Gears of War Gets Updated

Today, the eagerly awaited Gears of War update has gone live on Xbox Live, adding several enhancements including a new multiplayer game mode.

The highlight will surely be "Annex," a new game mode that was unintentionally leaked on GameSpot last week.

In Annex, players will compete over checkpoints spread throughout the maps. As in Battlefield 2, there are only a set number of points to be distributed; once those points are dried up, the winner is declared. You earn more points by defending a checkpoint; once that checkpoint is depleted, another checkpoint is selected as random.

Microsoft also sends along the following list of further tweaks and enhancements that will be added to the patch:

VGA Cable Support
Monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox. In particular VGA users running at 1280x1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280x720) resolution in letterboxed form.

Adjusted Assassination Multiplayer Gametype
Leader no longer has to unlock weapons and now has to be executed to die

Adjusted Boomshot
Splash damage to be more effective rendering targets down-but-not-out

Adjusted Hammer of Dawn
Aiming will be more forgiving of moving targets

Adjusted Roadie Run
Reduced frequency of accidently grabbing cover while running

Kill Message Ticker
Ticker can now be seen while down-but-not-out and spectating

General
Addressed a number of possible exploits in multiplayer

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