Microsoft has made the announcement over at the Gamerscore Blog that they will release a deluxe edition of Gears of War on June 24. This version of the game will retail for $39.99 and will contain a second disc packed with content like map packs in addition to trailers for the game's upcoming sequel.

Hit the jump for a full list of content and additional details.

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Disc One

• Gears of War (game disc)
  

Disc Two

• Gears of War - Map Packs 1 & 2
  
• Gears of War - Theme - 'Emergence Day'
  
• Gears of War - Gamer Pics - 'Gears of War,' 'Emergence Day'
  
• Gears of War 2 - Trailers - 'Duel,' 'Assault'
  
• Gears of War 2 - Theme - 'Bare Your Teeth'
  
• Gears of War 2 - Gamer Pics - 'Crimson Omen'

Microsoft also announced that this version will include the Annex mode as well as 250 new achievement points. The PC-exclusive content will not be present on the disc.

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