Announcement: The Coalition Moving to Unreal Engine 5.
We wanted to update our fans on the journey ahead as we shift our resources to next-gen development: xbx.social/6014Vq93G
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As a token of our appreciation for your patience and support during this weekend’s Early Access, we’re awarding 5 days of Boost (Faster progression) and 600 scrap (Craft Skills or Supply cards). Look out for it in the next 48 hours.
Thank you so much playing Gears 5!
Quitters have been receiving month to year long suspensions for prior behavior.
This is how long you can be suspended for being a rampant quitter. Take heed.
Over the next few hours, impacted users will be un-suspended, but 1 quit away from suspension.
You have been warned.
#Gears5 Update: 7:15pm PT
We have deployed server-side updates to improve stability and are continuing to deploy further improvements.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users missing UE bonus content - fully reboot the game as your bonuses should now be awarded.
#Gears5 Update: 10:10pm PT, Sept 8
The progression and stats issue is now resolved. Over the next few hours, your Tour of Duty, XP, rank, character levels, and end of match flow should slowly return to their correct state.
We will update when this backlog has been completed.
#Gears5 Update: 12:30pm PT, Sept 8
We are rolling out a deployment over the next 30m.
During this time, you may experience an increased amount of disconnects, but the end result will be a general increase to stability. Thanks for your understanding and patience.
We are aware of reports that some Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are not seeing their #Gears5 Ultimate Edition content in-game.
We are currently investigating and will provide further updates as we have them.
#Gears5 Service Update: 10:20pm PT
We are about to deploy a server side update targeting increased stability.
Over the next 15 minutes, you may be kicked out of multiplayer games as the update rolls out. Thanks for your understanding as we look to address issues.
First look at the #AlphaPoint demo! An insight into what's possible with #UE5, from its next-gen features such as Nanite, which allows for unlimited triangle budget, and Lumen, which allows real-time lighting with none of the traditional overhead tasks.
We have begun to roll out the 5 Days of Boost and 600 Scrap!
Please allow up to 2 hours for your Scrap and Boost to appear. You may need to relaunch title to see your gift.
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As a token of our appreciation for your patience and support during this weekend’s Early Access, we’re awarding 5 days of Boost (Faster progression) and 600 scrap (Craft Skills or Supply cards). Look out for it in the next 48 hours.
Thank you so much playing Gears 5!
Bumped into these two swapping survival skills.
Happy #Fallout25 to our friends at and fans around the world!
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We're excited to be participating in this year's with presentations focusing on Visual Effects and, the #AlphaPoint #UE5 demo!
Tune into #GDC21 July 19 – 23 for the latest in modern game development from Microsoft. xbx.social/6012njkDQ
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#Gears5 Update: 9:00pm PT Sept 7
We're happy to say the recent update has fixed issues with stats, achievements and post-match. However, it will take time for the services to catch up to the volume of stats posted since launch.
As always, thanks for your patience.
#Gears5 Update: 11:30am PT, Sept 11
We have deployed a server-side update to our matchmaking parameters to improve ping and the balance of Ranked matches.
We'll continue to monitor our matchmaking and services.
#Gears5 Service Update: 2:20pm PT
The team have been heads down implementing several server-side updates over the past few hours.
We have seen a decline in the number of disconnects occurring, and as we continue to work on additional updates. Stand by for further news soon.
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What do we have planned for @Official_GDC this year?
A new UE5 technical demo
Closer looks at MetaHuman rigs
The cross-platform future with EOS
And much more! Take a look at the full schedule and join us on July 20: unrealengine.com/events/see-our
#UE5
A new UE5 technical demo
Closer looks at MetaHuman rigs
The cross-platform future with EOS
And much more! Take a look at the full schedule and join us on July 20: unrealengine.com/events/see-our
#UE5#Gears5 Update: 6:20pm PT, Sep 13
Updates on restoring saved progression that we aim to complete by end of next week:
⚙️ Horde catch-up underway
⚙️ Restoring missing Leaderboard entries
⚙️ Resolving Campaign collectibles / progression tracking
Thank you for your patience.
We hear your reports of long searches and connection errors in #Gears5.
