Gears of War multiplayer breakdown

IGN scored the scoop on Gears of War multiplayer, and we cut the fluff, breaking it down like this:

Modes:

• War Zone - 4-on-4 team deathmatch; no respawns

• Resurrection - 4-on-4 team deathmatch; downed players will revive after 30 seconds, unless finished off by opponents

• Execution - "Kill the Leader"; highest-ranked player on the team is the leader and can pick up weapons supporting players can't use

Maps (all are small, many symmetrical):

• Canals
  

• Clocktower
  

• Escalation - series of terraces; one team starts at the top, the other at the bottom; bottom team aided by sniper pick-up
  

• Gridlock - narrow street with bombed out cars for cover (playable at E3)
  

• Fuel Depot - warehouse bases; cargo crates for cover
  

• Mansion - "haunted house"; destructible cover; choke points: courtyard and foyer
  

• Mausoleum - circular; a series of rings, the outer being a graveyard; design lends itself to match draws
  

• Roof Tops
  

• Tyro Station - watch out for the bullet train
  

• War Machine
  

Extras:

• Health system - as you take damage, the Gears' skull will begin to appear on-screen; once it's all there, one more shot, and then light's out

• Magnum - high-powered pistol

• Hammer of Dawn - satellite laser strike