
The two weapons were originally introduced in Gears of War: Judgment. The Coalition is also adding two new weapons that can only be used in custom matches: the Markza MK2 and Revive Grenade. The new map is Ritual, which takes place in ancient ruins from the Hivebusters expansion campaign.įor competitive multiplayer, the Capture the Flag mode will be added as a permanent Competitive playlist alongside new rewards for placing high in Competitive playlists. The new playable characters are Sergeant Bernadette “Bernie” Mataki on the COG side, and high priest Ketor Vrol on the Locust side. The first update for Operation 8 will add two new characters and one map, similar to previous seasons where an operation has one big update at the beginning and another one mid-season. Best Horde Location: It's not a very good level for Horde, although your team could probably fall back to the areas with counters, like the arcade.Gears 5 studio The Coalition announced all the new content coming to the game’s Operation 8 update on Tuesday, Aug. Enjoy! Day One Notable Weapons: Sniper Rifle/Torque Bow (up the stairs in the areas above the arcade and movie theater) Environmental Hazards: There's a Seeder in the hole in the middle, though it won't hurt you. From weapon locations and environmental hazards to the best place to hole up while playing Horde, it's all in here.



It comes complete with video walkthroughs of each map, so you can sit back and watch the action unfold, all the way through the gory kill at the end. In an effort to help you get ahead of the curve and start learning the ins and outs of all of the multiplayer maps (including the Flashback Map Pack), we've put together this handy guide. When combined with the excellent competitive action, this addictive co-op mode makes Gears 2 one of the best multiplayer games of the year. We here at GameSpy have been playing a lot of Gears of War 2 over the last few days, and while the majority of our time was spent with the game's single-player campaign, there's been plenty of Horde mixed in for good measure.
