Gears Of War 2 Is Finally Getting Its Patch

Since its release on Novevember 7th of last year, gamers have been venting their disappointment over the lack of polish in Epic Games’ Xbox 360 exclusive “Gears of War 2″ (GoW2). GoW2 had so many problems with its single player and online components that many gamers considered the game broken and unplayable. Both Epic Games and Microsoft refused to step up to the plate and talk about the issues at hand. On Jan. 5, the silence was broken by Epic Games vice president Mark Rein as a patch was finally announced for Gears of War 2 on the game’s official forum.

“We’re fixing a whole bunch of online exploits. For example we’ve fixed the ability to wield an invisible shield, melee through some walls, gain infinite Lancer ammo and equip a shield and a two-handed weapon simultaneously plus many more,” explained Rein.

“We’re also making several small changes to improve the overall online gameplay experience. A few of the ones that might interest you are; increased penalties for quitting matches early, adding additional spawn protection against planted grenades and chainsaw attacks, and adding the ability to see the Submission flag carrier destination by using Tac/Com.“

Rein also noted that fixes to the shotgun will also be included in the patch. More patch details are expected as its release nears.

Gamerscore junkies will be excited to hear that Epic Games will be adding new achievements related to downloadable content.

“We know you folks love achievements so on the achievement side we’re adding achievement progress numbers to the War Journal, increasing the frequency of in-game Achievement progression notifications and adding some new Achievements for DLC.“

The Gears of War 2 patch should be released by the end of January.