The war for Sera ignites on 22^nd March with the highly anticipated release of “Gears of War: Judgment” in the UK.  To give you a leg up on the competition, the VIP Season Pass for “Judgment” will be available at launch for 1600 Microsoft Points, providing players with a more than 20 percent discount across a broad range of content, including six multiplayer maps, two new modes and nine exclusive unlocks.

The VIP Season Pass is the only way you can score a permanent double XP boost as well as a cache of exclusive armour and weapon skins, and it’s your only chance to get a jump on the competition with exclusive, early access to all Game Add-on multiplayer maps. With the VIP Season Pass you will get:

· Two upcoming Game Add-on Packs that include six multiplayer maps, two new modes, and new weapon and armour skins

· Early access to Game Add-on multiplayer maps so you can be the first to play

· A permanent double XP boost to accelerate your ascent through the ranks

· Five exclusive weapon skins and four exclusive armour skins

MAXIM Delivers Execution Mode and Two Multiplayer Maps Post-Launch for Free

Microsoft, Epic Games and MAXIM are delivering even more adrenaline-fueled action to “Gears” fans with the post-launch release of two free MAXIM-sponsored multiplayer maps – Haven and Capitol – as well as Execution Mode.

In Execution mode, the objective of each team is to kill all members of the enemy team before the time limit runs out. The catch? Unless hit with a one-shot kill weapon like the Booshka, players go into a “Down But Not Out” state and will revive at the end of the bleed-out timer instead of dying. To finish the job, perform an Execution on a downed enemy. For more details including a first look at Haven, head over to Maxim Online at: www.maxim.com/gow-haven

Gears of War: Judgment will launch worldwide on 19^th March, 2013 on the Xbox 360.