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Gears of War Gets New Multiplayer Mode

Microsoft treated Gears of War fans with an update earlier this week which not only changed the online gameplay a bit, but also delivered a new multiplayer mode called Annex.

In Annex, gamers can only win one way - they have to capture all of five special locations on the map, and hold on to them long enough to score their team enough points to win. Each location, or objective, has a maximum score level that can be given out, and then a new objective will become active and the teams will have to scramble to take control of that location.

In addition to this add-on gameplay mode, there have also been some updates to the core of the game.

These changes include:

- VGA Cable Support: Monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox. In particular VGA users running at 1280×1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280×720) 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 accidentally 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

Source: The Gate