The Gears of War 2 Title Update 4 is almost here, and Epic wants players to know it. To celebrate the new update -- as well as the long weekend -- they will be holding a Double XP weekend starting Friday.
Anyone on the publish playlist is eligible. All you have to do is being on the winning team for a ranked match, and you'll get an additional 500 XP.
In additional, Epic is throwing in a little something extra for Horde mode players. During the event, Ticker appearances will be much more frequent, with every tenth wave being comprised of the little beasties. Should be a good chance to pick up that "Takes a Licking" achievement.

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