New Gears of War: Ultimate Edition update improves matchmaking, Boomshot, more

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will receive a 5GB title update tomorrow which resolves myriad multiplayer hitches. Have a look at the laundry list:

• Kills in Social playlists now also count toward the ‘Seriously’ achievement
• Improvements to Boomshot hit registration
• Addressed some matchmaking issues that caused long wait times
• Improvements to hit registration on downed enemies
• Small improvements to the left trigger issue
• Fixed hit detection when shooting an enemy in cover against the top pillars on Clocktower
• Removed point of interest on right stick for alternate control scheme
• Bug fixes and general improvements

The update to the Seriously achievement is a tricky one. Until now, the 10,000 kill achievement was confined to Competitive playlists, but from here on all kills will contribute. Unfortunately, previous Social kills will not retroactively be added to kill totals.

Other playlists will also be retooled in the update. Execution, a notoriously difficult mode, will receive a substantial experience boost to better reward play. To compliment the changes to the Seriously achievement, Blitz will be moved from Competitive to Social and a dedicated Competitive Team Deathmatch playlist will be added.

Thanks, GameSpot.