Epic's Mark Rein announced on their forums that GoW is getting patch with some promising gameplay enhancements. There's a new gametype called Annex and some bug fixes. He promises more details next week. The patch is currently going through certification. From his post on the forums:

The next title update for Gears of War is currently going through the certification process. We'll have more detail about the update next week but I can tell you that in addition to fixing a whole bunch of glitches, and providing 720p for VGA users running at 1280x1024, it will contain a brand new multiplayer gametype called Annex.

Some folks who got to play it a few weeks ago said they think it is our best multiplayer gametype yet but I'll leave it for you fans to decide what you think for yourself when it shows up soon on Xbox Live. More details next week.
__________________________
rapzilla blog | Shadowrun | HALO 2 Vista | cooked Gamers

Phan7om noticed that Certain Affinity's website is hosting very high resolution versions of the two new screenshots - 3480x2106 pixels apiece, to be exact. Nice!(Louis Wu 19:45:03 UTC)

iPod version | YouTube version

This episode is a little different. It's kind of an instructional montage on how to superbounce and perform certain glitches, with a really sweet soundtrack. Thanks to the crew that put it together: Cryptoflix, Molers, Darqnight, and Paradox. Check it out!

iPod version | YouTube version

This episode is a little different. It's kind of an instructional montage on how to superbounce and perform certain glitches, with a really sweet soundtrack. Thanks to the crew that put it together: Cryptoflix, Molers, Darqnight, and Paradox. Check it out!

Red vs Episode 93 has now been posted for sponsors. (As always, it'll be up for the general public in a few days.) This won't make a lot of sense if you've never watched the Out of Mind series they posted on Marketplace last year; all 5 episodes are available in their video archive, if you haven't seen them yet. Also, the Reds find some stuff. And accidentally make fun of Bungie's storytelling techniques.(Louis Wu 12:07:45 UTC)

NeuroKoNeza had been working on a remake of Hang 'Em High for Halo2Vista - he was shooting for a Colossus-type environment. You can see a couple of shots of his work in progress over on the Gearbox forums - looks like he's not sure whether to continue work, or simply let the Bungie version step in.(Louis Wu 12:01:04 UTC)

A high school student in Michigan spent 9 months organizing a Halo tournament to be held on school grounds. He did everything right; he talked to school officials, he organized parents and teachers to act as chaperones, he advertised both in school and out. All was copacetic - until 4 days before the event, His dad contacted the local police to inquire about the availability of a uniformed officer to provide security (they were expecting in excess of 300 people); with just a couple of days to go, and $650 out of pocket for the teenaged organizer, the tournament was shut down. Ouch! Read the details in the Ann Arbor News.(Louis Wu 11:34:38 UTC)

Teen Ink has reviewed the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack, Volume 1. At least, it LOOKS like a new review... (Louis Wu 11:29:47 UTC)

Last weekend, we posted a link to an article at Unconfirmed Sources - it was clearly parody, but at the time I thought it was a one-off. I was wrong. They've got a followup.(Louis Wu 11:25:58 UTC)

GotFrag posted an article looking at the changes in the MLG rules and gametypes, and how those might affect the standings in the upcoming season. Go read!(Louis Wu 11:23:02 UTC)