Cliff Bleszinski, who led the original Gears of War trilogy, says he was considering making the next game first person before Microsoft acquired the IP.
The lead mission designer will help "forge the future of the IP and push the limits of Microsoft’s entertainment platforms and devices."
Joshua Ortega, who co-directed and wrote Gears of War 2, seems to be suggesting that he's back working on the franchise with The Coalition.
The studio's previously-leaked non-Gears smaller project has reportedly been cancelled, with The Coalition being one of several Xbox studios to be affected by Microsoft's recent round of layoffs.
Numerous layoffs at Xbox's studios continue to underscore the various problems with its handling of first-party titles and beloved IPs.
Xbox employees who have been at the company for "more than a decade" are gone, with marketing and HoloLens teams also affected.
Though rumored last year to no announcement, the compilation is still very much in development, as per XboxEra's Nick Baker.
Netflix revealed the sales milestone after announcing a live-action feature film and animated series for the cover shooter.
Netflix and The Coalition are teaming up for a new live action movie adaptation of the Gears of War franchise, with an animated follow-up in also in the works.
The lead designer of the original Gears of War trilogy says Epic Games was unsure about where to take the franchise before selling it to Microsoft and The Coalition.
Reports have previously suggested that The Coalition is working on a remastered collection of the Gears of War series.
Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty confirms Undead Labs is "using some of the technology around Unreal 5 and some of the stuff that's been in Gears of War."
The Coalition is looking to recruit someone who'll help them deliver "highly engaging, high-quality campaign" in the next Gears of War game.
If you've already claimed the Unreal Engine 5 demo on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, then it can be re-downloaded in the future.
The first party Xbox studio is looking to hire a motion capture technician specifically to work on the Gears of War franchise.
XboxEra co-founder Nick Baker believes the collection will be announced at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12th.
The Coalition is taking Gears 5's Map Builder offline as it focuses "on future projects", and will be giving out related Achievements to all players.
Gears 5 is nearly three years old, so when can we expect its sequel to launch?
The Coalition technical director Kate Rayner talks about the many changes that Gears fans can expect from the Unreal Engine upgrade.
The tech test features tens of millions of polygons rendered in real time with dynamic real-time global illumination, running on an Xbox Series X.
