Games by The Coalition
Xbox Game Studios / Splash Damage
- 10th Nov 2020 (UK/EU)
- 10th Nov 2020 (NA)
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Xbox One
Microsoft Studios / The Coalition
- 25th Aug 2015 (NA)
- 28th Aug 2015 (UK/EU)
Reviews of The Coalition Games
Review Gears Of War: Reloaded - An Xbox Classic That Flourishes On Modern Hardware
A near-perfect active reload
We've been here before a few times, haven't we? Yep, the first Gears of War returns in a shiny new package for Xbox Series X|S, with Gears Reloaded largely based on 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. While this is a wholly new experience for PS5 — which joins the platform list this time around — Xbox players are...
Review Gears 5 - Brings The Series Kicking And Screaming Into The Present
Swarm and cosy
Once upon a time, back when then the Xbox 360 was just a babe, the original Gears of War was a much-needed dose of adrenaline. Third-person shooters were all the rage back then, but it wasn’t until Epic Games came along and created its own line of bulky space marines that the genre finally stepped up a gear (if you'll pardon the...
Review Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Xbox One)
Changed like a remix and raised like a Fenix
Back in 2006, the original Gears of War was one of the first games to really showcase what the Xbox 360 was capable of, both in terms of technical prowess and cinematic delivery. With an engrossing campaign – which could be played locally with a friend – and a thrilling online multiplayer offering,...
Latest The Coalition News
Monday3rd Nov 2025
News Gears Of War's Art Director Likes How E-Day Is Returning To The Series 'Horror Game' Roots
"If Gears 1 was Alien, the rest of the franchise was Aliens"
With Gears: Reloaded and Gears: E-Day, Microsoft is making a bet on returning to the series' roots right now - and original Gears of War art director Jerry O’Flaherty, for one, seems quite happy with this new direction from Xbox HQ. Speaking in a new interview with
Monday6th Oct 2025
News Xbox Report Details Cancelled 'Uncharted Rival' Once Being Made By Gears Of War Dev
Gears 4 was made instead
More than a decade ago now, The Coalition was known as 'Black Tusk Studios'; developing an original IP for Microsoft and Xbox. Some of you may remember the game's teaser trailer from E3 2013 that depicted a spy thriller of some sort, but the game never came to be. Well, a new report from DidYouKnowGaming goes into the...
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,...
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...
Tuesday1st Jul 2025
Feature Despite Being Very Familiar, I Can't Wait To Play More Gears Reloaded Later This Year
Gears is back, and it feels oh so good
When the first weekend of Xbox's recent Gears of War: Reloaded beta wrapped up just a few weeks ago, I shared my opinions on the upcoming release; talking about how the game was a great time despite it being "overly familiar" for Xbox players who'd already chainsaw'd their way through Gears: Ultimate Edition...
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
Hands On Gears Of War Reloaded Beta - Great Gnasher Gibbings, But Overly Familiar On Xbox
Quite a simple reload, truth be told
The Gears of War: Reloaded beta has just wrapped up its first weekend here on Xbox, PlayStation and PC - with one more to come featuring some bonus content next weekend. While we're looking forward to getting stuck into a couple more classic Gears maps and modes once this Friday evening rolls around, we thought...
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
Thursday12th Jun 2025
Guide Gears Of War Reloaded Beta: Release Date, Start Times And How To Access
Kicking off this weekend!
Gears of War: Reloaded may not launch on Xbox until late August, but fans have a couple of chances to play the game early - via this month's multiplayer beta. Yep, developer The Coalition is opening the doors to Gears Reloaded multiplayer in June, across two early access weekends. There are multiple ways to get into this...
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
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...
Saturday10th May 2025
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Gears Of War Game On Xbox?
Gears is about to get Reloaded
The cat is out of the bag, Gears is back later this summer when Gears of War: Reloaded makes its debut on Xbox, PlayStation and PC - but which is your favourite game in the entire series? Of course, we recently touched on Gears making its PS5 debut and why we have mixed feelings on that - but as Xbox fans, we can say...
Tuesday6th May 2025
Guide Here Are All The Changes & Enhancements Coming To Gears Of War: Reloaded On Xbox
From Gears Ultimate to Gears Reloaded
With the news about Gears of War: Reloaded now out in the wild, we're turning our attention to what exactly has changed from 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - including what Xbox players can expect to have been tweaked and improved for this new release of the original Gears of War. As we noted in a recent...
