Gears of War patch coming today

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In preparation for the newly announced multiplayer maps which will be hitting Xbox Live tomorrow (remember these are free to download), Epic Games is releasing a new patch that according to Rein “should start pushing through the system” at some point today. He’s also provided a list of changes that the patch will implement.

Full list of changes:

  • Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640×480
  • Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
  • Players can now get the Achievement for “Dish Best Served Cold” when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
  • Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
  • Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
  • Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
  • Enabled “Strict” NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
  • Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
  • Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
  • Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
  • Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
  • Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
  • Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
  • Added additional cheat detection code
  • Additional housekeeping updates

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Gears of War

  • Platform(s): PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One
  • Genre(s): Action, Shooter
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