Posts tagged Annex 
Annex doesn't help with achievements
If you've already got your feet wet in Gears of War's newest gametype Annex, you'll know that you can rack up kills pretty quickly. But you should know that all the kills you get in Annex do not count towards any kill based achievements. According to Xbox.com's press release it states that "the int...
Gears of War update, Annex gametype today
Microsoft has confirmed that the Gears of War auto-update, featuring the Annex gametype, will be available today at 4:00 p.m. PDT via Xbox Live. The now official Annex details mirror those released (and subsequently pulled) by Epic last week -- it's still just 'King of the Hill'. Here are the addi...
New Gears gametype 'Annex' previewed, still no date
If you already suspected that "Annex," the new Gears of War gametype, was a highfalutin name for King of the Hill, this 1UP preview and video will do very little to change your mind. But, if said preview is any indication, it could become "the definitive way to play Gears online," so...
A look at GoW's Annex, a video preview
Even though we didn't get our Gears of War update today, that doesn't mean we can't learn more about the upcoming Annex gametype. Embedded above is a video preview of what Annex will look like, play like, and what HUD changes will be made. From what we gather the HUD information on the top left ...
New Gears of War gametype detailed, dated, and pulled
Let's just skip right to the meat of this story: Annex, the new Gears of War gametype, is basically King of the Hill. Each team captures an objective by entering the glowing ring -- two to five available in each level -- for a certain amount of time, as determined by the number of teammates presen...
Annex Official Word: King of The Hill-ish
The official Gears of War website has the full skinny on the upcoming free title update, hitting an Xbox 360 near you on April 9th. The game will play very similar to the Halo series' Team Crazy King gametype, with a 15 second respawn time and unlimited lives. The way Annex works is that a given ...
