Gears of War: Reloaded (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Thursday27th Nov 2025
News Xbox Players Are Seeing A Strange Game-Breaking Bug In Gears Of War: Reloaded
The anti-cheat is having a bit of a wobble
Gears of War: Reloaded has some of its code rooted in the 2006 original, so at times, certain quirks are bound to crop up that cause issues for players - especially given that the first Gears of War was always a little buggy. However, one that's seemingly become more widespread recently is related to an...
Thursday4th Sep 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded's Latest Update Adds Important 120FPS Fix For Xbox Series X|S
VRR support has been added for campaign mode
Last week, we highlighted an analysis from Digital Foundry about Gears of War: Reloaded, praising how the game ran on both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S but also pointing out a bizarre issue with the 120FPS mode in campaign. Basically, it seemed that VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) wasn't being activated...
Wednesday3rd Sep 2025
News Alinea Analytics Says Gears Reloaded Is Tracking Well Behind Forza Horizon 5 On PS5
Helldivers 2 is doing well though
This week, the folks over at Alinea Analytics have shared their latest data on the biggest games of last month, and we have some interesting sales and statistics surrounding Gears Reloaded, Helldivers 2 and more on Xbox & PS5. Starting with Gears here, despite this being the series' PlayStation debut, Alinea says...
Monday1st Sep 2025
News Xbox's PS5 Strategy Pays Off As Gears Reloaded Easily Passes 1 Million Players In Under A Week
Multiplatform madness
It's been a big week for Xbox fans as one of the platform's most-famous franchises makes its PS5 debut in the form of Gears of War: Reloaded, and some numbers coming in over the weekend suggest that this has been a pretty good move for Microsoft so far. In well under a week (roughly three days, in fact), Gears Reloaded managed...
Wednesday27th Aug 2025
News Digital Foundry Praises Gears Reloaded On Xbox, But Points Out Glitch With The 120FPS Mode
"This is still an excellent package"
Digital Foundry has been taking a look at the new releases of Gears of War: Reloaded across Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PS5, PS5 Pro and PC, and the results are pretty much what you'd expect - it's excellent for all of them. Visuals are great, performance is really smooth for the most part, and even the Xbox...
Tuesday26th Aug 2025
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Gears Of War: Reloaded
As the Xbox series makes its PS5 debut
Gears of War: Reloaded is out now across Xbox, PC and PS5 platforms - as Marcus Fenix and co. make their big return on even more platforms than ever. We've delivered our Pure Xbox review elsewhere on the site already, but what are other critics thinking? And what are folks saying about the PS5 release? Well,...
News Microsoft Is Adding Free Gamerpics To Celebrate Gears Of War: Reloaded's Xbox Release
Pick your favourite Gears hero, or villain
Gears of War: Reloaded launches in just a few hours here, and ahead of its nearby Game Pass release, Microsoft is dropping a bunch of free Gears gamerpics on Xbox consoles. We've got the series' classic Crimson Omen logo as an option, alongside a bunch of COG heroes, and the original game's infamous...
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Gets A Day One Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Filled with "crucial stability and bug fixes"
Today's the big day! Gears of War: Reloaded officially releases in a few hours' time, and before we get there, The Coalition has unveiled a big "day one" update featuring some all-important fixes and adjustments to kick things off. These are apparently pretty "crucial" to the experience, and there are...
Monday25th Aug 2025
News Two Huge Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (August 26-28)
Ready for a big week on XGP?
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we're gathering up this week's upcoming Game Pass arrivals - with the end of August 2025 delivering two absolutely massive titles into the library, including a new first-party release from Microsoft. Without further ado, here's your pair of Xbox Game Pass additions...
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News Gears Reloaded On PS5 'Thrills' Cliffy B As Series Creator Remains 'Open' To Return
"It doesn't feel strange"
To us it still feels a little weird to say that a new Gears of War release is coming to PS5 in a week's time - but clearly, series creator Cliff Bleszinski doesn't feel the same way. Speaking to Eurogamer ahead of the launch of Gears Reloaded, Cliffy B says that he's "thrilled" to see some of his most iconic work being...
News Xbox's Latest Series X|S Background Isn't Very Dynamic, But It Does Look Great
And it takes into account tile space!
We're officially one week out from the release of Gears of War: Reloaded, and to celebrate its upcoming launch, Microsoft has dropped a themed dynamic background on Xbox Series X|S - although the term 'dynamic' is a bit of stretch here. As you can see in the clip down below, the team has based this off the...
Monday18th Aug 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is The First Game To Be ROG Xbox Ally 'Certified'
"It's officially certified!"
It's Gamescom week, which means we're going to be hearing lots about the ROG Xbox Ally in the coming days, as Microsoft and ASUS plan to launch their new gaming handheld(s) in 2025. Oh, and they're kicking the week off with an announcement of the ROG Ally's first 'certified' game. Yep, taking to social media today,
Friday15th Aug 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Full Achievement List Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Series X|S Launch
Déjà boom
We're now less than two weeks out from Gears of War: Reloaded marking the series' return to Xbox later this month - and ahead of the team's August 2025 launch, the game's full achievement list has been revealed. As shared by TrueAchievements, all 56 Gears Reloaded achievements are now available, and there's definitely a sense of déjà...
