Gears of Warfare: Reloaded is Out Today – Here’s Everything You Need to Know

It’s lastly time to soar into the motion in Gears of War: Reloaded, out on Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox on PC, PlayStation 5 and Steam at the moment. For a lot of of us, it’s a welcome return to one of gaming’s most iconic tales, however for a lot of extra, it’s the primary time you’ll be getting into the extra-large boots of Marcus and Dom. We’re thrilled that so many new gamers can expertise their story for the primary time ever – and whether or not you’re a seasoned veteran of the Locust Warfare or selecting up a Lancer for the primary time – right here’s every part you want to know, plus some unique further perception from inside The Coalition.

The Traditional Returns, Higher than Ever

It’s been virtually 20 years since Gears of Warfare first made its means onto the Xbox 360, and the discharge of Reloaded is simply the beginning of how the studio plans to honor the milestone, says Mike Crump, Studio Head at The Coalition.

“We actually felt that bringing again the sport that began all of it – and bringing it to extra gamers and extra platforms than ever earlier than – was the proper means to kick off a celebration of 20 years of Gears,” Crump provides. “I’m jealous of everybody who’s about to expertise Gears for the primary time as a result of I bear in mind what an incredible expertise that was!”

In Gears of Warfare: Reloaded, each side of the unique recreation has been introduced to fashionable requirements – artwork, audio, cinematics… every part – to ship a brand new, enhanced expertise. With gorgeous 4K decision, belongings and textures, a 60 FPS marketing campaign with lightning-fast load instances and 120 FPS in multiplayer, this the final word means to play Gears of Warfare, and it’ll really feel spectacular irrespective of what number of instances you’ve skilled this story earlier than.

“It’s all the time fascinating to see the distinction between what you bear in mind your favorite video games wanting like and what they really appeared like,” Crump says. “Gears of Warfare set a brand new bar for graphical constancy in 2006, and that’s what I bear in mind about it – being in awe of how nice it appeared. In fact, the bar has moved so much larger since then. Upgrading and enhancing such a beloved recreation for at the moment’s technology of {hardware} has been a labor of love for The Coalition.”

Squad Up Throughout Platforms

With so many new platforms becoming a member of the struggle, Gears of Warfare: Reloaded is constructed to assist squads with out restriction. Cross-play performance implies that gamers throughout Xbox, PlayStation and Steam can get together up collectively, whether or not its to tackle the Marketing campaign in two-player co-op mode, or staff up in Versus Multiplayer, which helps up to 8 gamers, offering all get together members are signed right into a Microsoft account.

Not solely does signing in with a Microsoft account enable for cross-platform events, it additionally allows cross-progression. Permitting your Marketing campaign and multiplayer progress to carry throughout units for a seamless expertise wherever you play. It additionally permits you to ship invitations and play with mates throughout platforms — like Xbox to PlayStation or Steam to Xbox.

With the 20^th anniversary of Gears of Warfare across the nook, we couldn’t assist however ask Crump to share one of his favorite Gears moments (and we’ve saved it spoiler-free).

“The fear of encountering the Berserker shall be without end etched into my reminiscence,” says Crump. “The way in which she’s launched is an ‘oh shit’ second for the ages!”

A Thank You to Xbox Gamers

As a token of gratitude for longtime followers, Gears of Warfare Reloaded shall be obtainable as a free improve in case you bought the digital model of Gears of Warfare: Final Version prior to 16:00 UTC on Might 5, 2025.

And for Sport Go Final and PC Sport Go members, Gears of Warfare: Reloaded shall be obtainable as half of the Sport Go library at the moment.