Our team are already deploying server-side changes to stabilize the game and get you playing. Thanks for your patience.
#Gears5 Update: 5:45pm PT, Sept 9
We have been gathering reports from some players missing collectibles and chapter progression, including related achievement progress.
We have a plan to target resolving this and work is underway. We'll keep you apprised of any updates.
#Gears5 Service Update: 11:05pm PT
We have deployed an update that has meaningfully reduced instances of players being dropped from online matches.
We will continue to monitor the situation over the coming hours.
If you see these characters on the battlefield in #GearsofWar4, know that a developer has your back!
#Gears5 Update: 8:10pm PT
We have fixed an issue causing infinite saving checkpoints.
We no longer are seeing this problem; however, if you are experiencing this, we want to hear from you.
We're still working on Progression. At this time, Progression is saved but very delayed
We've launched a new way for our players to access answers and receive support:
support.gearsofwar.com
Be sure to bookmark this page! We'll be adding more questions and sections, and this is now the official contact for support. DMs have been closed.
#Gears5 Update: 12:45pm PT, Sep 9
Services remains stable, though we continue to address disconnects for Campaign and Horde.
The Progression catch-up roll-out is mostly complete. Tour and Character Skills are most affected by this. We'll tweet when it's finished.
#Gears5 Title Update Release - Sept 12
We have released a small Update (~300MB) to address a number of stability issues and improve network performance in 3 player co-op.
The Update is now available - you may need to restart your device to initiate the download.
#Gears5 Update: 12:45pm PT, Sept. 7
We have addressed an issue that was a significant contributor to players dropping from online Campaign co-op sessions.
If you were encountering issues connecting or maintaining a connection in Campaign Co-Op, please try again now.
#Gears5 Update: 6:05pm PT, Sept 11
We are currently rolling out a progression catch-up on Campaign Progress, Collectibles and related Achievements for impacted players.
This is an extensive rollout, and may take up to 24 hours to complete. Thank you for your patience.
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#Gears5 Update: 5:45pm PT, Sept 9
We have been gathering reports from some players missing collectibles and chapter progression, including related achievement progress.
We have a plan to target resolving this and work is underway. We'll keep you apprised of any updates.
#Gears5 Service Update: 1:25am PT
Following our latest deployment, we are seeing a dramatic improvement to service stability.
The team will now be monitoring the impact of this change to determine if additional updates are needed. Thank you for your patience.
#Gears5 Service Alert
We are seeing an emergent issue impacting Campaign Co-op connections, VOIP and Text Chat (inc. Speech Conversion).
Our team are working on addressing this with urgency, and we'll keep you apprised of any developments as they happen.
Gears 5 Early Access begins on Sept 5th at 9pm in your local time for Microsoft Store purchases and physical copies (Xbox / PC).
For Steam players, Early Access begins globally on Sept 5th at 6pm PDT.
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#Gears5 Early Access has started to roll out around the world, beginning with New Zealand!
Ultimate Edition and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Early Access begins today, Sept 5th, at 9pm in your local time.
(US/CA nationwide unlock at 9pm ET). pic.twitter.com/18ozsNo1Er
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Introducing the new name for the studio developing Gears of War, The Coalition. news.xbox.com/2015/06/games-
Heads up Gears fans.
Stay on top of the latest service updates for Gears 5 with our new Status Page: gears5.com/status
We'll also continue to provide updates right here on .
#Gears5 Update: 8:45am PT, Sept. 8
We are deploying a server side update to help reduce the number of disconnects in online play.
While this happens, you may be kicked out of a MP game as the update is released
Please visit support.gearsofwar.com for help and report issues.
Update on the #Gears5 Tech Test:
We have resolved critical known issues. Additional servers are being deployed and queue times are decreasing.
Update on the #Gears5 Tech Test:
While we resolve some of the issues as soon as possible, you may see an increase to estimated wait time to get in.
The actual wait time will decrease dramatically as we stabilize the services and let in more players. Thanks for your patience!
#Gears5 Update: 7:30pm PT Sept 7
We have identified a second issue with the stats service.
All stats have been recorded, but players have issues retrieving them. We are close to a fix, and apologize for any service disruption. We will post an update as soon as we deploy.
