Gears 2 Double XP Weekend

27 Oct 2009 at 17:47:14 by Andy Alderson

To celebrate Halloween, Epic has announced a double XP weekend for Gears of War 2.

According to the game’s official forums, the double XP weekend begins on the morning on 30 October and ends on 2 November. It seems the Epic has some great ideas in store for the weekend too, especially in the excellent Horde co-op mode.

“Beyond that though we wanted to mess with the waves in Horde to try and make it appropriately "scary" for Halloween,” reads a post on the forum.

“So while Butchers seemed on target for the theme, they didn't provide enough umph to make it scary. So we thought, what if any of the many Boomers could attack on any wave and when possible, a full Boomer squad consisting of Grinders, Butchers, Flame Boomers and regular Boomshot Boomers could appear and attack all at once. And of course waves 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 would be nothing but wave after wave of Boomers. Sounds scary and fun to me!

“For those of you scoring from home, you may notice that I didn't mention the Maulers (aka the Boomers with exploding flail and shield). That's because for this event we're pulling them out. We figured what is the fun of having a massive Boomer onslaught when you can just plant a shield to block them off. So unless the shield is part of the map, you're on your own!”

So enjoy the weekend Gears fans and for those who haven’t played it yet, check out our review here.

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