List of Gears of War media

Gears of War is a video game franchise that debuted on November 9, 2006 with Gears of War for the Xbox 360 and was a best-seller. The fictional universe of the series takes place on the fictional planet Sera and focus on a war between humans and creatures known as Locust. The franchise has since spawned several novels, art books, a series of comic books, and a board game by Fantasy Flight Games, with a film currently in pre-production.

## Video games

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Title  | Details

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Gears of War

Original release date(s):

* NA: November 9, 2006
* EU: November 12, 2006
* AU: November 24, 2006

| Release years by system:
2006—Xbox 360
2007—Microsoft Windows[1]
Notes:

* A Limited Collector's Edition was released in a steel case with an additional disc with environment and stages artwork and a book titled Destroyed Beauty.

Gears of War 2

Original release date(s):[2]

* WW: November 7, 2008

| Release years by system:
2008—Xbox 360[2]
Notes:

* A Limited Edition version was released featuring a SteelBook case, bonus content DVD, a book titled Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2, and exclusive Xbox Live downloadable content.[3][4]
* Expansions:

* "All Fronts Collection" (2009)

Gears of War 3

Original release date(s):[2]

* WW: September 20, 2011

| Release years by system:
2011—Xbox 360[2]
Notes:

* A Limited Edition version was released featuring a SteelBook case.
* Expansions:

* "RAAM's Shadow" (2011)
* "Horde Command Pack" (2011)
* "Versus Booster Map Pack" (2011)
* "Forces of Nature Map Pack" (2012)
* "Fenix Rising" (2012)

Gears of War: Judgment

Original release date(s):

* NA: March 19, 2013
* AU: March 19, 2013
* EU: March 22, 2013

| Release years by system:
2013—Xbox 360
Notes:

* It serves as a prequel of the first game.
* Epic Games co-developed the game with Polish studio People Can Fly.
* Expansions:

* "Call to Arms" (2013)
* "Lost Relics" (2013)
* "Dreadnought" (2013)
* "Haven" (2013)

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Original release date(s):[5]

* NA: August 25, 2015
* AU: August 25, 2015
* EU: August 28, 2015

| Release years by system:
2015—Xbox One
2016—Microsoft Windows
Notes:

* A remaster game of the original Gears of War.
* The first game in the series not developed by Epic Games. The Coalition led the game's development.

Gears of War 4

Original release date(s):

* WW: October 11, 2016

| Release years by system:
2016—Xbox One
2016—Microsoft Windows
Notes:

* Set 25 years after Gears of War 3 and the single-player campaign focuses on the story of Marcus Fenix's son, J.D. and his friends Kait Diaz and Del Walker.
* The first main entry in the series to be developed by The Coalition

Gears Pop!

Original release date(s):

* WW: August 22, 2019

| Release years by system:
2019—iOS
2019—Android
2019—Microsoft Windows
Notes:

* Mobile real-time strategy video game in which two players battle using Funko Pop!-stylized characters from the Gears fictional universe, with gameplay similar to Clash Royale.
* Mediatonic led the game's development.

Gears 5

Original release date(s):

* WW: September 10, 2019

| Release years by system:
2019—Xbox One
2019—Microsoft Windows
2020—Xbox Series X and Series S
Notes:

* Direct sequel to Gears of War 4 with Kait Diaz as the central protagonist, while J.D. Fenix is playable in the first chapter of the campaign
* Gears 5 will receive visual enhancements for the Xbox Series X upon its launch, including higher resolution textures, new visual effects such as volumetric fog, and running at higher frames per second[6]
* A Limited Edition version was released, which includes the Ultimate Edition of the game, a Limited Edition Xbox One X console, controller, headset, wireless keyboard, mouse from Razer, external hard drives from Seagate, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, and the standard versions of Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3, and Gears of War 4[7]
* Expansions:

* "Hivebusters" (2020)

Gears Tactics

Original release date(s):

* WW: April 28, 2020

| Release years by system:
2020—Xbox One
2020—Microsoft Windows
2020—Xbox Series X and Series S
Notes:

* A spin-off title with gameplay similar to the X-COM series, and serves as a prequel of the first game.
* Set one year after Emergence Day and 13 years before Gears of War and focuses on Kait Diaz's father, Gabriel Diaz.

