Epic Games and Microsoft are giving thanks to the entire fan base with the announcement of the Versus Booster Map Pack], available for free on Xbox LIVE Marketplace on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 24.
The Versus Booster Map Pack will feature five explosive maps available in public matchmaking playlists two favorite maps from Gears 1, Bulletmarsh and Clocktower, as well as Azura, Rustlung and Blood Drive from the Horde Command Pack.While the Versus Booster Map Pack will unlock five new multiplayer battlegrounds for public matchmaking, those who purchase the Horde Command Pack (or access it through the Gears of War 3 Season Pass) will still have exclusive access to the packs Horde fortification upgrades, new playable characters like Bernie Mataki, Big Rig Dizzy and the Onyx Guard, as well as the Team Plasma and Jungle Camo weapon skins. And remember, the only way to play Horde, Beast, or a privately hosted game on Azura, Rustlung, and Blood Drive will be to purchase Horde Command Pack.

tarring a cast of characters both new and eerily familiar to the series, RAAMs Shadow will deliver more than three hours of new campaign gameplay set in a storyline that precedes the events of the first Gears of War, as well as six new multiplayer characters, the Chocolate Weapon Skin Set and an additional 250 Gamerscore. RAAMs Shadow will launch Dec. 13 for 1,200 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, marking the second major game add-on for this years critically-acclaimed blockbuster, Gears of War 3.
[color=darkred]RAAMs Shadow[/color] drops players into the events of Sera post-Emergence Day, as Zeta Squad is enlisted to evacuate Ilima City and protect the citizens against a Locust Kryll storm. Taking on the infamous Locust leader from Gears 1, General RAAM, Zeta is led by Michael Barrick (from Gears of War comics fame) and comprised of familiar faces such as Lt. Minh Young Kim (Gears 1) and Tai Kaliso (Gears 2), and also includes a new female comrade, Alicia Valera.
In addition to fighting as a new squad of Gears, players will step into the boots of RAAM himself, and for the first time storm the human stronghold from the perspective of one of the series most legendary bosses.
RAAMs imposing size and strength, along with his Kryll shield, make him one of the most powerful and daunting foes in the Gears universe, said Cliff Bleszinski. We think fans are going to have a blast unleashing hell upon the poor humans for the first time in a campaign."