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Friday, August 31, 2007 9:00 AM by johnporcaro

GOW Hidden Fronts Free Starting Next Week

Nice!  Beginning Monday, the Hidden Fronts Map Pack will join the Annex gametype and Multiplayer Map Pack 1 as another piece of free downloadable content  for Gears of War.

From the media alert:

With nearly 500,000 downloads to date, the “Gears of War®” Hidden Fronts Map Pack has become the No. 1 piece of premium downloadable content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

“Gears of War” has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide, and continues to hold the title of most popular Xbox 360 game on Xbox LIVE, as “Gears of War” recorded the most number of unique players among all Xbox 360 games in August 2007, as well as the highest cumulative number of hours played by Xbox LIVE members.

In the Hidden Fronts Map Pack, players can clash for control of four dynamic areas, including Bullet Marsh, Garden, Process, and Subway:

Bullet Marsh
In this Kryll-infested swamp, an old generator still powers the area lights. A few stray bullets could easily knock out the generator, leaving combatants to fend for themselves against the Kryll.

Garden
This overgrown and crumbling conservatory still has a working fertilization and pesticide system. This system can pose a serious hazard to anyone who ventures into the greenhouse without first venting the air.

Process
Fight for control of this subterranean Imulsion processing plant, still active despite the cessation of the Pendulum wars.

Subway
Timgad 's Central Subway station used to serve as a central hub for commuters. Now the tunnels are crawling with Locust.

Gears of War is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more details, visit http://gearsofwar.com/news/


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Comments

# re: GOW Hidden Fronts Free Starting Next Week

Friday, August 31, 2007 2:32 PM by NIN 013
w00t! Sweet, now every time I'm playing Gears with Chris I finally WON'T get kicked out because I'm the only noob without the maps! Awesome.

# re: GOW Hidden Fronts Free Starting Next Week

Monday, September 03, 2007 8:52 AM by John Lee BR
How can this map pack be available worldwide, if people in Brazil, for example, can't download this!? It is a shame that Microsoft uses this type of restriction in games that it's self published. :-(

# re: GOW Hidden Fronts Free Starting Next Week

Monday, September 03, 2007 9:27 AM by mnemo
This must be the first non-media download that enforces an IP restriction. Darn!
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About John Porcaro

John is Director of Customer and Community Relationship Management, Microsoft's IEB Global Marketing Team. His team is responsible for Online Community for Xbox and Games for Windows, and CRM/customer communications. He's been at Microsoft since 1990, where he's been a Product Manager, Channel Marketing Manager, Communications Manager, and Events Manager, mostly working in our Consumer Division (currently called Entertainment & Devices Division).