GEARS 5 Release Date, New Gamemode, And Terminator Pack

During Xbox’s E3 Briefing, we got new information on Gears 5 including the release date, a new gamemode, and pre-order bonuses. All of this information comes from the 3 trailers showcased during the briefing, which you can watch below.

The “Kait, Broken” trailer dives deeper into her conflict with the mysterious draw towards the swarm, her sworn enemy, and her duty to her squad.

Bound by Blood. In Gears 5, play as Kait, a conflicted hero torn between her duty to her squad and a mysterious pull to her sworn enemy, the Swarm. Explore vast new worlds, face brutal new enemies, and uncover the dark secret hiding just below the surface of Sera and of Kait herself.

The new gamemode in Gears 5 is called, Escape. In Escape you play as a team of C.O.G. soldiers tasked with destroying swarm hives from the inside. The gamemode is described by Rod Fergusson as, “Everything you love about Gears turned up to 11.”

Destroy from within and escape with your lives in #GEARS5, launching September 10, 2019. Play four days early with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, playable on Xbox One and Windows 10.

Pre-order, or play Gears 5 within the first week of release to get the Terminator Dark Fate pack.

Buy and play any edition of Gears 5 or play Gears 5 with your Xbox Game Pass membership by September 16th, 2019 to receive the Terminator Dark Fate Character Pack, featuring the T-800 Endoskeleton.** *Offer available with (1) pre-orders/purchases of Gears 5 made by September 10, 2019 at Microsoft Store, Microsoft.com, or at participating retailers, OR (2) Xbox Game Pass subscribers who are active subscribers and play Gears 5 by September 16, 2019.

Gears 5 is slated for a September 10th release. If you purchase the special editions of the game you will be able to play 4 days early. Prior to the release of the game there will be a multiplayer tech test in July that will be followed by some horde gameplay in August. Are you excited for Gears 5? What will you be playing first? Campaign, Horde, Multiplayer, or the brand new Escape gamemode? Let me know in the comments!