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Gears Of War

Gears of War was released back in 2006 for the Xbox 360. The game follows protagonist Marcus Fenix, a soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments tasked to lead a last-ditch effort to destroy the Locust Horde and save humanity.
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Gears 5 won't have battle royale at launch, specs are out

Gears 5 character fighting an enemy in a blue circle
Gears 5 multiplayer director Ryan Cleven has recently stated that The Coalition's game will not feature a battle royale mode at launch, insisting marrying the game's 'intimate combat' with the battle royale mechanic is quite a challenge.

Gears 5 will have recoil-based gunplay but no RNG or Season Pass

Gears 5 has made a huge symbolic circle to be reunited with The Coalition's head honcho Rod Fergusson and the studio have recently had a multiplayer reveal, where they confirmed a few features, such as 60Hz servers, no Season Pass, etc.

Gears 5 to remove all tobacco smoking references from the game

The Coalition, the team behind the upcoming Gears of War instalment Gears 5, has announced they'll be removing all tobacco smoking references from the game. The decision comes after talks with anti-smoking organisation Truth Initiative.

Gears 5 preliminary PC system requirements revealed

screenshot from gears 5 trailer showing a female character in an armour
Microsoft revealed the preliminary system requirements for Gears 5 that are technically not the final word but they should be a good indicator of what to expect once the game is out. Do not get fooled by the low disk space requirement.

Gears 5 will have free DLC maps, no loot boxes or season pass

Gears 5 developers, The Coalition confirmed in their latest blog post that the game won't contain loot boxes and won't come with a season pass. Instead, the devs will release free DLC content that will include maps, supply drops and more.

Walmart leaks Rage 2 for Xbox One, Bethesda's response is awesome

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Not everyone has sense of humour, right? Well, Bethesda sure ain't one of 'em, because the company pulled a badum-ts in response to Walmart's supposed leak of the sequel to Rage, a game whose sequel seems less likely than world peace.

Gears 5 and Age of Empires will be released on Steam

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Microsoft confirmed that their upcoming shooter Gears 5 along with Age of Empires I, II and III: Definitive Editions will be available on Steam, not only Windows Store. Furthermore, they also want to offer their games on other PC stores.

Gears 5 leak reveals co-op and plot synopsis for the campaign

According to the latest leak that appeared on ResetEra, Gears 5 will have the biggest and most beautiful Gears world yet. The leak also revealed that the game will support local and online co-op as well as PvP multiplayer, as expected.

Microsoft E3 2019: Gears 5, Halo Infinite and Age of Empires IV

screenshot from gears 5 trailer showing a female character in an armour
According to the latest rumour on NeoGAF, on Microsoft's E3 show, the devs will reveal first gameplay for Gears 5 along with a September 2019 release date. Halo Infinite will also get new stuff, just like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Outer Worlds

Epic Games to receive BAFTA award for Unreal Engine achievements

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that Epic Games will be given a Special Award at their upcoming event. The Award is given out for their achievements with Unreal Engine and excellence in technology.