Gears of War is a third-person shooter video game created by Epic Games. It is compatible for the Xbox 360 and is rated M in the USA, 18 in the UK and MA15+ in Australia. It's platforms included the Xbox 360 console and the PC and sold over 3 million copies since it's release on November 7, 2006. As of E3 2007, Gears of War was ported to PC as one of the many 'Games for Windows'. The PC edition has new features and five new single player chapters. For further information, please regard the specific article, Gears of War (PC).ㅤㅤㅤ It was the most played game on Xbox Live in the terms of the unique users, ahead of Halo 2 before being beaten by its sequel, Halo 3. There are 4 different game types for multiplayer, Warzone, Assassination, Execution and Annex with 10 multiplayer maps and 6 new ones available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace free of charge. These maps are named Old Bones, Raven Down, Garden, Subway, Bullet Marsh and Process.