How do we know what is real?
While we’re upgrading to #UE5, we’re proud to share that members of our Engineering team lent their tech skills to #TheMatrixAwakens demo - now available to play for free on select platforms. Time to wake up.
#Gears5 Service Update: 9:50 am
We are deploying an update to improve matchmaking times and lobby dissolves. Players may be kicked out of matches during this rollout.
Thanks for your patience. We will continue to monitor and provide details.
Happy International Women's Day!
Today we celebrate the bold and courageous Women of Gears who make the creation of our amazing games possible.
From our highly skilled warriors and lead women characters to our internal game dev heroes with amazing talents, we celebrate you.
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#Gears5 Title Update - September 13th
We have released another small ~300mb update to address incorrect display of ping values during a match and additional network optimizations for 3 player Campaign co-op.
#Gears5 Service Update: 8:15pm PT
We're continuing to improve stability and in-game content, and we'll post updates as they become available.
#Gears5 Update: 9:15pm PT
We have deployed further updates that have continued to improve stability, but we are still tracking down a few remaining issues.
If you are experiencing issues getting into Campaign, please reboot the game.
The team are continuing to work on a resolution to this issue. We hope to have firm updates to share soon.
Thanks for your patience!
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We are aware of reports that some Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are not seeing their #Gears5 Ultimate Edition content in-game.
We are currently investigating and will provide further updates as we have them.
Looking for a new mission this year? We have a variety of roles open:
⚙️ Live Design Director
⚙️ Senior Level Designer
⚙️ Lead UI/UX Artist
⚙️ Lead VFX Artist
⚙️ Quality Engineering Lead
Come join our team! xbx.social/6010ZIR0I
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#Gears 5 Service Update: 8:00 am PT
We are seeing reports from a small percentage of users that are experiencing difficulty matchmaking and/or getting disconnected from online services. We are actively investigating the issue and are working hard to get all users connected ASAP.
#Gears5 Update: 8:00am PT, Sept. 7
Good morning! The team has analyzed the 'gathering results' data and feel they have identified the stats problem. An update is being deployed that should resolve the issue.
Please visit support.gearsofwar.com for help and to report issues.
This week, we'll be posting a blog to cover bullet mechanics in #Gears5 based on videos circulating in the community.
This blog will include transparent comparisons to other Gears games and explanations for the mechanics at play - which are not aim assist related - in the videos
You've seen us on the battlefield as The Coalition Soldier in #GearsofWar4.
Now, our Devs will also be rocking The Coalition Swarm Imago!
#Gears5 Service Update: 11:55pm PT
Our team is working hard on fixes for several issues blocking some users from connecting online (inc. Campaign).
You'll see this as ‘Connecting’ in the bottom right of the main menu. We'll provide updates as we progress towards a solution.
#Gears5 Update: 8:45am PT, Sept 23
We are rolling out a fix to unblock a small number of users who were unable to gain XP and restore any XP gained while in this state.
Stand by for confirmation on when this rollout has completed.
In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, we’re proud to announce that we’re making a multi-year financial commitment to supporting organizations working in the field of suicide prevention and mental health advocacy.
Read our full statement here: xbx.social/NeverFightAlone
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Are you interested in character design and creation?
Join our squad to develop the vision and creation of character design in our games!
Apply today ➡️ xbx.social/6010wBpYw
#TheCoalitionJobs
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A reminder that all communications with TC or Gears of War comes from our official channels and our jobs are always posted on the Microsoft Careers site. Accounts soliciting ideas or offering roles outside of these channels are not associated with The Coalition. Stay safe Gears.
PSA: We have extended the duration of the Boost Bonus: Double Stars event this Saturday!
The event will now run from 2am PT on September 21st until 10am PT on September 22nd.
Double Stars apply to Tour Objectives only.
#Gears5 Service Notice: 4:20pm PT
We hear your reports on Stats related issues including Campaign Collectibles not appearing in the menu and Mutator selection disappearing.
We have identified the issue and are working to deploy a fix as soon as possible.
Thanks for all of your reports regarding connectivity. The team is looking into this now. We'll post any updates as they come through.
