Rod Fergusson has announced on Twitter that he’s leaving The Coalition. Fergusson helped spawn the current iteration of The Coalition in 2014 when he was brought on to lead the continuation of the Gears of War franchise. Since then, he’s overseen two mainline Gears games, the 2016 soft reboot Gears …
Read More »Microsoft says the Gears of War 4 studios sticking with the series, so what does this new IP announcement mean?
It sounds like something is stirring within the halls of Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab) developer The Coalition. Though the studio itself has been more or less silent on its future beyond the latest Gears game, an associated company proudly – yet briefly – proclaimed that it …
Read More »Gears of War 4’s new Horde mode is a deep but giddy world of tactical base-building, where every person matters
Gears of War’s Horde Mode, while brilliant (really, can you think of a more influential multiplayer invention of the last generation?) tends to suffer, by the very nature of its compulsive escalation, from a general degeneration of strategy in its final stages. It all starts out with the best of …
Read More »Gears of War 4 Season Pass gets packed with more packs
Remember all the stuff that comes in the Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab) Season Pass? Now there’s more of it. The pass will include 17 total booster packs on top of the 24 new maps, “Vintage VIP” gear pack, and the early-access Developer Playlist. Here’s the word …
Read More »This new Gears Of War 4 multiplayer trailer is all about the gore
Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab)is showing off its multiplayer moves in a new trailer, ahead of the beta arriving on the 25th of April. This new look seems to be taking the always OTT violence to almost laugh out loud levels of hurt as enemies get splatted …
Read More »Here are all the ways Gears of War 4 could have gone & why The Coalition said no
Jumping Gears of War 4 (opens in new tab)’s setting 25 years into the future and choosing to follow Marcus Fenix’s son instead of the big man wasn’t just some idea The Coalition popped out to get the day done, says studio head Rod Fergusson. Instead, it was the result …
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