Gears 5 Operation 3: Gridiron ReviewGears 5 continues its hot streak of free content updates and meaningful additions with their latest drop, Operation 3: Gridiron, and it's easily their most well balanced and complete package to date, with a fantastic new mode.APRIL 9
Gears 5 dev tweaks Horde Frenzy XP, St Patrick's event in full swingWe guess it's only fitting that it's St Patrick's Event, as The Coalition announced tweaks to Gears 5's Horde Frenzy returns, along with a free week of Boost and Double Horde Character XP. As for the Horde Frenzy returns, in short - expect more.MARCH 12
Gears 5 gets Horde Frenzy and St. Patrick's Day event this weekCoalition have detailed the upcoming Gears 5 content drop in their latest blog post. Players can look forward to Horde Frenzy mode and full week of Free Boost, starting today.Semir OmerovicMARCH 10
Gears 5 dev doubles base multiplayer XP for time played in all modesThe Coalition's latest update for Gears 5 is certainly great news for the community, especially those with more Character unlocks to go, as the base multiplayer XP (MPXP) for time played has been doubled for all the available modes.FEBRUARY 12
Gears 5's Title Update 4 adding new Kantus villain, Gnasher changesGears 5 is heading for one heck of a week as The Coalition is set to unleash the Title Update 4 today, 21 January 2020. Players are getting a new Kantus villain, Gnasher improvements, Icebound map changes, and a ton more.JANUARY 21
Gears 5 gets new villain and more in next updateIn the latest weekly update, Gears 5 developer The Coalition have revealed that a new character will be coming to the game in the next update, which is coming in a week or so.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 14
Gears 5 Operation 2: Free For All ReviewGears 5 has received a slew of balance tweaks and bug squashing ever since the early access betas, and to The Coalition's credit, that trend has continued following their full game launch. Operation 2: Free For All is their latest major quarterly update.DECEMBER 20
Gears 5 celebrates holidays with Gearsmas eventThe Coalition have detailed Gears 5's holiday celebration event named Gearsmas. The event brings special modes, holiday-themed items and login rewards.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 17
Gears Tactics is single-player only and won't have microtransactionsGears Tactics, the upcoming turn-based strategy title from Gear of War franchise won't have microtransactions, not even cosmetic ones and is single-player only it's been officially confirmed.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 16
Gears 5 is adding free for all mode, new heroes and mapsGears 5 will introduce a brand new multiplayer mode on 11 December 2019. It's a free for all mode, aptly named Operation 2: Free for All and it brings two new heroes along with new maps and additional modes.Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 26
Gears 5 celebrates Halloween with new game mode and special skinThe Coalition have announced Gears 5 Halloween celebrations that bring a couple of new additions. Players will get to battle out in a brand new mode named Pumpkin Ball, with a chance to win a special Frankenstein's Imago skin.Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 23
Gears 5 quitters to be banned for two yearsGears 5 developers, The Coalition Studio, are coming down hard on players who quit activities in the game. Repeat offences can lead to a two-year-long suspension.OCTOBER 14
Gears 5 update tunes Flashbangs, EU connections, adds new eventsIt is time for Gears 5's weekly changes and The Coalition have quite a few lined up, starting with Flashbangs, which the community deemed too over the top. There are also new events as well as a connection tweak for players in the EU.OCTOBER 8
Gears 5 developer says micro-transactions are work in progressIt seems that not all Gears 5 players are happy with how The Coalition handled the grind or the game's micro-transactions and a few got a reply by the studio head, Rod Fergusson himself, who insists that Gears 5 is still a work in progress.SEPTEMBER 30
Gears 5 exceeds 3 million and gets free Batista skinExactly seven days have passed since Gears 5 hit the shelves and The Coalition have plenty to be stoked about. Their game has passed 3 million players and boasts the title of the biggest Xbox Game Studios launch week in this generation.SEPTEMBER 17
Gears 5 players are getting free itemsGears 5 developers The Coalition are awarding five days of faster progression and 600 scraps to everyone as an apology for the launch weekend troubles. The developers confirmed that they will roll out the rewards in the next 48 hours.Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 10
Gears 5 trailer teases Halo SpartansGears 5 is in the final stretch ladies and gentlemen and The Coalition's launch trailer is yet another reason to be excited, as it packs a bunch of celebrity cameos, ranging from the Terminator's Sarah Connor to the Spartans from Halo.SEPTEMBER 4
Gears 5 campaign is the biggest in the seriesAccording to The Coalition boss Rod Fergusson, Gears 5 will have the biggest singleplayer campaign in the history of Gears of War franchise. Fergusson also said that some Gears 5 levels are fifty times bigger than any Gears of War level.Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 2
Gears 5 pre-load times and launch mapsGears 5 developers The Coalition have revealed a fresh batch of details about the game. The devs confirmed that pre-load is now available on PC and Xbox One and also detailed all 11 multiplayer maps that will be available at launch.Semir OmerovicAUGUST 29
Gears 5 map builder explained in new videoGears 5 developers The Coalition have detailed the game's map builder in the latest video. The map builder feature will allow players to create their own corners and corridors for the brand new, 3-player co-op mode named The Escape.Semir OmerovicAUGUST 12
The Coalition wrap up Gears 5 developmentGears 5 has gone gold, meaning that The Coalition officially wrapped up the development of the game. To celebrate the occasion, the devs confirmed that Gears 5 campaign and Horde mode will be shown off prior to Gamescom on 19 August 2019.Semir OmerovicAUGUST 9
Gears 5 tech test open to all Xbox LG membersFans of Gears 5 who haven't made it to The Coalition's tech test need not curse their luck as the dev announced that the game's multiplayer tech test will be free to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers this weekend for Xbox One and PC.JULY 26
Gears 5 won't have battle royale at launchGears 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.JULY 24
Gears 5 will have no Season Pass or RNGGears 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.JULY 15