A Million Matches and a Handful of Changes; Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Beta
It's almost time for the Gears of War: Ultimate Edition to unleash itself upon the world of Xbox One which means the multiplayer beta has come to an end. In one week, the game logged one million matches with 597 logged by a single person!
The Coalition has taken some tips from the beta experience including (but not limited to) the following short-list:
- Multiple fixes and tuning for the Gnasher Shotgun
- Multiple fixes for Frag Grenades, Boomshot, and Torque Bow
- Tuning for footstep audio and other sounds around a player
- King of the Hill improvements, including ability for The Coalition to adjust more settings for competitive play
- Removed active down from Active Reloaded Longshot sniper rifle and added/tuned active bonus for sniper bloom/aim
- Bug fixes and tuning for skill-based matchmaking
- Tuned red/blue colours for team shaders (Locust/COG)
- Improved look of blood and gore in gameplay
- Improved game performance to reduce screen tearing
- Bug fixes and tuning for Controller Sensitivity Settings
- Various bug fixes on maps, weapons, matchmaking, audio, and controls
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will be arriving in seven weeks, August 25, on exclusively on Xbox One.