2007-01-08 05:29:48 2 new maps for Gears of War (Out now, Free!)

Sounds like Epic is delivering on new content, and one could only hope a patch as well. It seems as if these two maps will be free and are being offered as sponsored downloads by The Discovery Channel..there's also some sort of contest for two million marketplace points.

More info:

http://3dnewsnet.com/gow_new_maps.htm

Raven Down
A Raven Helicopter has gone down in the middle of a large scale battle with the omnipresent Locust Horde. Gears have taken out the Seeder and gamers join Delta Forces moving into the crash site from all angles to search for survivors.




Old Bones
In an attempt to eradicate any traces of human history and culture, the Locust Horde has emerged under Sera’s Capitaline Museums and has begun to destroy them brick by brick. Each gamer’s mission is to help the Delta Force recapture the museums before all remnants of humankind’s existence are obliterated.





The new maps both look pretty cool, and I hope there's more content lined up in the future (even if it's a microtransaction, I'd like more than two new maps). Hopefully if they're right about it coming as soon as next week, the patch lands around the same time.

And ya know, based on those descriptions, these could be campaign missions..and while I'm down with new single player and co-op content, multiplayer could use some DLC love.

2007-01-08 06:31:30

sweet! can't wait. looks like epic is keeping there word even if its just for these two =)

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2007-01-08 07:23:11

Well they better because I mean that patch is taken so long, more time then it should need.

2007-01-08 09:06:41

Sweet, Epic rock :D

Looking forward to seeing what they get sorted in this patch.

EDIT: Rein confirms the maps will release on the 10th and the patch comes out before them.

http://forums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=2474294...
http://forums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?s=e28150e...

2007-01-08 09:42:10

these are single player maps right?????????????????????

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2007-01-08 09:53:31

Holy shit it looks so gorgeous. Raven Down got so much bloom and Old Bones reminds me of some sort of a city of TROY or something, awesome.
Can't wait.

PS. Are these new campaign maps added or MP map?

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2007-01-08 10:42:16 In reply to dcdelgado (2007-01-08 09:42:10)

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2007-01-08 10:51:42 In reply to ManThatYouFear (2007-01-08 10:42:16)

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2007-01-08 10:53:22 In reply to dcdelgado (2007-01-08 09:42:10)

2007-01-08 11:09:54 In reply to dcdelgado (2007-01-08 10:51:42)

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2007-01-08 11:11:16

this is insane :D

2007-01-08 11:37:36

You see so the update I did get yesterday was perhaps the patch since Rein said the patch comes out before the downloadable content.

Anyhow this is sweeet!!!!!! "Im in the Zone baby!"

Based on the descriptions, it sounds like a different type of Multiplayer is introduced with these two maps ... IMO that's what it sounds like. although It would be ace if these were co-op levels.!

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2007-01-08 11:41:58 In reply to ManThatYouFear (2007-01-08 11:09:54)

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2007-01-08 11:54:07

I think it's just the setup/story behind the two maps.

Like in a way, you could describe Zanzibar as a power station the covenant have taken over and your group of spartans have crash landed on a beach with a view to reclaiming it etc.

We'll see.

2007-01-08 12:22:07 In reply to deftangel (2007-01-08 11:54:07)

2007-01-08 12:24:43 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-01-08 12:22:07)

Patch is

2007-01-08 14:27:31

2007-01-08 16:11:52

ONE guy says that this content is for the US and no for everyone?
My instincts say that the guy is bullshitting but at the same time, is it true?

Same thing happened to the Halo 3 gameplay footage document on the marketplace. It came out on the US but NEVER on the European one, so I never watched it.

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2007-01-08 16:33:01 In reply to Sath (2007-01-08 16:11:52)

2007-01-08 16:36:15

Well Deft we havent gotten the last Halo3 video on the marketplace and dont think we will get it. I swear to god I hate Sweden for not getting good stuff at all. Its almost Jap, UK and US.

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2007-01-08 16:38:39

O_O

I love you Cliffy!!!!

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2007-01-08 17:36:59

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=...

2007-01-08 18:00:50

OMG I am loving these:

• Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
• Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
• Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
• Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points

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2007-01-08 18:22:51

I'm still confused how you got that update before everyone else alimokrane ;).

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2007-01-08 18:24:56 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-01-08 18:22:51)

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