Tuesday11th Mar 2025
News Gears Of War 2 Remake Art Shared '10 Years' After It Was Cancelled By Xbox
In development a long time ago
Way back in 2015, current Gears developer The Coalition released Gears of War: Ultimate Edition as its first entry in the famous Xbox franchise - and it looks like at some point, the team was also working on a similar remake treatment for Gears of War 2. Posting out to social media this week (thanks, VideoGam
Tuesday4th Mar 2025
News Gears Collection & E-Day Both Mentioned In New Xbox Release Dates Rumour
"It seems every cloud has a silver lining..."
Fable could apparently be joined by Gears of War: E-Day next year according to the well-known Xbox leaker 'exTas1s'. In a new update, the insider claims E-Day is currently targeting a 2026 release window for Xbox platforms, but also notes how it could be shifted across to this year if it's done in time...
Saturday1st Feb 2025
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Checks On Dev 'Progress' Of Gears Of War: E-Day
We're ready when you are
Gears of War: E-Day is already one of the most anticipated titles on the way to the Xbox in the future and it seems Microsoft's Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has recently checked in with developer The Coalition to get a status update. In a post on social media to kick off the month of February, Spencer revealed how he had spent...
Thursday7th Nov 2024
News Gears Of War: E-Day Will Contain Original Voice Actors For Marcus & Dom
Brothers to the end
Xbox developer The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War's legendary characters Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago will be voiced by their OG actors in Gears: E-Day. Yep - John DiMaggio and Carlos Ferro will be reprising their roles as Marcus and Dom, respectively, as the studio goes back to the roots of Gears in its upcoming...
Friday1st Nov 2024
News Xbox's Rod Fergusson Explains The Team's Original Plan For Gears 6
Before they shifted to E-Day
Xbox developer The Coalition took a pretty big turn earlier this year when it announced Gears of War E-Day rather than 'Gears 6', with the upcoming title serving as a prequel to the original Gears trilogy. However, at one stage, the studio did have plans for Gears 6 - plans that previous lead Rod Fergusson has now...
Monday23rd Sep 2024
Soapbox Gears Of War E-Day Could Be Something Special, If The Coalition Gets It Right
My most anticipated Xbox game right now
During Xbox's big summer showcase, the team announced a brand new Gears game in the form of Gears of War: E-Day - a good five years on from Gears 5 hitting Xbox One. More than anything, E-Day's reveal felt like a relief - we finally knew about the next Gears of War title af
Tuesday25th Jun 2024
News The Coalition Continues To Hype Up Gears Of War: E-Day With New Message In Gears 5
"Emergence begins"
Emergence Day is upon us, folks! Xbox dev The Coalition is going back to the roots of Gears with Gears of War: E-Day, and as the hype for it continues, the team has starting acknowledging the upcoming sequel within Gears 5. Yep, when players now load up Gears 5, they're greeted with a nice little message about Gears: E-Day -...
Monday17th Jun 2024
News Xbox Dev The Coalition Comments On Multiplayer Modes In Gears Of War: E-Day
"Gears has a pretty clear DNA for gameplay modes"
Developer The Coalition has been quite shy on dropping any nitty gritty details for Gears of War: E-Day just yet, which is perhaps understandable given that the game won't be out until 2025 at the very earliest. However, the studio was pressed about multiplayer modes over the weekend, and while it...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
News Gears Creator Cliffy B Discusses What He'd Like To See In Gears Of War: E-Day
"I think that could be really really compelling"
Gears of War: E-Day is certainly a throwback to the old Xbox 360 days of Gears, and you know what else is? Cliffy B! Yep, one of the series' legendary creators has been away from Microsoft's famous franchise for years now, but he still likes discussing his heritage when the chance arises, and Cliff's...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News State Of Decay 3 Development Is Being Supported By Two Other Xbox Teams
Better with friends
Since its major acquisitions, Xbox has mentioned how studios within its ecosystem would be able to collaborate on projects and generally help each other out. We've already seen this before with some games in the past, and it seems the developer behind State of Decay 3 has also had some assistance crafting the next entry in its...
Tuesday11th Jun 2024
News Gears Of War: E-Day Will Be Linear As Dev Focuses On The 'Scary Moments' Of Gears
"That's the game we're going to build"
Gears of War: E-Day seems to be a real throwback to the old days of Gears, with developer The Coalition channelling what Epic Games did all those years ago in building a dark, gritty third-person shooter. It's a huge pivot away from what the team was building with Gears of War 4 and Gears 5 - and a couple of...
Sunday9th Jun 2024
News Gears Of War: E-Day Dev Is 'Not Retreating' From The Modern Gears Saga
"We’re super proud about Gears 4 and Gears 5"
Well, the announcement for Gears of War: E-Day is officially out in the wild, and if you can't tell yet - we're quite excited to see Gears go back to its roots. Developer The Coalition says that the opportunity to tell "such an iconic origin story was simply too great to ignore", and to be honest, we...
