A couple of months ago, Microsoft and Nvidia reached a deal to bring Xbox first-party games to the GeForce Now streaming service. Now, we're finally starting to see that rollout kickoff, starting off with Gears 5, with more to come next week. Nvidia will be bringing support for more Xbox …
Read More »The Coalition reportedly working on a new IP as well as Gears 6
Since releasing Gears 5 back in 2019, The Coalition has been pretty quiet. The studio has revealed publicly that it is currently working on projects with Unreal Engine 5, and contributed to the development of Epic Games' recent interactive demo based on The Matrix. According to sources, the studio is …
Read More »Microsoft details Gears 5 Series X enhancements – including 120fps
With The Xbox Series X set to release later this year, kicking off the next generation of gaming, one of the ways in which Microsoft is aiming to showcase the improvements set to arrive with the Series X is by enhancing current-gen titles to look and run better on the …
Read More »Gears 5 is free to play this week
If you haven’t had the chance to check out Gears 5 since its launch late last year, then now is the perfect opportunity. The game is currently free to play on PC through both Steam and the Windows Store. The free play period lasts until the 12th of April, giving …
Read More »Gears of War confirmed to be receiving Xbox Series X “enhancements”
With the release of the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, the concept of the ‘pro patch’ was introduced. These patches were released by developers and were introduced in order to allow older games to take advantage of the higher-end console hardware. Thanks to Phil Spencer, we now know …
Read More »Microsoft has changed how flashbangs work in Gears 5
In an update released yesterday, Microsoft has changed the intensity of flashbangs in Gears 5 following player feedback. An additional update will make further changes later this month. Announced as part of Microsoft's ‘Whats Up' update for Gears 5, as reported by GameSpot, Microsoft said community feedback around flashbangs is …
Read More »Gears 5 studio head addresses concerns over microtransactions
While the Gears of War franchise is well known for its story campaigns, a lot of players also sink a ton of time into the multiplayer modes. This year with Gears 5, The Coalition doubled down on multiplayer with a new ‘Tour of Duty’ seasonal program, a new game mode …
Read More »Gears 5 breaks record for biggest Xbox Game Studios launch this generation
After plenty of build-up from last year’s E3 announcement, Microsoft officially launched Gears 5 last week across Xbox One, PC and Game Pass. The game had far fewer physical retail sales compared to Gears 4, but it would seem that Game Pass and digital sales have more than made up …
Read More »Gears 5 system requirements, PC-specific enhancements and AMD optimisations unveiled
Last week during Gamescom, we got fresh new looks at the Gears 5 campaign mode and the new horde mode. Now just ahead of release, we have new details on the PC launch, system requirements and PC-specific enhancements, some of which focus on AMD specifically. System requirements for Gears 5 …
Read More »Microsoft finally gives us another look at the campaign for Gears 5
With Gears 5 coming out this year, many of us expected a big preview of what’s to come during Microsoft’s E3 conference this year. Unfortunately, the presentation was kept low-key, with just one new multiplayer mode being shown on stage. Now, at Gamescom this week, we’ve finally had our next …
Read More »Gears 5 has gone gold, will appear at Gamescom and custom map creator confirmed
Over the last couple of weeks, things have been ramping up for Gears 5. Not only have we had two waves of multiplayer technical tests, but the game has been confirmed for another big showing at Gamescom in August and The Coalition has just announced that the game has gone …
Read More »Gears of War 5 technical test is now underway on PC and Xbox
While Gears 5 didn't get as big of a showing at E3 this year as we expected, the game is entering the final stages of development and this week, we have another chance to try the game in action across both PC and Xbox One. The Gears 5 Technical Test …
Read More »Gears of War 5 technical test is now underway on PC and Xbox
While Gears 5 didn't get as big of a showing at E3 this year as we expected, the game is entering the final stages of development and this week, we have our first chance to try the game in action across both PC and Xbox One. The Gears 5 Technical …
Read More »Gears 5 is launching in September on Xbox and PC
At E3 last year, Microsoft officially announced Gears of War 5 with an impressive looking gameplay trailer. Last night, we got to see a tiny bit more of the game, although the biggest news was the release date, with Gears 5 now set for a September launch. As previously leaked, …
Read More »Newly uncovered Gears 5 details point to a more ambitious campaign
We are gearing up for E3 and one of the big focuses for Microsoft this year will undoubtedly be Gears of War 5. The game was initially announced in 2018 with a cinematic trailer giving us hints for what is to come. This year, we'll be getting much more information …
Read More »Gears of War 5 might be coming in September
It has almost been a full year since Microsoft first announced Gears of War 5 with an impressive looking gameplay trailer. E3 is coming up once again in just a few weeks and the leaks are already starting to come in. This time around, it looks like the release date …
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