Alongside the likes of Halo and Forza Motorsport, the Gears of War franchise is one of Microsoft’s most lucrative IPs.
Check out theGears 5trailer below!
As for the last mainline numbered entry, that wasGears 5in 2019. Cliff Bleszinski left Epic Games in 2012, meaning that his last game in the series wasGears of War 3in 2011. Epic Games would co-developGears of War: Judgementin 2013 alongside People Can Fly, but in 2015, The Coalition would be the newly appointed developer of the Xbox flagship series.
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Cliff Bleszinski would later form his own independent development studio Boss Key Productions in 2014 with its debut game being the first-person multiplayer shooter,LawBreakersreleased in 2017.
Sadly, despite garnering decent review scores which included a76 rating onMetacritic,LawBreakerswas said to have sold poorly and despite eventually goingfree-to-playin 2018, in that very same year the servers for the shooter were shut down and the doors closed at Boss Key Productions. Bleszinskiblamed politics for the failure ofLawBreakers.
Since the closure of his studio, Cliff Bleszinski is said to be enjoying his time with theatre as well as writing, when not interacting with fans on social media. However, I think many of us can agree that we would love to see Bleszinski doing what he does best, not only developing video games but also returning to the series he helped create, Gears of War, and it seems that the popular dev is open to that possibility.
“Gears 6is trending,”tweetedBleszinski. “Microsoft, you have my number. Maybe I’ll find a way to get a**-eating in the Gears franchise.” To which developer at Psyonix studios, Adam Beckwith replied: “Hey, and if we need any linear vehicle levels to fight off the Kryll, Psyonix is available (probably not actually..) to consult. For real though, gimmeGears of War 6.”
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Rumours of aGears 6being on the cards have been making the rounds for a while, though we seem to be no closer to knowing when it might happen. It’s pretty much a given that it will arrive at some point, especially as it’s been over four years since the last main entry. It’s likely that The Coalition will be in charge of the next Gears game once more, but perhaps Bleszinski might join the team. Hopefully, Microsoft will announceGears 6next year. We’ll have our fingers crossed.
As of right now, the entire Gears of War franchise is available via Xbox Game Pass for PC and consoles.
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