Gears 5 Hivebusters DLC now available!

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 01:20 PM PST

It's time to buckle up because the Gears 5: {LINK REMOVED}Hivebusters DLC is live!

This DLC focuses on the origin of Scorpio Squad – the venerable trio of Lahni, Mac, and Keegan who were first introduced in Gears 5's Escape mode and whose story was expanded in the Hivebusters comic book series. This ragtag group of soldiers has been recruited by Victor Hoffman for an unorthodox mission to take out the Swarm and maybe even change the war forever.

Set in the Galangi islands, your adventures will take down treacherous lava flows, into dense jungles, and across sandy beaches all while fighting the Swarm and the Wakaatu, a deadly and never before seen predator. And to ramp up the action even further, each of our three heroes gets to use their Ultimate Abilities from Escape – yes, it's time for some of Lahni's sweet Electroblade action.

Here are a few other goodies you can enjoy in this expansion:

Up to 3-player co-op, split-screen or online
16 new achievements to unlock for 210 Gamerscore
The expansion supportsGears 5Xbox Series X|S optimizations, including reduced load times, quick resume, variable refresh rates, and 4K HDR Ultra visuals on Series X.

You can get Gears 5: Hivebusters by purchasing it below!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1415070/Gears_5__Hivebusters/

What are you waiting for? Get stuck in!

This Week in Gears: January 26 – Feb 1

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:12 AM PST

With another week upon us, we have another edition of This Week in Gears lined up for you.

Versus Event: 14 Player FFA

As mentioned last week, 14 Player FFA will be staying around for another week which means we'll continue to bring the inevitable chaos you can come to expect in this mode, as a reminder we'll be using four specific maps in this playlist – War Room, Pit, Nethercutt, and Core.

Enjoy, and let us know how you're enjoying it!

Horde

We don't have a Horde event this week but don't fret PvE fans. There is still the daily Horde challenge as well as the daily & weekly Escape Hive (Lethal Engagements) which are chocked full of great rewards.

Stay tuned as we have a special Horde event coming your way soon!

Gears Glory

Wow! We have been utterly blown away but the Gears Glory submissions and everyone's creativity. Feast your eyes on a few examples chosen by our Community team below.

Karnage! From @StormyValravn

@Raikou1015Sorry's favourite Gears drawings!

@epic_nero's amazing tattoo!

@CharlyCesar3's fantastic artwork!

@IvanDrawPiu's face-to-face confrontation

Thank you to everyone who's submitted content so far! Next week's This Week in Gears will reveal the new theme for Gears Glory.

Weekly Store

Locust Sniper – 250 Iron
Sketched Full weapon set – 850 Iron
Long Count Expression – 300 Iron

Feature Store

Academy Anthony – 500 Iron or 4,000 Gears Coins
Firestarter Benjamin – 350 Iron or 2,800 Gears Coins (30% off)
Biker Gary – 500 Iron or 4,000 Gears Coins
Pistol Pack: Cold Blooded execution – 300 Iron or 2,400 Gears Coins
Tiger Legacy weapon set – 425 Iron or 3,400 Gears Coins

As Firestarter Benjamin is already in the store permanently, we've added a special feature discount price just for this week!

Gears esports

Last week we announced there will be no Chrome Steel skins for the next weeks; this means that there is no skin to purchase this week. Keep an eye because next week we start bringing back a selection of previously released Chrome Steel skins that you may have missed out on!

Take care and have yourselves a wonderful week.

TC