## Printed

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Title  | Release date  | ISBN  | Media type

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Destroyed Beauty | November 9, 2006  | —  | Supplementary book

* Released with the Gears of War Limited Collector's Edition package

Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2 | November 7, 2008[2] | —  | Supplementary book

* Released with the Gears of War 2 Limited Edition package[3][4]

Gears of War | December 2008 – August 2012  | —  | Comic book series

* Written by Joshua Ortega[8] with art by Liam Sharp[9][10][11]

Gears of War: Aspho Fields | October 28, 2008[2] | ISBN 978-0-345-49943-1 | Novelization

* Written by Karen Traviss[12]
* First novel in an expected series and is considered canon material[2]

Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant | July 28, 2009[2] | ISBN 978-0-345-49944-8 | Novelization

* Written by Karen Traviss[13]
* Second novel in an expected series and is considered canon material[2]

Gears of War: Anvil Gate | August 31, 2010[2] | ISBN 978-0-345-49945-5 | Novelization

* Written by Karen Traviss
* Third novel in an expected series and is considered canon material[2]

Gears of War: Coalition's End | August 2, 2011[2] | ISBN 978-1-4391-8395-3 | Novelization

* Written by Karen Traviss
* Fourth novel in an expected series and is considered canon material[2]

Gears of War: The Slab | May 8, 2012[2] | ISBN 978-1-4391-8407-3 | Novelization

* Written by Karen Traviss
* Fifth novel in an expected series and is considered canon material[2]

Gears of War: Rise of RAAM | January 2018 - April 2018  | ISBN 978-1-6840-5238-7 | Comic book series

* Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe with art by Max Dunbar

Gears of War: Hivebusters | May 2019 - March 2020  | ISBN 978-1-6840-5417-6 | Comic book series

* Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe with art by Alan Quah

Gears of War: Ascendance | July 30, 2019  | ISBN 978-1-7890-9261-5 | Novelization

* Written by Jason M. Hough

Gears of War: Bloodlines | April 21, 2020  | ISBN 978-1-7890-9478-7 | Novelization

* Written by Jason M. Hough

Gears of War: Ephyra Rising | November 16, 2021  | ISBN 978-1-7890-9580-7 | Novelization

* Written by Michael A. Stackpole

## Other media

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Gears of War: The Board Game | 2011  | Board game
Notes:

* A board game released by Fantasy Flight Games and designed by Corey Konieczka.

Gears of War | TBA  | Film
Notes:

* Rights to the film were purchased by New Line Cinema, with Stuart Beattie writing the script along with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who will be producing it.[14]

## Soundtracks

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Title  | Release date  | Length  | Label  | Ref

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Gears of War: The Soundtrack | July 31, 2007  | 69:08  | Sumthing Else | [15]
Gears of War 2: The Soundtrack | November 25, 2008  | 62:27  | Sumthing Else  | [16]

## References

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1. ^ Butts, Steve (2007-10-04). "Gears of War Hands On". IGN. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Epic Games and Del Rey Announce Novels in the Gears of War Video Game Universe
3. ^ a b Gamestop Gears of War 2 Limited Edition Info Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ a b Gears of War 2 Limited Edition Content Revealed
5. ^ "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Release". gearsofwar.com. Microsoft Studios. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
6. ^ Gurwin, Gabe (March 16, 2020). "Gears 5 Is Coming to Xbox Series X With Improvements, Possible 120 FPS Support". GameSpot. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
7. ^ Watts, Steve (August 7, 2019). "New Gears 5 Xbox One X Limited Edition Announced Alongside Lots Of Other Hardware". GameSpot. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
8. ^ Josh Ortega Talks "Gears of War", Comic Book Resources, December 24, 2008
9. ^ Linde, Aaron (2008-04-18). "Epic Games and DC Plan Gears of War Comic Book". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
10. ^ Ortega & Sharp on Gears of War Comic, Newsarama, July 24, 2008
11. ^ Sharp's Exclusive Gears of War Comic Nex ws Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Comicon, August 11, 2008
12. ^ Traviss, Karen (2008). Gears of War Aspho Fields (Gears of War). Del Rey. ISBN 978-0-345-49943-1.
13. ^ Traviss, Karen (2009). Gears of War Jacinto's Remnant (Gears of War). Del Rey. ISBN 978-0-345-49944-8.
14. ^ Berardini, César (2008-01-02). "Gears of War Novel Update. Movie Script Confirmed". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
15. ^ "Music from Gears of War The Soundtrack". Game-OST. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
16. ^ "Music from Gears of War 2: The Soundtrack". Game-OST. Retrieved April 14, 2009.

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Gears of War

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* The Coalition

Video games|

| Main series|

* Gears of War
* Ultimate Edition
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* Hivebusters
* E-Day

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Spin-offs|

* Judgment
* Pop!
* Tactics

Other media|

* Comics
* "Gears of War"

Universe|

| Characters|

* Marcus Fenix
* Augustus Cole
* Damon Baird
* JD Fenix
* Kait Diaz

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Weapons|

* Lancer Assault Rifle

Related|

* Cliff Bleszinski
* Rod Fergusson
* Mediatonic
* People Can Fly
* Splash Damage

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