News 'Gears Of War: E-Day' Is The Next Instalment In Xbox's Famous Franchise
We're going back to the roots!
Gears is back, and the series is returning to its roots! Yep, the next mainline GoW title is called 'Gears of War: E-Day', and it features classic characters Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago for an "origin story of one of gaming's most acclaimed sagas." Up to this point, developer The Coalition has gone off on its...
Thursday25th Apr 2024
News Gears Of War Voice Actor Reckons We're Due A 'Gears 6' Announcement In June
Rising like a JD Fenix
Gears of War developer The Coalition has been rather quiet since Gears 5 dropped almost five years ago, but we're starting to see pointers that things may get busier this year. The latest hint is a fresh tweet from the voice actor behind Gears character JD Fenix - the actor thinks June could be the month for a big '
Wednesday10th Apr 2024
Random Streamer Beats Gears Of War On Insane Difficulty In 2024, Without Ever Taking Cover
Now this is a mad world
Beating any of the Gears games on Insane difficulty is no small feat, but what if you were mad enough to try and do it without ever taking cover? Well, Twitch streamer Arrrash has decided to replay the first game — specifically 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition — in 2024, without using the game's cover mechanic...
Tuesday12th Mar 2024
News Gears Of War Creator Thinks 'The More, The Merrier' In Regards To Getting Gears On PS5
"You know, I think ‘the more, the merrier'"
Xbox has ported a small selection of its games to other platforms recently — as was much publicised last month — however, despite just four titles having been mentioned by Microsoft, fans are still wondering what might be next to move over. And, in a recent interview with Game Rant,
Thursday25th Jan 2024
News Gears Of War Creator Voices Interest In Returning To The Series (Again)
"Phil Spencer has my phone number"
The Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has reiterated on multiple occasions how he would be open to returning to the franchise, and the same conversation has now come up again, during an appearance on the 'Xbox Expansion Pass' podcast. After briefly reflecting on that time the Xbox boss Phil Spencer called him...
Wednesday24th Jan 2024
News Gears Of War Creator Says He Rejected A PG-13 Movie Proposal
"I'm like 'No, screw you guys'"
Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski recently appeared on the 'Xbox Expansion Pass' podcast, reflecting on a funny story about the original plans for a blockbuster Gears of War movie. According to the industry legend, also involved in series' such as Jazz Jackrabbit, executives wanted to make the ultra-gory Gears...
Friday5th Jan 2024
Talking Point Has Xbox Done A Good Job With Gears Of War So Far?
Microsoft bought the IP 10 years ago
Gears of War is one of Xbox's premiere franchises - it has been since the first game arrived as an Xbox exclusive in the fall of 2006. Epic Games was at the helm back then — as it was for the whole original trilogy — but, how do you feel about the direction Xbox has taken since? If you remember, Microsoft...
Tuesday31st Oct 2023
News Gears Of War Needs A 'God Of War-Like Reboot', Says Original Lead Designer
Cliffy B weighs in on the state of Gears
Cliff Bleszinski has always been synonymous with the Gears of War franchise - the original trilogy's lead designer was the primary public figure for those games during the Xbox 360 days. Since then, 'Cliffy B' has been off doing his own things, but he's always happy to talk Gears, and in a new interview with...
Wednesday18th Oct 2023
Soapbox Gears Of War Should Return To Its Horror-Themed 'Mad World' Roots
Thinking back to original game's iconic trailer
It's that time of year where the horror fans among us start thinking about what spooky games we might play over the Halloween period, and this year, I feel a little stuck to be quite honest. I've spent some time with the likes of Resident Evil 4, Layers of Fear and Amnesia: The Bunker already in 2023,...
Wednesday30th Aug 2023
Talking Point Would You Like A 'Fully Open World' Gears 6?
Recent rumours hint at the possibility
Xbox developer The Coalition sprinkled more 'open' campaign levels throughout Gears 5 - the team's last release barring the excellent Hivebusters expansion for the same title. The 2019 Xbox exclusive wasn't open world as such, but it contained some vast level design that strayed fairly far from the linear...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
Talking Point After Almost Four Years, We're Starting To Miss Gears
We're eager to see where the series goes next
As Xbox has begun scooping up other development studios to start making some really unique-looking new titles, some of the platform's biggest franchises are taking up less of the limelight these days. There's nothing wrong with that — Halo, Forza and Gears certainly feel like they've had their time to...
Monday8th May 2023
Talking Point Are You Hoping Xbox's 'Gears Collection' Is Real?
