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Due to the recent lack of any blogging, VGToday is moving to the Audio Front. VGToday will not be doing weekly podcasts to replace the lack of blogging. We will have our first podcast in 2-3 weeks, if you're interested in being part of this podcast please leave a comment here with contact information!

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After watching this I am now interested in playing this game. At first glance it looked like a simple Rock-Paper-Scissors with Halo skins and a RTS on console (not a good resume'). This video now have me pumped for February 5th, and see if I will be buying the game, or just renting it for the story. I am not a big fan of Halo, and definitely not a fan of console RTS, but I think this could revolutionize console RTS. Do not keep this off your radar.

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First off, welcome to VGtoday's new little "column" that will be published weekly, or biweekly, that will give you tips and/or guides on how to get those precious achievements. This week we discuss how to rack up a good 175 gamerscore easy, with the new Gears of War 2 DLC Achievements!

More Mystery, Less History (15g): For this you need to win a multiplayer match on each Flashback map pack and it cannot be Wingman. Just go into a private match and put 1 bot on casual on execution, and make the round limit "1". Do this for each map, and you will have the achievement in about 5 minutes.
Bound by a Shared Past (15g): This is the same thing as "More Mystery, Less History" except you must win on each map on Wingman. Just put the settings on 9 bots on casual and round limit on "10" and you should have the achievements in no time.
The Roof! The Roof! The Roof... (15g): Read "More Mystery, Less History" and just do that on the combustible maps.
Forged in the Fire (15g): Read "Bound by a Shared Past" and just do that on the combustible maps.
Skeletons in your Closet (20g) & Trial by, and on, Fire (20g): These are some of the more time consuming achievements on this DLC pack. If you put the Horde mode on casual you should reach wave 10 in about 15-25 minutes depnding on how fast you go. You must do it on each map so 15-25 minutes on 8 maps should take you roughly 2 Hours - 3 Hours 20 Minutes for 40 gamerscore.
Annex: Now With Execution Rules (75G) : Note, this is the ONLY achievement in this bunch that MUST be played in a public match, which means you CANNOT boost this in private matches. Just load up the Flashback or Combustable map pack and try and get annex. It should not be too difficult because EPIC increased the chances of annex showing up in those playlists.

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You heard it right, Epic is acknowledging the bugs in the currently multiplayer game and promises to fix them. Included are fixes for melee through walls, shotgun and boomshot blasts going straight down when fired from the hip, and much more! Mark Rein from Epic made the announcement on the Epic Forums, here is what he had to say:

As I mentioned before the break we’ve been working on a major title update for Gears of War 2. This update will address bugs and exploits as well as add some new achievements related to downloadable content. We don’t have an exact date for it but all indicators are it will go live within January. If that changes we’ll let you know.

We’re fixing a whole bunch of online exploits. For example we’ve fixed the ability to wield an invisible shield, melee through some walls, gain infinite Lancer ammo and equip a shield and a two-handed weapon simultaneously plus many more.

We’re also making several small changes to improve the overall online gameplay experience. A few of the ones that might interest you are; increased penalties for quitting matches early, adding additional spawn protection against planted grenades and chainsaw attacks, and adding the ability to see the Submission flag carrier destination by using Tac/Com.

We know you folks love achievements so on the achievement side we’re adding achievement progress numbers to the War Journal, increasing the frequency of in-game Achievement progression notifications and adding some new Achievements for DLC.

This is just a very small list of some of the things that will be in the next title update but one more item which has been talked about a lot in our forums deserves a special call out...

About that shotgun...

We fixed the client side hit detection on the shotgun so that in a high-latency (i.e. “laggy”) match, the shotgun will be more reliable. We’ve also fixed another bug whereby shotgun and boomshot rounds could strike the ground when firing from the hip.

So there’s a brief status report on the next title update. At some point I expect we’ll post a more detailed list but I assure you we’re working hard to get this out the door and once it’s done we’ll start working on the next update. We’ll try to do a better job keeping you informed of our progress on future updates and we’ll try to be a little more active in the forums once this update is released.

