Gears of War gets additional updates, makes the best game better

Good news, in addition to the new maps coming out on Thursday, Gears of War will have whole slew of game update tomorrow January 10.

– Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640×480
– Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
– Players can now get the Achievement for “Dish Best Served Cold” when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
– Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
– Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
– Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
– Enabled �Strict� NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
– Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
– Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
– Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
– Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
– Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
– Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
– Added additional cheat detection code
– Additional housekeeping updates

Nearly all of these updates are very welcome as they make multiplayer battles/fights more fair and balanced. It also looks like the have fixed some of the glitches that gamers were exploiting to get an unfair advantage over other players. Some screen resolution problems have been fixed; this is the kind of update roll out that makes everyone happy, even if they don’t play the game. Why? Because is signals that companies are truly investing in improving their products without charging more money ($60 per game is starting to get ridiculous). As always, updates are very welcome to anything, as long as they make what is currently in existence even better.

Gears of War multiplayer patch coming tomorrow [Destructoid]