Free new Gears multiplayer mode

By Tom Bramwell Published 2 April, 2007

More details due this week.

Epic Games will unveil a new Gears of War multiplayer mode this week, due to launch as part of a forthcoming Xbox Live patch. Oh, and it will be free. Those guys.

"The next title update for Gears of War is currently going through the certification process," vice president Mark Rein told the game's official forum.

"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.

"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."

Rein went on to confirm that the patch (one of those auto-downloading "Title Update" affairs, as he says) will be completely free.

Gears is also getting ready for a world tournament on Live, with ranked play set to become a factor from 9th April onward. For more on that, read more on that, obviously.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • JayeM #1 5 years ago

    Gotta love free content, Epic rock. :)

  • Carpathian #2 5 years ago

    IF it's a multiplayer mode in the classic 'it's a deathmatch so everybody for themselves' style then I might finally give in and grab a copy.

    IF it's still only team-based multiplayer then piggy won't have to be sick.

  • BadBoyBonner #3 5 years ago

    Epic Rock!

  • agparrot #4 5 years ago

    Is it "Kiss Chase" Mode?

  • rodpad #5 5 years ago

    Any word on how "Annex" will actually work?

  • Skooch #6 5 years ago

    Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!! Just started playing this again after leaving it for Crackdown and a bit of COD3. The MP really does rock and if they've fixed those glitches as well then I am really pleased.

    Just some detail wanted on how Annex actually works please EG...

  • sharpfish #7 5 years ago

    Yeah Epic are great :)

    I agree with Carpathian (sort of) while I have played tonnes of GeOW online I am yearning for a FFA mode where I don't have to rely on a random team to play fair and together. A DM style mode would be a nice shot in the arm for gears, however it's fairly difficult to weave a FFA into gears due to it's nature and map size so I doubt very much that 'Annex' will be such a thing.

    It sounds more like a king of the hill type thing but for teams perhaps?

    Can't wait to find out either way!

  • Peew971 #8 5 years ago

    Please no respawns

  • Fozzie_bear #9 5 years ago

    I'm hoping for something along the lines of Domination.

    From Unreal Tournament. Not the S&M kind, obviously.

  • Fyzzu #10 5 years ago

    "Annex" sounds like it'll be a Domination type of game, from the name.

    I haven't played GoW multiplayer much, but I guess that's largely because I'm not a huge fan of public servers. I like playing with people who I know not to be twats, generally. Maybe I should start, though.

  • numptyboymatt #11 5 years ago

    I agree, some kind of free-for-all mode would be good - I get sick to death of sitting in the lobby while the idiots you inevitably end up stuck with organise themselves into seperate teams of chavs and scallys with screaming kids in the background everytime they come blaring about some pointless nonsense on the mic...

  • mattigan #12 5 years ago

    Doh, I was going to put my copy up on ebay today, will have to wait and see how the new mode plays now.

  • DUFFKING #13 5 years ago

    I'm not a huge MP gears fan but It is fun with Marco et al. Good for epic bringing out the free content.