The “Break it Down” Blog

Fueling a rumor that the anticipated title updated for Gears of War 2 will be released this week is the posting of new Gears of War 2 achievements on Xbox.com.  Epic had previously mentioned that additional achievements were a possibility when the update releases.  Since Microsoft is not normally early with posting new information like this I tend to think the rumor might be right.

There are 7 new achievements worth a total of 125 points.  All of them require either the Flashback or Combustible Map Pack.

• Skeletons in your Closet (20G) - Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Flashback Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty)
• More Mystery, Less History (15G) – Win a multiplayer match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman)
• Bound by a Shared Past (15G) – Win a Wingman match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps
• Trial by, and on, Fire (20G) - Survive first 10 Horde waves on Combustible Map Pack maps as a team
• The Roof! The Roof! The Roof… (15G) – Win a multiplayer match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman)
• Forged in the Fire (15G) – Win a Wingman match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps
• Annex: Now With Execution Rules (75G) – Win an Annex match on each Flashback and Combustible Map Pack map (public matches only)

Sounds like achievements hunters will be spending a lot of time playing Horde mode in the near future.