Gears of War 3 Getting Free 'Versus Booster Pack' DLC

With the Horde Command Pack now live, Epic has announced more DLC for Gears of War 3 with the free 'Versus Booster Pack', which adds two new maps to the existing playlists.

From November 24th, you'll be able to download the free DLC to gain access to the classic Gears of War 1 maps 'Bullet Marsh' and 'Clocktower', which will then be available on public matchmaking via dedicated servers. The Horde Command Pack also adds three maps with 'Azura', 'Blood Drive' and 'Rustlung'.

Epic has also added a new Alpha Playlist, which hopes to offer something a little different with the following parameters:

• Team Size: 4
  
• Gametypes: Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, Execution
  
• Loadout: Lancer/Gnasher
  
• Weapon Pick-ups: Default with the some custom swaps
  
• Weapon Respawn: Set to “After Pick-up” with quicker respawn times
  

And finally, there's also double XP across all multiplayer modes to coincide with the launch of the Horde Command Pack. Double XP will be available from now through November 14th at 9AM. The Gears of War 3 Versus Booster Pack is out on November 24th.