While last fall saw the release of Gears 5, the next mainline chapter of the series, Gears Tactics has released several months later with an entirely different take on the franchise. While traditionally Gears of War has always been about third-person shooting (and Funko Pops), Gears Tactics instead brings the series into the style of
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The lineup of big releases for this spring has spread through a lot of different genres, from intense action games like Resident Evil 3 and Half-Life: Alyx, to platformers like Ori and the Will of the Wisps, to sprawling RPGs like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Persona 5 Royal. However, this week seems to be the time for strategy
In the last few weeks before I started up Gears Tactics to review, I had played through Gears 5 since I hadn’t quite gotten to it when it released last fall. Since it’s been some time since playing Gears of War 4, I felt familiarizing myself with the gameplay elements of Gears again would be
In a recent Polygon article, Splash Damage, the team behind Gears Tactics, gave some cool insight into how the turn-based strategy game came to be. In working with Tyler Bielman from The Coalition, the team was able to put together a rough board game design and work from there. Of course, this isn’t an incredibly
The Coalition and Splash Damage are collaborating to tell a new story within the beloved Gears of War universe. Gears Tactics is a turn-based strategy game and a prequel to the main franchise. Starring Gabe Diaz, the father of Gears 5 protagonist Kait Diaz, you will control his squad as you hunt down Locust leader
Gears Tactics, the very first Gears game featuring turn-based strategy gameplay, is just around the corner and Microsoft has summarized the upcoming experience in a new trailer. Originally revealed during E3 2018, Gears Tactics will finally make its way to Steam and Microsoft Store later this month. Known as the first Gears of War spin-off
This spring has been a tricky one for the release of new games, with several high-profile releases (including most recently The Last of Us Part II) being delayed in light of the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has presented. However, one of April’s biggest releases, Gears Tactics, seems to be primed and ready for its debut
I always thought that the addition of Batista to Gears 5 was a little out of the ordinary. While yes, he has been an advocate to play Marcus Fenix in the potential movie adaption of the series. However, there wasn’t really any connection to the game rather than that. To top that off, I always
If you’re looking forward to the upcoming Microsoft titles Gears Tactics or Ori and the Will of the Wisps then you can prepare for their release right now by pre-installing them on Xbox One and PC. Today, Xbox posted on the official Twitter account for PC Game Pass that Tactics is available to download for the preparation of
Coming off of this year’s release of Gears 5, the series’ future is looking especially bright and full of possibility. Aside from the mainline installments of the franchise, this also includes several new spin-offs on the horizon, with the upcoming Gears Tactics officially set to debut this spring. During The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft officially confirmed that Gears
Originally revealed last year, the upcoming Gears Pop! condenses the intense action and thrills of the Gears series into a far cuter, mobile-sized package, and now it appears that you’ll soon get to experience it for yourself. During Microsoft’s E3 2019 press conference, a new trailer for Gears Pop! was shown to give a look at the charming