Gears of War 3's FREE Versus Booster Map Pack available today, Epic Games challenge fans with an 'Impossible Mission'

Epic Games are today celebrating the holidays with a gift for Gears of War 3 fans the 'Versus Booster Map Pack,' which will be available for free today on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Presented by Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol the Versus Booster Map Pack will feature five new maps, which include the two brand new maps, Bullet Marsh and Clocktower, as well as Azura, Rustlung and Blood Drive from the Horde Command Pack.

In addition to the free map pack Epic Games and Microsoft are also challenging gamers with there own 'Impossible Mission', players who complete the Gears of War 3's campaign on Insane difficulty before 25th December 2011 either in single or multiplayer mode, will unlock the exclusive Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol Weapon Skin Pack. The Impossible Mission 5-pack includes a Ghost Protocol Lancer, Hammerburst, Retro Lancer, Gnasher Shotgun and Sawed-off Shotgun.

All players who register and attempt to complete the campaign on Insane difficulty will have a chance to win prizes, but only those who accomplish Impossible Mission by the deadline will receive the exclusive weapons pack. Those who have already completed the campaign on Insane will automatically receive the weapon skin pack on 31st December.

Gamers can register by either watching the Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol movie trailer on Xbox LIVE or by downloading the free Mission: Impossible Gamer Pic & Theme pack. Each activity will gain gamers one extra entry into a sweepstake with a grand prize of a Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol custom Xbox 360 slim console with Kinect, 50” HDTV, 5.1 digital HD home theater system, and the Mission: Impossible complete DVD series.