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Thursday19th Nov 2020
News Multiple Xbox Published Titles Receive Game Awards Nominations
Ori is up for three categories
The nominations for the Game Awards 2020 have been revealed and multiple categories feature titles published by Xbox Game Studios. Moon Studios' Ori and the Will of the Wisps has received a total of three nominations. The categories it's listed in is 'Best Art Direction', 'Best Score and Music' and 'Best Action /...
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...
Wednesday7th Oct 2020
News You Can Now Pre-Install The Full Version Of Gears Tactics On Xbox One
Update: The game has officially gone gold
Update: Microsoft has confirmed that Gears Tactics has gone gold, meaning that the final game disc has been released to manufacturing. Gears Tactics for Xbox consoles will feature 11 new achievements, and everyone who plays the game before December 4 will receive the Thrashball Cole Character Pack which...
Friday18th Sep 2020
News Gears Tactics Brings All-New Features To Xbox Series X This November
Check out the new trailer
Microsoft has today revealed a bit more about what we can expect from Gears Tactics when it arrives on Xbox One, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X on November 10th with Xbox Game Pass. The game, which originally launched for PC back in April, will be getting a range of new features for all Xbox consoles, including new...
Wednesday9th Sep 2020
News Gears Tactics Hits Console With Xbox Game Pass On November 10th
Just in time for the next-gen launch
The Coalition has confirmed today that the console version of Gears Tactics arrives on Xbox Game Pass on November 10th, which just so happens to be the release date for the Xbox Series S and X. The game will be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X respectively, and has previously been revealed...
Monday3rd Aug 2020
News Gears Tactics Is Now Available To Pre-Load On Xbox One
For Xbox Game Pass members
Gears Tactics doesn't have an official release date for Xbox One and Xbox Series X as of yet, but you can already pre-load it on Xbox One if you're an Xbox Game Pass member. The game, which released for PC back in April, has just suddenly appeared on the Microsoft Store, and while the install size is only 103.2 MB for...
Friday24th Jul 2020
News Gears Tactics Officially Arrives On Xbox Series X This Holiday
As well as Xbox One
Although it didn't make a proper appearance in yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase event, Microsoft has confirmed that Gears Tactics will be coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X this holiday. In a roundup on Xbox Wire, it was noted that the game will run in 4K Ultra HD at 60 frames per-second on Xbox Series X, but no further details...
Tuesday14th Jul 2020
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,...
Monday4th May 2020
News Gears Tactics Developer Explains Why The Game Isn't On Xbox One Yet
Coming later this year
We know a lot of the Pure Xbox community has been eagerly anticipating Gears Tactics for some time - the turn-based strategy title from developers Splash Damage and The Coalition. But the game has only been released on PC for now, and Splash Damage has provided an explanation as to why. Speaking via its website, the company...
Saturday2nd May 2020
Interview Talking Gears Tactics With Composer Edward Patrick White
"It was a dream working on this project"
This past Thursday saw the highly-anticipated release of Gears Tactics - a fast-paced, turn-based strategy game built from the ground-up for PC (also coming to Xbox consoles later this year), and set 12 years before the first Gears of War. Earlier this week, we had a chance to speak to composer Edward Patrick...
