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Alright, folks, buckle up because here we go with some news that might just make your thumbs itch. Remember Gears of War? Yeah, that game where you could actually feel the weight of the chainsaw on the controller — or maybe that was just me being overly dramatic. Anyway, the remastered version, Gears of War: Reloaded, is dropping on August 26, 2025. Price tag’s set at $39.99, and it’s gonna be available just about everywhere you can game these days — Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, and even up in the cloud with Xbox Cloud Gaming. It’s like they decided nobody’s allowed to escape the hype!
Pre-orders are up, and if you’re the impatient type, you can snag access to a Multiplayer Beta (kinda makes you feel special, right?). If you’re rocking Game Pass or already own the previous Ultimate edition, you’re in, too.
Ah, 2006. What a time to be alive! The original game was like a visual sucker punch to the face — in a good way. I still get chills thinking about the “Mad World” trailer; it was unexpectedly touching. Okay, back to now. They’re teasing us with this remaster to pull new faces into the Gears universe. I mean, who doesn’t want to experience all that curb-stomping on shiny new platforms?
The beta’s planned for a couple weekends in June (mark your calendars for June 13-15 and 20-22). Cross-play is a thing, so you can bully your friends on any device they have — because friendship, right?
Hop on during Week 1 for some nostalgic Team Deathmatch on familiar terrain or try out the competitive mode they have lined up in Week 2. And if you listen to the Official Xbox Podcast (which I sometimes do, while pretending to be working), the studio folks are saying this includes a whole bunch of technical tweaks I cannot begin to understand. But hey, 4K and HDR are words I can pretend to pronounce properly.
By the way, pre-order folks and Game Pass peeps get some cool character skins which, let’s be honest, is one way to strut your stuff in the multiplayer arena. Who doesn’t want a little extra swagger? There’s Adam Fenix and Anya Stroud up for grabs.
Breathes deeply And that’s about the gist of it. Feels like they’re bringing the war back home, and I might just join the fight again. Or not. We’ll see.
