Finally, after weeks of hot anticipation and nearly rusted Lancers, Gears of War fans can entrench themselves in four new frosty regions found in the SnowBlind Map Pack as well as buff their gamerscore with 250 additional, online multiplayer achievements.

Curb stomp your enemies in the dark tunnels of Under Hill, rain down fire from above in GrindYard,‚  speedily traverse the expansive environments of Courtyard, and relive past triumphant glory in the fan requested Gears 1 remake of Fuel Depot.

In addition, as we reported earlier this month, the Gears of War 2 online multiplayer system was revamped and updated on March 24th to more effectively appropriate experience points to gamers, and with the release of SnowBlind, come nine achievements tailored to the new progressive ranking system.

Snowblind Achievements

“Rookie Gear” (10 points): Earn enough multiplayer experience to reach level 5 (Public only).

“Seasoned Gear” (20 points): Earn enough multiplayer experience to reach level 15 (Public only).

“Battle-Tested Gear” (30 points): Earn enough multiplayer experience to reach level 25 (Public only).

“Battle-Hardened Gear” (50 points): Reach level 50 and play a match on each of the four Snowblind Map Pack maps (Public only).

“Veteran Gear” (75 points): Reach level 100 and win a match on each of the four Snowblind Map Pack maps (Public only).

“Never Eat Red Snow” (20 points): Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Snowblind Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty).

“Icy Dead People” (25 points): Complete waves 1 through 50 on any Snowblind Map Pack map in Horde (any difficulty).

“Frigid Body Dynamics” (5 points): Play a multiplayer match on each of the four Snowblind Map Pack maps (any mode).

“The Weather Outside Is Lethal” (15 points): Win a multiplayer match on each of the four Snowblind Map Pack maps (any mode).

The Snowblind Map Pack will set you back 800 shiny MS points and is available for download here via Xbox Live web Marketplace.

via Major Nelson + Kotaku

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