It might still feel like yesterday since the original Gears of War game was released on the Xbox 360, but it's actually been 15 years now. Yes, that's right - on 7th November 2006, Cliff Bleszinski and the team at Epic rolled out Marcus Fenix's very first title.
The game went on to become one of the best-selling Xbox 360 titles and eventually got an 'Ultimate Edition' during the Xbox One generation. It's now become one of Microsoft's key series for Xbox and has spawned multiple sequels. The talented team at The Coalition is currently up to the fifth game, and late last year, the series got a new tactical spin-off.
The anniversary of this series not only ties in with the original release but also the sequel - which landed on Xbox 360 a few years later on 7th November 2008. To celebrate this special milestone, the Gears of War website currently has some 15th anniversary merchandise up for grabs. You can get hoodies, drink tumblers, a commemorative premium print, and much more.
Feel free to share your own memories about Gears - what's your favourite entry so far? What would you like to see from the series moving forward? Tell us down below.
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The original gears of War and forza Motorsport 2 were my first games on the xbox 360 when I bought it in 2007. So many great memories playing these games.
How time flies. Great series! I remember fellow PC gamers pirating the absolute hell out of the first game, which caused Cliffy B to not put Gears 2 on PC and call out PC gamers out as a bunch of pirates...and then PC gamers have the audacity to stay mad at him still to this day for his remarks, lol.
Anyway, Cliffy B is a genius, period. Great game design that stands the test of time.
I noticed an update, for the remake on Xbox One, just a few days ago. Don't know if it's tied to the anniversary or what.
Finishing Gears 5 right now (I'm actually at the final chapter, final act) and it's the best Gears experience I've ever had. This mid-open world structure fits very well to the series, in my opinion.
Now, have to go and finish Hivebusters before Forza official launch ! xD
The first time I saw Gears of War I went out and bought an Xbox 360 the very next day. I had been saving and waiting for a PS3 at the time.
I remember the advert on TV playing mad world, the same song they used in Gears 3 when you know who sacrificed himself 😥 this was also the first game I played competitive multiplayer, got battered but loved every second of it. when my mate went to buy in from Eplay (anyone remember that shop?) The guy was like "you're definitely not 18" and so we returned with my mates nan, triumphant and full of excitement we completed the game. split screen coop that very night.
Ah man, so many memories 😀
Gears of War was the first 360 game that blew my mind. I remember in the third level I believe where it was raining and nighttime I stood there and watched the water run over a rock in amazement at the detail. Cheers Gears!
Gears is by far my favourite series on Xbox, even if the recent games can't quite recapture the glory days of the 360 era. Despite that, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what The Coalition serve up next.
Rumour has it, 15 years later someone has finally unlocked the Seriously achievement.
@Residentsteven
Halo says hi or even Both Forza series
Probably one of my favourite series Hivebusters was very welcome.
The coalition can mash the next one out the park, series consoles /pc only unreal 5
Let’s do this Gears.
One of the greatest games of all time..
I truly loved 1, 2, 3 and 4. A bit less Judgement and 5.
I wish they would port the first three of these games and the first three halos to the switch. That said I’m happy to own a Xbox.
Gears is a great shooter with horror elements and very fun co-op. Hell, competitive MP is pretty fun, too.
The first gears is still my favourite. I liked the horror tinge. So atmospheric and the narrative had a good amount of mystery.
The reason I wanted a 360 seeing screen shots and reading previews in CVG then that Mad World ad, perfection.
The first three Gears were astounding to play. They looked so good but the cover mechanic was the work of genius. Often imitated but never bettered. Never got into the multiplayer (probably because I always got obliterated every time I tried ) but the single player campaigns were wonderfully cinematic with some great set pieces in them. Judgment was pretty poor though. It offered nothing new and was just a series of rooms all offering the same thing.
I struggled to get into 4 for some reason, possibly all those bloody robots but I just recently had a go at 5 and actually really enjoyed it and finished it over a couple of days so it must have got me hooked.
Don't know if anyone at the Pure Xbox team will read this, but you guys should make a "Best Gears Games Ranked" type of article!
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