Gears of War January content Comments by Tom Bramwell

Black Hawk down, we have a Black Hawk down....

Wooters, can't wait to try these out.

looks like a game gear game..

Nice'n'mushy.

Why is there what blatantly appears to be a white transit van in one of those screenies? Kind of shatters the immersion in the futuristic world...

So much for "We really don't like Microtransactions and marketplace content" then...

Peej

@lambtron

The future needs fly-by-night roofers as well. What with all the Kryll and that.

"Kind of shatters the immersion in the futuristic world..."

I don't think Gears is especially futuristic - It's just post-apocalyptic (sp?)

2 new maps!! Awesome..
Anyone know if this update will contain a fix for the chat bug?

EDIT:
For those interested, found list of fixes etc..

• Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640x480
• Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
• Players can now get the Achievement for "Dish Best Served Cold" when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
• 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
• Enabled "Strict" NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
• Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
• Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
• Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
• Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
• Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
• Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
• Added additional cheat detection code
• Additional housekeeping updates