For those of you that yearn for the old days of Gears of War when Smoke Grenades didn’t knock people over, Epic Games has a surprise for you. To celebrate the American Memorial Day long weekend, Gears of War 2 is going old-school. Starting Friday, May 22nd at 9am EST, through Tuesday, May 26th at 9am EST, Gears of War 2 will feature four-on-four multiplayer gameplay and Smoke Grenades without their concussive blasts. These changes will affect the Execution – Warzone, Annex – King of the Hill, Guardian – Submission, and DLC playlists only.
While I have grown to love and appreciate the differences between the original Gears of War and Gears of War 2, there’s one change in Gears of War 2 that I wish Epic Games would reconsider – the nerfing of the Longshot Sniping Rifle.
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all.