
Epic Games dropped the mother load of Gears donwloadable content today, releasing both the Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack and the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection.
Those of you who haven’t downloaded any of the previous Gears of War 2 DLC because of an anemic money supply will make out great with the All Fronts Collection. With it you’ll get ALL of the previous donwloadable multiplayer map packs AND the new Dark corners DLC. All for the bargain price of just 1600 Microsoft points. Here’s the official Xbox description:
“This content pack features all 19 downloadable Gears 2 multiplayer maps and a bonus deleted single-player chapter, “Road to Ruin,” from the Gears of War 2 campaign. For multiplayer fans, this pack brings together the complete set of Gears 2 multiplayer maps: Allfathers Garden, Canals, Courtyard, Flood, Fuel Depot, Fuel Station, Gold Rush, Gridlock, Grind Yard, Highway, Mansion, Memorial, Nowhere, Sanctuary, Subway, Tyro Station, Under Hill, War Machine, and Way Station—everything in the Flashback, Combustible, Snowblind, and Dark Corners downloadable packs combined.”
Click here if you want to add the All Fronts Collection to your download queue.
Now for those of you who already shelled out the full price for previous content (like myself. Fail.) The you’ll want to just pick up the Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack. It features 7 new multiplayer maps as well as the “Road to Ruin” single player chapter. This DLC will set you back 1200 Microsoft Points. Here’s the official Xbox description for Dark Corners:
“This downloadable content pack features 7 new Gears 2 multiplayer maps and a bonus deleted single-player chapter, “Road to Ruin,” from the Gears of War 2 campaign. In “Road to Ruin,” Marcus and Dom navigate the treacherous Locust highway, choosing stealth or blazing action to survive. For multiplayer fans, the 7 maps include a new War Machine, the much-requested Gears 1 map; Allfathers Garden, a heavy-weapons battle at a COG landmark; Highway, a fight deep in the Locust Hollow; Memorial, a battle at the Tomb of the Unknowns; Nowhere, a firefight in an old motel; Way Station, an unpredictable battlefield with parallel paths; and Sanctuary, a reimagined favorite from Gears for Windows.”
Click here if you want to add the Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack to your download queue.