A new Gears of War game is in development at The Coalition, and production appears to be on the rise, according to a series of new job postings and loose-lipped series veterans. It’s no surprise that a Canadian studio is working on the Gears series. On the other hand, since 2019, we’ve heard very few peeves about mainline entries (pretty good). gear 5 (opens in new tab) Other than rumors that the series is getting Unique Halo: MCC processing (opens in new tab).
A series of job ads (opens in new tab) Posted over the last month or two, the latest is for senior gameplay designers, and the studio says it’s hiring for its role in Gears of War and “building the future of IP.” increase (Thank you VGC (opens in new tab)). I think the future should be pretty obvious: fleshy locust belly, meet this cold bladed hyper-rotating lancer blade, rinse and repeat while Coal Train yells “Woo!” in the background. Hey, maybe I can get a job there.
The type of role being advertised doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the remaster, as the Coalition is looking for a senior mission designer and multiplayer specialist, and the job ad says this is to build a new one. It clarifies that: “We are looking for candidates who have experience with characters, cameras, controls (3 C), or artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Possess extensive capabilities. , from initial concept to polishing and guiding them to completion.”
Recruitment activities are Recent Microsoft shootings (opens in new tab)the headlines were mostly about the impact on Halo studio 343 Industries, but Coalition was also affected. Further unconfirmed reports (opens in new tab) During this period, the Coalition canceled two ongoing projects and shifted focus entirely to a game likely called Gears 6.
In addition to this, longtime Gears veteran Joshua Ortega seems to have confirmed his return to the series. Ortega did this by quoting and retweeting his own thread (Thank you GR+ (opens in new tab)) about how much they’ve done with Gears (since co-directing and writing Gears 2), saying “We did it again!” Here’s a Gears conversation I can get behind.
It’s on again! 💥💥💥💥💥💥 https://t.co/wMjE9xbqbpFebruary 21, 2023
Meanwhile, Clifford Brzezinski is spending his time complaining on twitter trying to land a consulting gig (opens in new tab) About the new title. Hey, we have to eat together.
Microsoft acquired the Gears of War franchise from creators Epic Games in 2014, apparently because Epic really didn’t know what to do with it next. (opens in new tab)Then came Gears of War 4 (2016) and 5 (2019), a remaster of the original game, and the surprisingly good strategy game Gears Tactics. Many other media spin-offs are also in the works. Most notable are the Gears movies and Netflix’s ‘Adult Animated Series’.
One backend information is known for the next entry in the series. It’s made with Unreal Engine 5. (opens in new tab)Get ready to make Marcus Fenix’s nose pores look like never before! I just want to chain-saw through others in multiplayer and do shotgun rolls bullshit on exploding opponents. If Gears of War has heart, I’ve only found it through gut floods.
