Gears of War 2 multiplayer details come out

Gears of War 2 creator Cliff Bleszinski reveals some details on the hugely anticipated title in July's EGM.

An extensive cover feature and interview with Cliff CliffyB Bleszinski in American gaming mag EGM has uncovered some new details on Gears of War 2, the upcoming sequel to one of the biggest games released on Xbox 360 so far.

The mag says that Gears 2 will now allow for up to ten players in multiplayer deathmatches, and it's possible that there will be AI bots available to fill up not-so-full matches.

There will also be plenty of new weapons introduced in the sequel, with the rapid-firing Gorgon Burst Pistol and the one-use-per-map Scorcher flamethrower being uncovered in the feature.

What's more Bleszinski promises that some of the older weapons will be tweaked, too and, according to the highlights on 1UP, he promises more superweapons as well.

In addition to these changes, EGM reckons there will be more interesting additions to the multiplayer mode – these will include a screenshot capture function that will allow you to play future-war photographer briefly and then upload your creations to a public site where others can vote for them. The mag also speculates that there will be a Halo-style function for saving replays and then uploading them to Xbox Live.

And if you thought that wasn't enough, Bleszinski says that there are more game types – including Wingman, where four teams of two battle against each other, and Meatflag, where you have to capture a member of the opposing team. Multiplayer maps are said to be a mixture of brand new locations and improved old favourites, with both Gridlock and Subway included.

There's almost none of the article online so far, so if you're in the UK and live near a newsagent with a decent selection of imported magazines, you'll want to hunt down a copy of July's EGM to get the full scoop. Are you looking forward to Gears of War 2? Tell us in the forums.
Quote Blademrk 29th May 2008, 15:28
Really looking forward to this, Time for some more Bit-GoW matches?
Quote fwalm 29th May 2008, 15:41
I'm up for them, have the urge to play it since seeing the video.

Can't wait, seem to be taking ideas from Halo (is a good thing I suppose).
Quote Ghys 29th May 2008, 15:43
*MUST... FIGHT... URGE TO.... SMACKTALK EPIC*


excuse me
Quote Arkanrais 29th May 2008, 16:08
"meatflag" I love it!
Quote Jordan Wise 29th May 2008, 17:13
10 points to Ghys
Quote DougEdey 29th May 2008, 17:17
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blademrk
Really looking forward to this, Time for some more Bit-GoW matches?

Hell yeah baby, as well as loads of co-op. I can imagine Cliff putting in crap loads of good two on one deathmoves in there.

I may goto town tomorrow and get a copy.
Quote Leitchy 29th May 2008, 17:35
10 player DM? Console users are getting the **** end of the deal then eh
Quote Mr_Sinister 29th May 2008, 17:39
NICE will be waiting for this
Quote Solidus 29th May 2008, 19:56
man sounds awesome! god i hope they give you the ability to see ping when joining games, not just bars.

I cant wait for this game :) Definately on my "must have" list for this year...
Quote rollo 30th May 2008, 10:46
give 32 player DM minimum , Dont fully get the point in 10man, (small and boring) ( nice size for friends i guess but pretty useless elsewere) Even when battlefield 2 was released we had about 15 friends on 64 person maps. Was fun since you got to choose which objectives to defend and hold. Added more tactical element than rush and gank
Quote Blademrk 30th May 2008, 15:46
Considering the previous version was 8 player, the multi-player was still a blast. an extra 2 players should not break the small scale maps which made the game fun.
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