"Nothing quite gets the chainsaws revving like news of forthcoming content. The patch and new maps released earlier this year were a more than welcome addition and the next update seems to now be just around the corner. Speaking on the official Gears of War forums, Mark Rein Vice President of Epic Games has given some details, including word of a brand new multiplayer gametype.
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The statement made today on the Gears of War forums states:

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 1280×1024, it will contain a brand new multiplayer gametype called Annex.

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. More details next week.

What more could anybody ask? Well, a new weapon or two maybe but hey, we can’t complain! A whole bunch of fixes and a brand spankin’ new multiplayer mode. Even Raam himself would be happy with that! Details on the new gametype are few and far between, but the name itself is very revealing. Annex (verb; 1. take as if by conquest) points to a territory based gametype, perhaps we may be seeing some form of capture the flag in the very near future?

As is often the case when new content is announced, gamers instantly fear the depletion of their recently purchased MS Points. However, with the last set of content for Gears of War being made available for free, the fans were quick to respond to Mr Rein’s announcement and ask the question “will it be free?” to which he simply replied “Yes it will be free“.