Gears of War fans who link up at LAN parties are reporting that the recent patch issued via Xbox Live may cause system link connectivity to fail, even if all systems are upgraded and have the same set of maps. Epic is still investigating reports of this problem (so far, they can't repro it, so there's a chance that it's just player error - thinking the patch was downloaded when only the map pack is installed). For now, if you encounter this issue, there is a workaround: Simply visit the System blade, go into Memory, select the hard drive, then press Y, followed by X, X, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, X, X. This will zap all of your downloaded game updates, not just the one for Gears of War - but should not affect game saves or other downloads. (Still, take this step at your own risk!) You will not be able to play Gears of War (or any other patched game) over Xbox Live or play the new downloadable multiplayer maps until you accept those patches again, but at least your 360 shindig won't be spent fruitlessly checking and rechecking Ethernet cables. Oh, and if you do have this problem, you might report information about your LAN setup to the official Gears forum..
Comments (1)
What up i have hd some problems with gears of war but not with system link @ party's but like in co-op play over x-box live.
just so many glitches
Posted by Gears of War Master | January 16, 2008 6:13 AM
Posted on January 16, 2008 06:13