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...in bringing one of the best RPG experiences to date. Everything looks great and stepping out of the vault was one of the best gaming moments I've have in a long time. I even suggest saving before leaving the vault so you can see it again. It is one of those "Wow, this is what a good game looks and feels like!". I will have a full review up soon (Once I finish the story once). Below are the list of achievements:


Vault 101 Citizenship Award: 10 points
Got the Pip-Boy 3000

The G.O.A.T. Whisperer: 10 points
Took the G.O.A.T.

Escape!: 20 points
Completed "Escape!"

Following in His Footsteps: 20 points
Completed "Following in His Footsteps"

Galaxy News Radio: 20 points
Completed "Galaxy News Radio"

Scientific Pursuits: 20 points
Completed "Scientific Pursuits"

Tranquility Lane: 20 points
Completed "Tranquility Lane"

The Waters of Life: 20 points
Completed "The Waters of Life"

Picking up the Trail: 20 points
Completed "Picking up the Trail"

Rescue from Paradise: 20 points
Completed "Rescue from Paradise"

Finding the Garden of Eden: 20 points
Completed "Finding the Garden of Eden"

The American Dream: 20 points
Completed "The American Dream"

Take it Back!: 40 points
Completed "Take it Back!"

Big Trouble in Big Town: 20 points
Completed "Big Trouble in Big Town"

The Superhuman Gambit: 20 points
Completed "The Superhuman Gambit"

The Wasteland Survival Guide: 20 points
Completed "The Wasteland Survival Guide"

Those!: 20 points
Completed "Those!"

The Nuka-Cola Challenge: 20 points
Completed "The Nuka-Cola Challenge"

Head of State: 20 points
Completed "Head of State"

The Replicated Man: 20 points
Completed "The Replicated Man"

Blood Ties: 20 points
Completed "Blood Ties"

Oasis: 20 points
Completed "Oasis"

The Power of the Atom: 20 points
Completed "The Power of the Atom"

Tenpenny Tower: 20 points
Completed "Tenpenny Tower"

Strictly Business: 20 points
Completed "Strictly Business"

You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head: 20 points
Completed "You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head"

Stealing Independence: 20 points
Completed "Stealing Independence"

Trouble on the Homefront: 20 points
Completed "Trouble on the Homefront"

Agatha's Song: 20 points
Completed "Agatha's Song"

Reilly's Rangers: 20 points
Completed "Reilly's Rangers"

Reaver: 10 points
Reached Level 8 with Bad Karma

Mercenary: 10 points
Reached Level 8 with Neutral Karma

Protector: 10 points
Reached Level 8 with Good Karma

Harbinger of War: 20 points
Reached Level 14 with Bad Karma

Pinnacle of Survival: 20 points
Reached Level 14 with Neutral Karma

Ambassador of Peace: 20 points
Reached Level 14 with Good Karma

Scourge of Humanity: 30 points
Reached Level 20 with Bad Karma

Paradigm of Humanity: 30 points
Reached Level 20 with Neutral Karma

Last, Best Hope of Humanity: 30 points
Reached Level 20 with Good Karma

Weaponsmith: 30 points
Made one of every custom weapon

Doesn't Play Well with Others: 20 points
Killed 300 people

Slayer of Beasts: 20 points
Killed 300 creatures

Silver-Tongued Devil: 20 points
Won 50 Speech Challenges

Data Miner: 20 points
Hacked 50 terminals

Keys are for Cowards: 20 points
Picked 50 locks

One-Man Scouting Party: 20 points
Discovered 100 locations

Psychotic Prankster: 10 points
Placed a grenade or mine while pickpocketing

The Bigger They Are…: 20 points
Kill all the Super Mutant Behemoths

Yes, I Play with Dolls: 10 points
Collected 10 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads

Vault-Tec C.E.O.: 30 points
Collected 20 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads

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