Gears of War 2 is currently scheduled for a November release this year. You can also have a look at Cliffy walking through Gears of War 2 technology and graphics at Shackvideo.

Microsoft also released a new set of screenshots detailing the game's multiplayer.

Along with the above two galleries, a number of shots comparing the multiplayer environments of Gears of War 1 and 2 were provided, viewable below.

And closing this avalanche of Gears of War media, two shots of the game's Submission map.