Most of you will already know since the info appeared on the Gamestop site a week or so ago but Microsoft’s Gamerscore blog just confirmed that the Xbox 360 version of Gears of War will be getting a price cut to $39.99 MSRB in the US & Canada on June 4th, the PC version will also drop to $29.99. They will also be releasing a 2 disc edition on June 24th with the maps that are already free over Live, some trailers and gamerpics + themes. The Gamerscore guys would also like to remind us the new version will not include the PC’s exclusive Brumak battle level.

I’ll just quickly point out there really is no benefit to getting the new edition (unless of course, you don’t own the game) since the maps still have to be stored on the hard drive and aren’t on the disc which is disappointing. Still if you don’t already own Gears of War, now you have a great chance to pick up one of Xbox 360’s finest games and save some money in the process (though you could probably get a used copy cheaper still!).

No word on whether us Europeans will be getting a similar deal but hopefully we will somewhere down the line. Want info on what exactly is on the bonus disc of the 2 disc edition? Hit the jump. Want to discuss this? Head on over to our forums, HERE.

- Walker

Source

Disc 1 - Game Disc

Disc 2 - Bonus Disc

Gears of War Content

• Gamer Picture Pack
• Emergence Day Gamer Picture
• Emergence Day Theme
• “FUTURE WEAPONS” Theme
• Emergence Day Message from Cliffy B
• Gears of War Map Pack 1 Trailer
• Gears of War - Multiplayer Map Pack 1
• ‘Hidden Fronts’ Multiplayer Map Pack 2

Gears of War 2 Content

• Gamer Picture Pack
• Teeth Theme
• Teaser Trailer
• Trailer
• Assault Game Play Trailer

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