More Gears of War 2 details spilled by Epic’s Mark Thompson

More Gears of War 2 multiplayer details have been spilled over at Game Rumors. Mark Thompson of Epic Games was interviewed recently and what he had to say was pretty exciting. How exciting? For starters, a flamethrower just might be on the way! See the details after the jump.

Mark Thompson of Epic Games was recently interviewed by website Game Rumor. The developer answered some questions about their upcoming biggie Gears of War 2 and details on the multiplayer mode were spilled. These are the information bits:

• COG and Locust will each have 12 character models
• A new map announced, “Dusk” puts players in a smaller, Raven Down style map with locust/cog battles in the distance scenery.
• New flamethrower has a “fuel meter” instead of ammo clips like in other guns, and will jam if continually fired for an extended amount of time.
• Hammer of Dawn will have only 3 charges until it “burns out”. A 4th charge is possible, but it will cause the weapon to explode killing the character and hopefully enemies close by.
• SubwayÂ’s trains movement can be turned on / off with a switch. Described as being “the hardest aspect to program yet!”
• A new gametype “Wanted” pits 9 Locusts on 1 COG or 9 COG on 1 Locust. This modified version of Juggernaut has a clock for each player counting how long each player is the wanted. The wanted can only be killed with execution style rules.
• Boomshot has been modified to hold 3 ammo. Each individual rocket has been weakened, however, if you have 2 left with an active it will shoot them both out at the same time for a massive explosion.

Via Gamerumor