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Friday23rd Oct 2020
News Gears 5 To Receive Huge Free Update & Story DLC Later This Year
Including more Batista!
As if enhancing Gears 5 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S with 120FPS multiplayer wasn't enough, The Coalition has revealed that it has a lot more planned for the game over the next couple of months (via IGN). At the launch of Gears 5 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on November 10th, you'll be able to take advantage of...
Wednesday21st Oct 2020
News Gears 5's Input Latency Has Been Heavily Reduced On Xbox Series X
'It feels better than ever'
We've been hearing great things about Gears 5 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S over the past few weeks, and The Coalition has now detailed the game's seriously impressive Series X input latency. You can see a full roundup of all the timings below (captured using a 65' CX LG OLED TV), but the basic breakdown is that it...
Thursday15th Oct 2020
News Gears 5 Loads A New Campaign In Just 8 Seconds On Xbox Series X
It's a massive improvement on the Xbox One X
You've probably heard about this by now - The Coalition is going back and optimising Gears 5 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, complete with a 120fps multiplayer option and lots of visual improvements. Those who have been lucky enough to preview the Xbox Series X have been
Monday12th Oct 2020
News Play Gears Tactics, And You'll Get Gabe Diaz For Free In Gears 5
You just need to complete the tutorial
Gears Tactics makes its Xbox console debut alongside the release of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this November 10th, and by completing the tutorial, you'll unlock the game's main character for use in Gears 5. Specifically, the Armored Gabe Diaz Skin will be available to use in Gears 5 multiplayer...
Wednesday9th Sep 2020
News Here's Actual Footage Of Gears 5 Running At 120FPS On Xbox Series S
This is the real deal
The Xbox Series S launches alongside the Xbox Series X on November 10th for just £249 / $299, and it'll still be able to support frame rates of up to 120fps - in fact, Microsoft has already proved it. In the timestamped video above (it begins at 6:04), you can see actual footage of Gears 5 running at 120fps on the lower-spec...
Sunday6th Sep 2020
Rumour Is The Coalition Working On Campaign DLC For Gears 5?
DLC reference appears on Steam DB
Could single-player campaign DLC be coming to Gears 5 in time for its release on Xbox Series X? That's what some fans are now thinking, after a reference to DLC for the game appeared on the Steam Database. You can see this in the image below, and while some have speculated that it could just be a bundle for...
Friday17th Jul 2020
News Gears 5 On Xbox Series X 'Certainly Powerful Enough' For 120FPS
Investigating multiplayer support
Gears 5 developer The Coalition appeared as part of a lengthy Unreal Engine livestream yesterday, and talked more about how the optimised version of Gears 5 will perform on Xbox Series X. Firstly, the studio explained that it has brought over its entire Ultra PC spec feature set to the next-gen version, including...
Tuesday14th Jul 2020
News Gears 5’s Operation 4 Update Introduces Major Changes Across The Board
Available to download now
Gears 5's latest update called Operation 4: Brothers in Arms is now available on Xbox One, and it introduces major feature changes to Ranked, the store and the game overall. Firstly, this represents the largest one-time drop of characters in Gears 5 with Dom Santiago, Garron Paduk, the UIR Solider, Jinn-Bot, Karn, and the...
News Gears Developer The Coalition To Feature In Livestream This Thursday
Focusing on Unreal Engine tech
Gears developer The Coalition will take part on an Inside Unreal livestream this Thursday, July 16th, and "will cover the latest from The Coalition such as Gears Tactics on PC, and Gears 5 on Xbox Series X." The Unreal Engine livestream, which will be tech-focused, will revisit Gears 5 Facial Animation systems,...
Monday22nd Jun 2020
News Mike Crump Is The New Studio Head At Gears Dev The Coalition
Spotted on Linkedin
Gears developer The Coalition has a new studio head in the form of Mike Crump. The former director of operations seemingly confirmed this via his LinkedIn page back in May, which was recently spotted by Twitter user Klobrille. The new studio head takes over from former boss Rod Fergusson, who left The Coalition in February to...
Monday6th Apr 2020
News All Xbox Live Gold Members Can Play Gears 5 For Free This Week
Try out the Batista Bomb
It's been a pretty busy week for Gears 5, with the game's sizeable Operation 3: Gridiron update being released last Tuesday. And now, regardless of whether you own the game (or you're an Xbox Game Pass member), all Xbox Live Gold subscribers can play it for free until April 12th. Additionally, as we shared recently here at...
Wednesday1st Apr 2020
News Gears 5 Multiplayer Designer Departs The Coalition Due To "Personal Issues"
"It's time to pass the torch"
Following the release of the free Operation 3: Gridiron update for Gears 5 yesterday, the game's Multiplayer Design Director Ryan Cleven has announced he's leaving developer The Coalition due to "personal issues", indicating that the past six years have "taken a toll". Cleven announced this via Twitter, where he also...
Wednesday25th Mar 2020
News Gears 5 - Operation 3: Gridiron Features New Mode, Maps And Characters
Update: It's now live!
Update: (Wed 25th Mar, 2020 19:00 GMT): Gears 5 - Operation 3: Gridiron is now live! It's a free update for all Gears 5 players, including Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Original Story: (Wed 25th Mar, 2020 13:15 GMT): There's a new update on the way for Gears 5 in the form of Operation 3: Gridiron, which will bring a new...
Monday16th Mar 2020
News See Footage Of Gears 5 And Minecraft Running On Xbox Series X
Includes a Ray Tracing demo
As part of the Xbox Series X reveal we've been treated to so far today, we've heard various bits of information about updated Gears 5 and Minecraft versions. And now, you can see them in action for yourself in footage provided by YouTube channel This Is at the top of the page. We previously heard about an updated Gears 5...
