Gears of War Realm

Tomorrow, June 14th 2007, Microsoft and Epic Games will be delivering a new auto update for Gears of War. This update includes eight new achievements worth 250 more points to be had along with various fixes. It even includes more of Epic Games’ trademark pop culture references for achievement names.

Here is the complete list of new Achievements:

• “THIS! IS! ANNEX!” – Complete 100 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in Annex and capture 3 objectives in each match – 40
• “Inconceivable!” – Win 20 rounds of multiplayer matches in Annex by fewer than 5 points – 30
• “Nub Pwn3r” – Win 20 rounds of multiplayer matches in Annex by shutting out the opposing team – 30
• “You Down With E.P.I.C?” – Win a multiplayer match of 3+ rounds in any game type on 6 different downloadable maps – 30
• “Green Thumb” – Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Garden multiplayer map – 30
• “Mind the Gap” – Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Subway multiplayer map – 30
• “All That Juice” – Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Process multiplayer map – 30
• “Purdy Mouth” – Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Bullet Marsh multiplayer map – 30

Along with the new achievements, Epic Games fixed some exploits and random bug fixes. Also it seems they implemented the previously mentioned Roadie Run improvements.

Here are the complete Release Notes for this auto update:

• New Achievements added! Eight new achievements worth a total of 250 points created for playing Annex and the Hidden Fronts Multiplayer Map Pack
• Improved Roadie Run to reduce getting snagged on cover
• Tweaked up the amount of damage done by the Lancer Assault Rifle in multiplayer
• Fixed split-screen players interrupting the other player’s actions when they die
• Stopped Annex scoring whenever a “Connection Error” dialog box is displayed
• Reduced the duration that corpses remain visible when hosting an Annex match
• Reduced the range of possible Annex bleed-out times selectable by host
• Addressed a number of multiplayer exploits
• Addressed other general housekeeping