Gears maps on Thursday

By Robert Purchese Published 1 May, 2007

"Hidden Fronts" multiplayer pack.

The "Hidden Fronts" map pack for Gears of War will be released on Live Marketplace this Thursday.

It'll cost you 800 points if you want it right away, or you can wait until 3rd September when it'll be free to download.

Included is Bullet Marsh, a Kryll-infested swamp lit by power from a dodgy old generator. You might even consider knocking out the power so people have to fend for themselves in the dark - if you were that way inclined.

Then there's the Garden, which rather than being a source of summer pride is, instead, overgrown and doused in pesticide. And it'll play havoc with your lungs if you haven't had a sufficient dose of clean air before venturing in.

Process is a team affair built around a subterranean Imulsion processing plant, while Subway takes place in Timgad's Central station that's now overrun with Locust.

Tom reckons it's all an elaborate plan to detract UK residents from voting in the local elections. What do you think?

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (22) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • S.J.Rogers #1 5 years ago

    I must try GoW online...

    Is it any good?

    3rd first in one day...

    Did no work all day (Its been a good day).
    Edited by S.J.Rogers at 01/05/07 @ 17:14

  • Paukl #2 5 years ago

    I think I'll be waiting until September.

  • AssassiN Verified Owner/Editor, Computers N Stuff #3 5 years ago

    "Tom reckons it's all an elaborate plan to detract UK residents from voting in the local elections. What do you think?"

    There's elections this week?

  • Machetazo #4 5 years ago

    "You might even consider knocking out the power so people have to fend for themselves in the dark - if you were that way inclined." ohhohoho, the comedy that'll bring!

  • DUFFKING #5 5 years ago

    200 points a map (products which have actually had work put into them) >> whatever guitar hero tracks costed.

    I'll be getting UTIII on PC because the inevitable bonus pack will be free on PC and will probably end up costing on 360.

  • ChromeMud #6 5 years ago

    So many great games on the 360 that I can wait 'til September
    for this.Great news all the same.

  • DutchDemons #7 5 years ago

    yea, i'll be waiting till september as well.

    and if we all do that, maybe MS will take notice and quit this silly 'always ask $$, no matter what' policy.

    sometimes giving a lil somehtign to the consumer can actually help you as a company. But hey..who am I?:-)

  • ProtoformX #8 5 years ago

    It could be worse. At least they've mentioned in advance that they're gonna be free later this year. The Krill mechanic on the first map sounds like a barrel of laughs. Or a big crap-pile of broken-ness, depending on the people playing. I myself have only just started playing Gears online so I've still got plenty of play value to last me in the current maps until September.

  • Cloudane #9 5 years ago

    Now or in four months time?

    That depends on if the (online / multi-player) game is fixed first.

  • captainrentboy #10 5 years ago

    800 points!!! The bastards! I'll wait until they're free. Fuck you Microsoft, Epic said they wanted to keep their DC free but you couldn't let it be could you? Could you????.....I'm done.

  • smoothn00dle #11 5 years ago

    Update a map is a news nowaday.

  • Tyronne #12 5 years ago

    think I will wait til september too...getting a bit miffed that there are very few if no add ons that are free.

  • cyber_nicco #13 5 years ago

    "yea, i'll be waiting till september as well.

    and if we all do that, maybe MS will take notice and quit this silly 'always ask $$, no matter what' policy. "

    Or maybe it will just persuade MS to NOT inform people that it will be free later, or, even worse, never make them free...

  • HarryB #14 5 years ago

    i like the old xbox live better..

  • t8yman #15 5 years ago

    at least the game is being supported, I would gladly pay handsomely for some more cod2 maps. still nothing better on live for me.

  • LeSpank #16 5 years ago

    A lot of you are big whingers. You don't get owt for nowt!

  • Aurifex. #17 5 years ago

    Can't play it as i sent my "CRACKED" disc back to MS and not got a replacement yet.

  • monkey-ken-wizard #18 5 years ago

    Hold on there Mr captainrentboy
    It’s worth keeping a sense of prospective my penny saving friend.
    It does after all cost money to develop this new map action.
    And it could be worse my fellow gamer, you could have paid £450 for a PS3?!

  • butleri #19 5 years ago

    "800 points!!! The bastards! I'll wait until they're free. Fuck you Microsoft, Epic said they wanted to keep their DC free but you couldn't let it be could you? Could you????.....I'm done."

    Except Microsoft pay Epics bills for Gears - so its Microsofts money not Epics - very easy for Epic to say they want it to be free!

  • Hypnopedia #20 5 years ago

    @monkey-ken-wizard

    Couldn't agree more. I'll be getting it and anyone who wants to keep a measly £6.80 in their wallets and wait 4 months just go ahead.
    At the end of the day kids, goods and services actually COST MONEY you know (yeah, I know, unbelievable ain't it??!), you can't Torrent everything in life, people do actually deserve some credit (and money) for their creations and effort.

    /puts condescending old fart hat away.

  • nemacyst #21 5 years ago

    sept is too long to wait

  • S.J.Rogers #22 5 years ago

    @Hypnopedia

    Well said..!