At The Coalition, we’re made up of a diverse team of people sharing a common vision for making groundbreaking games. We’re proud to support Kate Rayner, our brilliant Technical Director.
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The Gears 2 Curbstomp Execution will no longer be added to the Store next week. Stay tuned for more details.
Due to continued issues for some players when trying to complete the Esports Kait quest, we will entitle Challenge Completion to anyone who watched 60 minutes or more at any point during today's stream in the near future.
Please stand by for further updates on this rollout.
PSA: Tour of Duty is available for 3 months - the length of an Operation - before it refreshes with new Challenges and content.
The time shown in the Tour Panel relates to Leaderboard Rewards day, not Tour of Duty.
Learn more about Operations here:
#Gears5 Tech Test Update: 3pm PT
Matchmaking continues to improve slowly, with our data showing more and more players getting into games.
Please bear with us as we continue to work on outstanding issues.
We will provide hourly updates on Tech Test status moving forward.
Attention #Gears5 Horde Players
We have reduced the End Wave Scoreboard time by 6 seconds to minimize downtime between waves. Let us know your feedback by replying to this tweet!
#Gears5 Service Update: 8pm PT
We are deploying a number of server-side updates to address stats and continue improving stability.
While these updates deploy, you may experience some disruption to active game sessions. Thanks for your understanding and patience.
#Gears5 Update: 10:20pm PT, Sept 11
We have identified an issue that is causing some delays in ranked matchmaking. A fix is now being deployed, we will continue to monitor the impact and adjust as needed.
Thank you for your patience.
Heads up Gears, the game will be down for maintenance for a couple of hours tomorrow starting at 4am PST as we deploy the #Gears5 Operation 4 update.
Looking for a new mission?
We have a number of exciting opportunities available across our Art, Design, Engineering, and Production teams.
Come join our squad! xbx.social/6010wLYei
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We're hiring!
We have a number of exciting opportunities available across our Art, Design, Engineering, and Production teams.
Check out our open roles ➡️ xbx.social/6016bmNZn
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The Coalition is dedicated to inclusive and accessible design.
With Operation 7 we launched a major new accessibility feature, Navigation Ping - Escape Mode. This enables players to journey through the hive in a maze-like environment with audio pings.
It's time.
Join , Studio Technical Director and , Technical Art Director, as they debut a new #UE5 Tech Test and detail next-generation experiences on Xbox Series S/X.
Dive in ➡️ xbx.social/ue5-tech-test
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Achievement unlocked: 20 years of Unreal Engine on @Xbox!
Fast-forward to today and numerous teams across Xbox Game Studios are building new #UE5 games that we’ll be talking about for years to come.
This new tech test from our friends at @CoalitionGears is a must-see!
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With today's title update we disabled the in-game text chat by default, we've done this to create a safer and more comfortable environment for all of our players.
If you wish to enable text chat, you can do so by going to Options > Game > Text Chat.
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#Gears5 Live Update: Oct 5
The issue of player’s being unable to progress has now been resolved. Any missing progress earned during this interruption will be added back to your profile.
Thanks for your patience.
#Gears5 Update: 10:30 am PT, Sept. 7
Stats are now functioning as intended. You can review your campaign collectibles and MP stats in the quick menu.
Note: As the system processes the backlog, it may take a while for stats and achievements to update.
Thank you for supporting #NeverFightAlone
#Gears5 Update: 5:45pm PT, Sep 14
We’re aware of delays in ranked matchmaking in certain regions. The team is actively working on the issue and we hope to have an update soon.
Thank you for your patience.
#Gears5 Service Update: 12:30 am PT
Over the next 15 minutes, we are deploying a server side update that will enable a portion of users back online to play.
While this happens, you may be kicked out of multiplayer games as the update is released. Thanks for your patience.
We are about to deploy a server-side update to the #Gears5 Tech Test.
There will not be any visible changes, but this will allow us to better troubleshoot the known issues.
You may be kicked out of a match when this happens. Apologies for any inconvenience.
We are preparing deployment of a server side update for the #Gears5 Versus Tech Test as we continue to make progress on resolving the issues.
As a reminder, this may cause you to be sent back to the main menu. Thanks for your patience!
