On Thursday, May 3, at 9 A.M. GMT, ready your weapons and prepare for battle as Gears of War®, rated M for Mature, releases four new action-packed multiplayer maps in the thrilling "Hidden Fronts" Multiplayer Map Pack.
COG soldiers and the Locust Horde will clash once again for control of these four dynamic new areas, including Bullet Marsh, Garden, Process, and Subway.
Bullet Marsh
In this Kryll-infested swamp, an old generator still powers the area lights. A few stray bullets could easily knock out the generator, leaving combatants to fend for themselves against the Kryll.
 Garden
This overgrown and crumbling conservatory still has a working fertilization and pesticide system. This system can pose a serious hazard to anyone who ventures into the greenhouse without first venting the air.
 Process
Teams must fight for control of this subterranean Imulsion processing plant, still active despite the cessation of the Pendulum wars.
 Subway
Timgad 's Central Subway station used to serve as a central hub for commuters. Now the tunnels are crawling with Locust.
The "Hidden Fronts" Multiplayer Map Pack will explode onto Xbox LIVE® Marketplace on May 3 for 800 Microsoft Points as you steady your aim, pull the pin from your grenades, and fire up your chainsaw once more! All four of the new maps will be made available at no cost over Xbox LIVE on Sept. 3, 2007.

Is Epic's visual super-sundae Gears of War headed for PC after all? Until now, Microsoft has presented the title as an Xbox 360 exclusive -- something the company confirmed to us when asked various times.

Just recently however, Eurogamer quoted Microsoft's head Xbox feller J. Allard claiming the game will hit both platforms: "It's Xbox and PC," he told the magazine.

Of course, this is promising for PC gamers, though given contradictory answers from elsewhere at Microsoft, we'll have to wait and see. It's quite possible Microsoft will hold Gears of War as a temporary X360 exclusive, similar to Halo's status before the PC version finally appeared.