Planet Xbox 360 (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Senior Producer for Gears of War 2 Rod Fergusson just announced that Epic Games has rolled out a title update for the game, aimed to fix the matchmaking issues that have affected the game since its release. Full details after the jump.
TeamXbox (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
If you played Gears of War 2 over the long weekend, you must have received a prompt to get an update for the game. Senior Producer Rod Fergusson confirmed Epic Games has indeed rolled out a title update for the game aimed to fix the matchmaking issues that have affected the game since its release. We released a title update that should help with the current matchmaking issues. In order to get...
1UP (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Epic has released a patch for Gears of War 2 to fix the long wait many users have been experiencing during matchmaking. A post on the Epic Games forums from senior producer Rod Fergusson outlines the changes provided by the patch, which he says only focused on "immediate infrastructure issues" for expediency. Top billing for the updates went to speeding up the public matchmaking, particularly...
DigitalBattle (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... issues and have left any potential gameplay issues for a future update,” wrote senior producer Rod Fergusson on the game’s official forum. His post carries further details on the changes made. Related Posts Epic issues temporary fix for Gears 2 match-making problems Everyone loves Gears of War 2, right? Of course, but some, plagued by match-making issues, probabl… Gears Of War Christmas...
Pro-G (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Gears of War 2 senior producer Rod Fergusson has posted over on the official Gears of War forums, informing fans that a Gears of War 2 title update is now available. If you haven't already downloaded the update, next time you load up Gears 2 when connected to LIVE you should be prompted to do so.
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Epic has released an update for its 360 blockbuster Gears of War 2, intended to help with the long waits some players were experiencing in multiplayer matchmaking. The skill-based Public matchmaking system was the one struggling to cope with demand, especially for single-player and four-player parties. In , senior producer Rod Fergusson detailed the steps Epic has taken to speed things along:...
Total Video Games (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Epic updates Gears of War 2 to fix matchmaking problems that players have been experiencing...
Evil Avatar Forums - News Items (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
If you loaded Gears of War 2 today, you may have noticed that Epic & Microsoft have released a new patch. Here is the good word from Epic Sr. Producer Rod Fergusson , Quote: Im happy to announce that this morning, at 3:40 AM PST, we released a title update that should help with the current matchmaking issues. In order to get the update out as quickly as possible, we focused just on immediate...
Platform Nation (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... long matchmaking wait times that were overkill, especially for one and four player parties. Epic’s Rod Fergusson is optimistic that today’s patch will squash Gears 2 ’s online multiplayer problems, saying that he hopes “the matchmaking issues we’ve seen up till now are a thing of the past.” Amen to that. We’re also informed that the Gears 2 patch will improve how stats are collected for...
Gaming Rover - The News You Want (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... long matchmaking wait times that were overkill, especially for one and four player parties. Epic's Rod Fergusson is optimistic that today's patch will squash Gears 2 's online multiplayer problems, saying that he hopes "the matchmaking issues we've seen up till now are a thing of the past." Amen to that. We're also informed that the Gears 2 patch will improve how stats are collected for...
