Gears of War update, Annex gametype today

Microsoft has confirmed that the Gears of War auto-update, featuring the Annex gametype, will be available today at 4:00 p.m. PDT via Xbox Live. The now official Annex details mirror those released (and subsequently pulled) by Epic last week -- it's still just 'King of the Hill'. Here are the additional update tweaks:

• VGA cable support: monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox; VGA users running at 1280x1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280x720) resolution in letterboxed form.

• Adjusted Assassination gametype: leader no longer has to unlock weapons and now has to be executed to die

• Adjusted Boomshot: splash damage to be more effective rendering targets down-but-not-out

• Adjusted Hammer of Dawn: aiming will be more forgiving of moving targets

• Adjusted Roadie Run: reduced frequency of accidentally grabbing cover while running

• Kill message ticker: ticker can now be seen while down-but-not-out and spectating

• General: addressed a number of possible exploits in multiplayer

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