Wednesday6th Aug 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Preload Is Now Live On Xbox Series X|S
Install now with Xbox Game Pass!
Well folks, The Coalition's latest Gears title is almost here in the form of Gears of War: Reloaded - and the game's full preload is now available to download on Xbox Series X|S. Clocking in at just north of 68GB on Series X, the team's upcoming Gears of War remake can now be installed on console, including via Xbox...
Saturday12th Jul 2025
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In August 2025 So Far
An early look at next month
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look today at what's ahead for August 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with two titles having been confirmed for the library next month so far. As it stands, two Xbox first-party releases are the only games we know about for now - including the...
Thursday19th Jun 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Beta Extended, Extra Mode Added For Weekend 2
More Gears beta time for all!
Gears of War: Reloaded beta weekend 2 is about to begin tomorrow evening, and prior to this second and final beta test for the upcoming remaster, developer The Coalition has announced some extra goodies for fans to get stuck into. First and foremost, this second beta period will be slightly longer than weekend 1. The...
Monday16th Jun 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Top Of The PS5 Pre-Order Charts Right Now
Beating out Death Stranding 2 & more
Gears fever is in full swing right now, and despite Gears of War: Reloaded being largely a familiar experience for Xbox fans, it's clear that PlayStation users are lapping up Marcus Fenix's PS5 debut. Both the US and
Friday13th Jun 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Physical Version Confirmed For PS5, Nothing Yet For Xbox
Rumour has it the full game is on-disc, too
Gears of War: Reloaded marks the series' PS5 debut later this year, and it seems as though PlayStation players will be getting even more bonuses beyond that. Not only is the game getting a proper disc-based physical release on PS5, but it's looking like the whole game will actually be printed onto the disc...
Wednesday11th Jun 2025
News Xbox Has Started Giving Out Free Gears Of War: Reloaded Codes To 'Ultimate Edition' Owners
Time to check your DMs!
As we mentioned right after the game was announced last month, existing owners of Gears: Ultimate Edition will get a free upgrade to Gears of War: Reloaded on Xbox Series X|S - and now Microsoft is beginning to roll out this generous offer to its users. We'd been minding our own business this evening, playing a little
Tuesday10th Jun 2025
News Xbox Series S To Support 120FPS Gameplay In Gears Of War: Reloaded
Locked and reloaded
Despite Gears of War: E-Day being a no-show at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, a follow-up podcast episode has not only given us a small developer update on the 2026 title - but also some fresh details on how this year's Gears of War: Reload
Sunday8th Jun 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Getting An Xbox Game Pass Beta This Coming Weekend
Gears 1 is BACK, baby!
During the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft delivered another Gears of War: Reloaded trailer that featured some fresh gameplay ahead of the title's August 2025 release - but we have even more exciting news to share here. A Gears Reloaded beta is right around the corner; free for Xbox Game Pass us
Monday26th May 2025
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Beta Seemingly Happening Ahead Of Xbox Release
Spotted on Steam
At the start of this month, Microsoft officially announced Gears of War: Reloaded for Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5 - with the full game arriving in just a few months here in August 2025. However, the team seemingly has time to sneak in a pre-release beta for the title - at least, that's what a new Steam database entry suggests...
Friday16th May 2025
News Gears Of War's Netflix Movie Gets Update As Director Reportedly Chosen
Leitch to be the fall guy
Things are picking up in the world of Gears of War again with Xbox's announcement of Gears of War: Reloaded, and now it seems as though the series' Netflix adaptation is also stepping up a gear in 2025. As shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix and Gears dev The Coalition have landed on David Leitch as director for the...
Monday5th May 2025
News Xbox Explains How Co-Op Will Work In Gears Of War: Reloaded
"Built for shared play"
One of the things you might be wondering about Gears of War: Reloaded is how co-op will work, especially now that the game has been confirmed for PS5, and the answer is - it sounds like it's going to be very seamless! Xbox says that Gears of War: Reloaded has been "built for shared play", which means it supports two-player...
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Getting The Free Upgrade Treatment On Xbox
Pretty generous!
Everyone recovered from that shock Gears of War: Reloaded announcement yet? Well, the good news is that we'll all be playing it this summer, and potentially keeping it for free - thanks to a generous offer for Xbox owners. Basically, if you already own the digital version of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Xbox One, you'll be...
Gallery Here's Your First Look At Screenshots For Gears Of War: Reloaded
Looking good
Following today's surprise reveal of Gears of War: Reloaded, we're all keen to see as much of the game as we possibly can, but unfortunately there's no sign of a gameplay trailer at the time of writing. What we do have, however, is a set of seven official screenshots that give us a good idea of how it's shaping up visually. Two of...
News Xbox Announces Gears Of War: Reloaded, Releasing Summer 2025
"The original Gears of War returns"
Out of nowhere, Xbox has suddenly announced Gears of War: Reloaded today - a remastered version of the original Gears of War that will be launching for various platforms very soon, including Xbox Series X and Series S. The game will feature 4K resolution, 120 FPS support, and "the ultimate multiplayer experience...
