Gears of War gamers get ready for two free maps on January 10th (this Wednesday). Microsoft even sent along 4 screen shots for you to check out of the map so you can start drooling now. There will also be a contest to give away a total of 2 million Microsoft Points from the Discovery Channel.

New downloadable content for the Xbox 360 exclusive “Gears of War", rated M for Mature, is on the way. Sponsored by the Discovery Channel and available for free via Xbox Live Marketplace, the new content will be available for download beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

By now most of the current maps have been memorized, analyzed and brutalized, but this map pack will feature two new maps including one where players fight around a downed King Raven helicopter.

Below, please find descriptions of the new maps:

· Raven Down: A Raven Helicopter has gone down in the middle of a large scale battle with the omnipresent Locust Horde. Gears have taken out the Seeder and gamers join Delta Forces moving into the crash site from all angles to search for survivors.

· Old Bones: In an attempt to eradicate any traces of human history and culture, the Locust Horde has emerged under Sera’s Capitaline Museums and has begun to destroy them brick by brick. Each gamer’s mission is to help the Delta Force recapture the museums before all remnants of humankind’s existence are obliterated.

Additionally, in celebration of the Jan. 15 season premier of its popular “Future Weapons” series that explores the latest, most advanced and terrifying weapons technology that will dominate battlefields in the 21st century, Discovery Channel will be giving away an unprecedented 2 million Microsoft Points for use on Xbox Live Marketplace. Gamers can visit http://www.readyaimfuture.com/ to learn more about how they can participate.