Which game would you play first?
A 'Gears of War collection' of some sort has been a hot topic for a number of years at this point, with lots of rumours and reports pointing towards it becoming a reality some day. We've never heard anything official from Xbox on the matter, but a recent comment from Phil Spencer has reignit
Tuesday25th Apr 2023
News Gears Of War Voice Actor 'Hasn't Heard Anything' About Gears 6
"I’m like, where we at?"
We don't seem much closer to learning about Gears 6, folks! While Gears 5 has been out for almost four years at this stage, Xbox hasn't officially revealed the next game in the series, and signs are starting to point towards a fairly long wait for The Coalition's next installment. The latest hint that leans this way comes...
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
News Gears Of War Dev The Coalition Is Hiring To 'Forge The Future Of The IP'
Gears 6 development seems to be ramping up
We've heard various reports as of late that 'Gears 6' is in development of some kind - with journalist Jeff Grubb claiming that the dev team has dropped two other projects recently in favour of working on the next Gears game. Well, a new job listing posted by Microsoft certainly lends credence to those...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
News Xbox 360 Era Gears Of War Director Teases Return To Franchise
Mr. Ortega worked on Gears 2, 3 & more!
The Coalition has seemingly been working away on its next Gears of War game for a few years at this point, with Gears 5 launching back in 2019. While we've not seen any kind of real 'Gears 6' announcement just yet, a key developer from the Xbox 360 days of the franchise has seemingly returned to work on it...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
Talking Point What Happened To Xbox's 'Resolution Boost' Program?
It was discussed before the Xbox Series X launched
Microsoft has done a pretty amazing job over the last five years-or-so in enhancing our old libraries and bringing them forward to newer consoles. In the Xbox One X era, the team focused on enhancing Xbox 360 and original Xbox games for the system, while the FPS Boost program was a great feature...
Thursday2nd Feb 2023
News New Info Suggests Xbox Developer The Coalition Has 'Cancelled' Two Games Recently
Don't worry, Gears 6 is still in the works
Earlier today, we shared a report from well-known journalist Jeff Grubb about the upcoming Gears 6, and now he's also been speaking as part of Thursday's Game Mess Mornings show at
Rumour Gears 6 Development Has 'Begun In Full' Within The Last Year
Update: Other Coalition projects reportedly scrapped
Update: Jeff Grubb has since revealed more about what he knows regarding The Coalition's upcoming plans. In a discussion during Thursday's Game Mess Mornings show at Giant Bomb, Grubb stated that all projects aside from Gears 6 have been scrapped. There were apparently two others in the works...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News Xbox Marketing Director Calls Gears Of War Leak 'Fake News'
The leaked logos related to Gears 6 and a Gears Collection
Recently, we reported on some Gears of War rumours that had been floating around on the web; mainly an apparent 'Gears of War Collection' in the works at Microsoft. Since then, a picture of two logos has been doing the rounds from a leak relating to both 'Gears 6' and this supposed...
Wednesday18th Jan 2023
Talking Point Who Would You Cast As 'Delta Squad' In The Upcoming Gears Of War Movie?
Let's hear your suggestions!
Our new Video Producer Craig has been over on the Pure Xbox YouTube channel laying out some of his top casting suggestions for the upcoming Gears of War movie, which is being produced by Netflix. You can check out his picks in the video above, which include a perhaps surprising choice for Marcus Fenix; a character many...
Saturday7th Jan 2023
News Gears Of War Returns In 2023 With A New Card Game
The Locust Horde is back in a physical card game
It's been a while since Gears of War fans had something to be excited about, so what are the plans for 2023? Well, it appears there's a new card game "coming soon". The catch is that it's not actually a video game, but instead a physical card game made by tabletop specialist, Steamforged Games. This...
Monday7th Nov 2022
News Gears Of War Is Coming To The Big Screen With Pair Of Netflix Projects
Or whatever screen you're streaming on!
Wow, this is a big one! Netflix has announced plans to translate Gears of War to the big screen, with both a live action movie and an "adult animated series" in the works. We've heard rumblings of a Gears of War movie for years and years at this point; we're just as surprised as anyone to see it finally...
Monday5th Sep 2022
Soapbox Gears Of War 2 Deserves 'The Last Of Us' Style Remake
Jacinto rises
Just thinking back to Gears of War 2 hits me with a huge wave of nostalgia. Epic Games' follow-up to the revolutionary Gears of War launched right around the time I picked up an Xbox 360, and it certainly wasn't a bad introduction to what the system could do. In fact, almost 15 years on and this is still, for my money, the very best...
