Sick of being gunned down by chopper gunners and akimbo shotguns that mysteriously get reloaded with no hands? Have no fear, because Gears Of War 2 are adding a festive spice to their ultra-violent game. Starting yesterday, the game will be modified in some way for 12 days (My bad, I only learned about this today). The changes being brought are:

1. On the first day of Gearsmas, everyone gets a Noobsaw. This means that shots will not interrupt the Lancer’s Chainsaw. Once it gets revving, only a kill can stop it.- NOTE: This was yesterday!

2. On the second day of Gearsmas, it’s time for some melee instagib. One attack will tear your enemy to shreds in the usual messy fashion, with no need to hit twice.

3. On the third day of Gearsmas, you’ll get three Frag Grenades for every pickup. Worried about saving that last grenade? Just throw it—you’ve got three of ‘em.

4. On the fourth day of Gearsmas, Boomshots rule the day. Four shots, more bang for your boom.

5. On the fifth day, Wingman converts to five one-man teams. Get ready for 1×1x1×1x1 action all day.

6. On the sixth day, you get six satellites powering the Hammer of Dawn. Think infinite ammo.

7. On the seventh day, each mortar gets seven shells instead of the typical three. Bombs away!

8. On the eighth day, it’s a blast from the past with eight retro gamers—four vs. four, in classic action. (Note that Horde and Wingman won’t be affected by this change.)

9. On the ninth day, the Boomers invade Horde mode. You’ll get squads of Boomers on all waves ending in the number 9.

10. On the tenth day, you’ll get 10 waves of Kantus to spice up your Horde experience—if you can survive it, that is…

11. On the eleventh day, eleven meatflags will be taunting (Chaps + 10 players = 11!), so you can go ahead and add double experience to Submission matches.

12. And the twelfth day? How about all 11 modifications applied all at once? Get ready for total action-packed mayhem!

Add to this that all golden weapons are unlocked for the full 12 days, and the current double XP has been upgraded to triple XP. So on days 11 and 12, it will be x6. Not like levels mean anything on Gears, mind you, but it's the thought that counts. Either way it looks like fun for the whole family and a great way to introduce some new life to the multiplayer. One-Man Wingman should be a lot of fun. Gears has needed some kind of free-for-all game for a while now, so seeing it happen just for one day is good for me.

Source: Gears Of War blog