#Gears5 Tech Test Update: 10am PT
Tech Test continues to show stable performance following our server-side updates yesterday.
We are currently focusing on the following issues:
- Periodic difficulty in matchmaking as a squad
- Player removal from squads
- 0x00000d6e errors
We've updated our #Gears5
Status page to reflect the service-based issues we're working on as we head into next week: Gears5.com/Status
Later this evening, we will also begin the Campaign Progression catch-up rollout - please allow up to 5 days to receive it.
Title Update 4 for #Gears5 will release on Tuesday, January 21st featuring the new Kantus Character, Gnasher improvements, the Simple Omen and numerous fixes & changes.
Look out for full update notes in Monday's #WhatsUpGears.
Versus Weapon Update - (Live Oct 31)
Lancer tuning and aim adhesion reduction for core modes will be live tomorrow, Oct 31, at 10am PT. Note: Arcade and PVE are not affected by this change.
Full details on the tuning changes can be found here: gears5.com/whatsup-oct29-
We have now resolved this issue and Double Stars should now be awarded correctly.
We will look to restore missing bonus stars earned during the issue next week.
We are also extending Boost Double Stars until Monday at 10am PT. Thank you for your patience as we resolved this!
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We are investigating an issue causing Double Tour Stars to appear in the UI but not be awarded in #Gears5.
While we work on this issue, we recommend you do not use Iron to re-roll objectives. We will keep you updated including if we can retroactively award Stars.
We are aware of some users encountering RAGANI errors or server allocation issues when attempting to play #Gears5 online modes.
Our team are aware and working on resolving the issue as soon as possible. We'll keep you updated here on
#Gears5 Title Update 2 will launch November 7 (~ 8am PT).
A few hours after the Update has been deployed, we will be rolling out a server side update to enable the Golden Gun event and weekly content.
We'll keep you up to date on the rollout on .
We are deploying three improvements to #Gears5 matchmaking over the next few weeks.
Phase one has been deployed today. We believe it will have a positive impact on wait time and ping.
Learn more:
We have now resolved the issue with the Esports Kait Challenge not tracking time watched.
For those who have watched for 60 minutes or more during the Challenge downtime, we will be automatically entitling the Challenge Completion in the near future. Stand by for updates.
#Gears 5 Tech Test Update: 5pm PT
We recommend that all players exit the game relaunch to ensure all changes have taken effect. If you see Creating Match for more than 30 seconds, please cancel matchmaking and relaunch. (1/2)
Gears 5 Service Update: July 15,1:40 pm
The previous issue is back again. The team is actively working on a solution. Stay tuned for further updates.
Ahead of #Gears5 Tech Test Weekend 2, we have released a Title Update (~1.5GB) focused on improving stability.
Windows 10 players will need to manually trigger this update via the Microsoft Store.
Find Update Notes and Known Issues in our FAQ:
The #Gears5 Versus Tech Test is now available for pre-download!
We've updated our Gears 5 Tech Test FAQ with more details including recommended steps before playing on PC.
Read the FAQ here:
Reminder: We will be extending Dev Playlist, Onyx Gold and doing a double XP event next weekend.
We are aware of major changes to some player's Ranked Tier Points in #Gears5.
We have a post coming shortly with more details.
Progression covers Tour of Duty, XP, Levels, Character Levels, End of Match Flow and more.
As we have updates to share, we'll share them right here on .
#Gears 5 Tech Test Update: 9pm PT
The team are continuing to work hard on known issues following the server-side update at 8pm PT to assist our troubleshooting.
Thank you for your continued patience. We'll continue to keep you updated as much as we can.
Gears 5 Update:
☑️ Gnasher Only FFA now available in Custom Lobbies
☑️ Quickplay Veteran medal now includes Gridiron and Arcade modes.
Update on the #Gears5 Tech Test:
The team is actively working on reported issues. Note: wait times may vary or appear to be frozen.
We'll continue to update you as we know more.
We are investigating an issue causing Double Tour Stars to appear in the UI but not be awarded in #Gears5.
While we work on this issue, we recommend you do not use Iron to re-roll objectives. We will keep you updated including if we can retroactively award Stars.