Gears of War Ultimate Edition (Xbox One)

[Daniel]

http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/24/849074 ... ary-remake

Gears of War remaster coming to Xbox One, sources say

Microsoft and Black Tusk Studios are developing a remastered version of the original Gears of War for Xbox One, sources tell Polygon.

The re-release of Gears of War for Xbox One will include updated visuals and reworked cutscenes, courtesy of animation studio Plastic Wax, according to a source. Stills of Gears of War's remade opening cinematic were shown to Polygon, offering a new look at the Locust invasion with updated visuals.

Microsoft was previously rumored to be working on a remastered Gears of War anthology for its current console, dubbed the "Marcus Fenix Collection." But Black Tusk studio head Rod Fergusson, previously the series producer of Gears at developer Epic Games, downplayed those rumors earlier this year.

"I love the passion, but there's no Marcus Fenix Collection," Fergusson said in March. "We ARE working on other exciting Gears projects. I'll see you at E3!"

Microsoft acquired the Gears of War property from Epic Games in 2014. The company brought on Fergusson and tasked Black Tusk Studios with continued development of the Xbox and PC franchise. Xbox head Phil Spencer has indicated that Microsoft wants to get back to basics with Gears of War.

"The thing that was great about the early Gears of War games, to me, was just the epic scale of the settings that I was in," Spencer said in an interview last year. "The story, the setting was a lot more what I would call soulful and maybe even a little dark. I think the game over time became almost more of a parody of itself; not for any kind of horrible reasons. It's hard to continue to manage the IP."

Gears of War turns 10 years old in 2016. The first game in the series was released on Xbox 360 in November 2006, and was ported to Windows PC the following year.

Polygon has reached out to Microsoft and Black Tusk Studios for comment on Gears of War for Xbox One.

Update: According to another source, Brink and Dirty Bomb developer Splash Damage is working on the Xbox One remaster of Gears of War. The U.K.-based studio has several job listings that say it's working on a "very well known and highly popular AAA title with next gen technology." We've reached out to Splash Damage for comment.

Update 2: We've seen some multiplayer screenshots of the Gears of War remaster, and it appears that the Xbox One game features improved lighting and increased texture quality. We're told that the multiplayer runs at 60 frames per second.


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Update:

Gears of War 4 and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition announced
Ultimate Edition out this August, Gears 4 next year.

Microsoft announced Gears of War 4 and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Xbox One during its E3 2015 press conference. Gears of War 4 is coming holiday 2016, and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is coming August 25.

The new Gears of War was demoed on stage, following new male and female characters. The two eventually become entangled in a huge storm and rush to shelter for safety. Back outside, they find a courtyard covered in Locust pods, and are eventually met by animal-like Locust creatures, which they proceed to melee and chainsaw to death. Before the enemy gets the best of them.

Find the fact sheet for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition below. A one-week public beta will begin today. You can sign-up at the official Gears of War website.

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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. Players live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warriors from below.

Features

[*] Remastered for Dolby 7.1 Surround
[*] 90 mins of new campaign content from the original PC game
[*] New Xbox Live achievements (1,250 Gamerscore)
[*] Concept art gallery and unlockable comics
[*] Modernized Multiplayer featuring:
- 60 frames per second
- Dedicated servers
- Skill-based matchmaking
- New game types – Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill (Gears of War 3 style), and new 2v2 Gnasher Execution
[*] Total of 19 maps, including all DLC and PC-exclusive maps
[*] 17 unlockable Gears of War 3 characters for Multiplayer progression
[*] More Match customization including Actives, Respawn Time, Self-revive and Weapon Respawn
- Modernized gameplay with smoother movement and updated controls:
- Alternate Controls and all new Tournament Controls
- All controls tuned for Xbox One
- Adding the Gears of War 3 features you love: Enemy Spotting, Multiplayer Tac-Com, Improved sensitivity customization

http://gematsu.com/2015/06/gears-war-4- ... -announced

[ron_bato]

Dalawa na GoW remaster this year

[xgh0st12x]

This year na rin ba labas?

Susmaryosep... Another shooter to throw in the fray...
As if the choice among halo 5, cod bo3, and SW BF wasnt hard enough.

[Daniel]

Gears of War remaster beta footage leaked
http://gematsu.com/2015/05/gears-of-war ... age-leaked

[Lirgota]

Sana meron pc version ng buong franchise.

[ron_bato]

Sana meron pc version ng buong franchise.

Tingin ko ayun dapat yung original plan, pero dahil sa f*ck up ng MS sa Master Chief Collection, nag scale back sila para di maulit yung situation na yun. It will be interesting to see how they price this, siguro baka 40 USD.

I still remember playing this for the first time in 2006/2007, and it was my first 'next gen is here' moment. This is up there with some of the best TPS games I've played (RE 4, Vanquish would be two others that stand out for me).

[Lirgota]

would be nice if they did, pero main focus nila xbone talaga.

[ron_bato]

mali basa ko Akala ko buong trilogy sa Xbone, PC version pala.. Oo malabo na magka PC version yung buong remaster.

[atabspunk]

Leaked preview build...
http://a.pomf.se/truhbr.mp4
http://a.pomf.se/ssejca.mp4

[Daniel]

Confirmed. This is now named Gears of War Ultimate Editon. Coming to Xbox One and PC.
http://gematsu.com/2015/06/gears-war-4- ... -announced
http://gematsu.com/2015/06/gears-war-ul ... windows-10

[xgh0st12x]

Played the beta for qbout an hour and a half. And it looks glorious on 1080p 60fps. Shotguns rule as always.

[Daniel]

Teaser video