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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is a remaster of the original Gears of War game developed by The Coalition and Splash Damage and published by Microsoft Studios for Microsoft's Xbox One console and Windows 10 operating system. The game features remastered graphics, textures and sound, while running at native 1080p 30 frames per second in the campaign and 1080p 60 frames per second in multiplayer, and includes the missions and maps from the PC version of the original Gears of War that were absent from the Xbox 360 version of the game. More features have been added that include mechanics from newer Gears of War games, such as spotting and switching weapons while roadie running, among others. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition also supports dedicated servers for both online matchmaking and private matches.

Released
25 August 2015
Developer
Epic Games
Publisher
Microsoft Studios
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Perspective
Third person
Age rating
PEGI 18 · ESRB M
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One
Genres
Shooter
Also known as
GoW: UE · GoW: Ultimate Edition
79
Player rating
78
Critic rating
139
Ratings counted

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

The story

The story of “Gears of War” thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surfaced from the bowels of the planet.

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

How long to beat

Main story
4 h
Main + extras
9.1 h

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Trailer

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Reviews and languages

13 languages in the interface, 9 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Platform releases

Xbox One
25 August 2015
PC (Microsoft Windows)
1 March 2016

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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