Gears 5 – release date rumours, trailers and all the latest announcements for new Gears of War
The next entry of Microsoft’s critically acclaimed third-person shooter series will take the franchise in a surprising direction
GEARS OF WAR 5 is set to be one of Microsoft's biggest games of the next year with E3 2018 providing fans with a detailed glimpse at what's in store.
More recently, a leak has given fans a glimpse of what might be the game's box art, and teased a potential release date.
When is Gears of War 5 released?
As of yet, the fifth entry in the Gears of War franchise, officially just called Gears 5, is coming out on September 10, 2019.
In February 2019 it was reported to be "" by the clearly unbiased Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
In May, box art for the game leaked, along with the then-surprising information that it could be here as early as this September.
Gears is one of the biggest series Microsoft has and the game will launch exclusively for Xbox One and Windows 10 upon release.
The highly-anticipated game was confirmed at Microsoft's 2018 E3 convention and developer Coalition confirmed its targeting 60fps across all modes.
The first teaser trailer revealed the first look at the story which showed the story's perspective will be from Kait Diaz - a character that previously supported JD Fenix.
What is the plot of Gears 5?
Gears 5 is the second part of a new trilogy that began with 2016's Gears of War 4 and will actually serve as the sixth game in the series, including Xbox 360's Judgement.
The third-person shooter series' latest offering will feature the iconic Marcus Phoenix, but it will be set from the perspective of the new female protagonist, Kait.
25 years after the culmination of Marcus' journey in the original trilogy, the deadly Locust have been replaced with a new enemy, The Swarm.
The Swarm is an evolution of the Locust, and the game will follow Kait as she breaks command to take her squad on a decidedly personal mission.
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