If you've been keeping an ey on Xbox LIVE, and specifically the achievements list for Gears of War 2, this is old news. If you're in the group that doesn't keep an eye on those things, which we bet you fall into, this will be "news" for you!
The new achievements can bring you an additional 175 points for your gamerscore. Most of them can be earned by playing the Flashback map pack and Combustible map pack.
Apparently the new achievements have been added in preparation for the forthcoming update that Epic has been teasing us with.
The achievements include:
- Skeletons in your Closet (20G)
Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Flashback Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty)
- More Mystery, Less History (15G)
Win a multiplayer match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman)
- Bound by a Shared Past (15G)
Win a Wingman match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps
- Trial by, and on, Fire (20G)
Survive first 10 Horde waves on Combustible Map Pack maps as a team
- The Roof! The Roof! The Roof... (15G)
Win a multiplayer match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman)
- Forged in the Fire (15G)
Win a Wingman match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps
- Annex: Now With Execution Rules (75G)
Win an Annex match on each Flashback and Combustible Map Pack map (public matches only)