Gears 5

Gears 5
Developer(s) The Coalition
Publisher(s) Microsoft Studios
Series Gears of War
Engine Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release 2019
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Gears 5 is an upcoming third-person shooter developed by The Coalition and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows 10 and Xbox One as part of Xbox Play Anywhere. The sixth installment of the Gears of War series, it is the sequel to Gears of War 4 and is scheduled to be released sometime in 2019.

Premise

Gears 5 focuses on Kait Diaz (Laura Bailey), an Outsider of Locust descent. As Kait, the player must uncover the origins of the Locust and Kait's family. Gears of War 4 protagonist JD Fenix (Liam McIntyre), his friend Delmont Walker (Eugene Byrd), and JD's father Marcus Fenix (John DiMaggio) also return.[1]

Gameplay

In addition to single-player gameplay, the game will support local split screen or online cooperative gameplay.[2]

Development

Gears 5 is being developed by The Coalition as a sequel to Gears of War 4. Unlike previous games in the Gears of War series, the game is simply titled Gears 5 (without the "of War" part).[3] Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg explained that the new title was "cleaner" and that it was a natural change because most people had been cutting out the "of War" part for years.[3] For Gears 5, The Coalition decided to shift player focus from JD Fenix to Kait Diaz. According to studio head Rod Fergusson, "It was a natural choice. When you play through Gears 4, think of it as Mad Max: Fury Road. It was really Furiosa's story, and Max was the side kick. That's how it felt in Gears 4, the whole game is about saving Kait's mom, and really JD is there to help her."[4]

Marketing and release

Gears 5 was announced at E3 2018, along with Gears POP! and Gears Tactics.[2][5] The game is scheduled to be released for Windows 10 and Xbox One in 2019 as part of Xbox Play Anywhere.[6][2]

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Justin (June 13, 2018). "E3 2018: Opinion: Gears 5's Tone Reminds Us of God of War in a Great Way". IGN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gears of War 5 features local split-screen or online co-op – out next year". VG247. June 10, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Makuch, Eddie (June 14, 2018). "E3 2018: Why It's Called Gears 5 And Not Gears Of War 5". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sliva, Marty (June 11, 2018). "E3 2018: Gears 5 Director Compares Game to Mad Max: Fury Road". IGN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Watts, Steve (June 14, 2018). "E3 2018: Gears Tactics Is Another New Gears Of War Game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gillian, Ryan (June 10, 2018). "First Gears 5 trailer shows off a darker story". Polygon. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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