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New Gears of War Mode Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the i-claim-this-land-in-the-name-of-spain dept.

In an update downloadable on April 9th, the newest multiplayer mode for the Xbox 360 hit Gears of War will be made available. Called Annex, the mode is an objective-capturing gameplay scenario. Each map will have physical locations which must be taken and held, and allows for infinite respawns on a fifteen second timer. "On the map, a projected ring marks the physical location and boundaries of the objective in the world. The ring's color indicates the current captor: White means neutral, blue COG, and red Locust. To capture an objective, players must stand inside the glowing ring uncontested for a short period of time. How long depends on how many teammates stand in the ring at once. One player can capture an objective in eight seconds, two players in four seconds, three players in two seconds, and four players in one second. Once a team takes an objective, they are not required to remain inside the ring to maintain ownership."

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  1. Wrong date by MooseMuffin · · Score: 3, Informative

    The same site you linked to already did a follow up stating that this is not coming out April 9th.

    http://kotaku.com/gaming/gears-of-war/whoops-no-ge ars-of-war-update-next-week-249795.php

  2. BZflag had this - king of the castle map by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    ... about a month or two ago - Some details here

  3. Re:Anyone know the first game to do this? by jlavarj · · Score: 2, Informative

    Bungie's Myth 2 had a game type called Territories similar to this.

  4. lol @ marketspeak by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Annex? In Halo (or any other game) we called this King of the Hill. I like how the summary spins it like it is unprecedented in the gaming world.

    1. Re:lol @ marketspeak by demeteloaf · · Score: 2, Informative

      Well, i caved and glanced at TFA, and when you actually read it, looks like i'm wrong and it really is just a modified King of the Hill type game. So yeah, disregard that. Should have known the summary would be misleading.

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    2. Re:lol @ marketspeak by Sibko · · Score: 2, Informative

      Actually, in Halo this is called Territories. King of the hill involves one location. Sometimes it moves around.