Gears Of War 3 fan? Happy enough that today marks the launch of the Horde Command Pack? Well, get ready to widen your smile, chump! Epic Games and Microsoft have decided to thank the entire fan base with the announcement of the Versus Booster Map Pack, available - wait for it - FREEEEEE from Xbox LIVE Marketplace on 24th November.
The “Versus Booster Map Pack” will feature five explosive maps available in public matchmaking playlists – two favourite maps from “Gears 1,” Swamp and Clocktower, as well as Azura, Rustlung and Blood Drive from the “Horde Command Pack.”
The Versus Booster Map Pack unlocks five new multiplayer battlegrounds for public matchmaking, but those who purchase the Horde Command Pack (or access it with the Gears Of War 3 Season Pass) will have exclusive access to the pack's Horde fortification upgrades, new playable characters like Bernie Mataki, Big Rig Dizzy and the Onyx Guard, as well as the Team Plasma and Jungle Camo weapon skins.
It doesn't stop here though - Epic Games are steamrolling their way through the year with another pre-Christmas game add-on to carry you through. And here's how the release schedule's looking:
Tuesday, 2nd November – “Horde Command Pack” – 800 Microsoft Points
Pack includes:
New Horde fortification upgrades – Command Center, Decoy upgrade, Sentry upgrade, Silverback upgrade
Exclusive playable characters – Bernie Mataki, Big Rig Dizzy, Onyx Guard
Exclusive weapon skins – Team Plasma, Jungle Camo
New multiplayer maps – Azura, Rustlung, Blood Drive
New Achievements worth 250 Gamescore
Thursday, 24 November – “Versus Booster Map Pack” – FREE
Includes five explosive maps for competitive multiplayer – Swamp, Clocktower, Azura, Rustlung and Blood Drive – available in public matchmaking playlists powered by dedicated servers.
Tuesday, 13th December – “RAAM’s Shadow” – 1200 Microsoft Points
Delivers more than three hours of new campaign gameplay set in a storyline that precedes the events of the first “Gears of War,” as well as six new multiplayer characters, the Chocolate Weapon Set and new Achievements worth an additional 250 Gamerscore – along with the ability to play as Zeta Squad, elite Locust enemies, or RAAM, one of the series’ most legendary Locust bosses.