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Gears 5 has a level that's 50 times bigger than any previous Gears map

Gears 5 will feature the biggest single player campaign in the series' long history, including one map The Coalition says is 50 times larger than any previous Gears of War level. That's accordiong to Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson, who provided a ton of new Gears 5 details.

lxeasy1697d ago

Already have it downloaded, Can't wait!

Nu1697d ago

Sarah Kerrigan from StarCraft became the queen of the Zerg. Hopefully gears 5 does something unexpected.

warriorcase1697d ago

Good stuff mate! Looking forward myself to see where they take the series in this new open area format.

Side note: Can't believe people are down voting because some one is excited for a game. Although it is N4G, so I shouldn't be surprised. There's some sad as fuck fanboys on here who hate the idea of anyone enjoying anything. Pathetic.

lxeasy1697d ago

Yeah a lot of folks don't like when you get excited for anything good Xbox related

FanboySpotter1697d ago

How dare you be human and enjoy things :p

Blu3_Berry1697d ago

Very interesting to see how it plays out. I wonder if there will be side missions and such. I'm really liking the direction they seem to be taking this series in. It could turn out to be awesome. Haven't been this hyped in quite a while.

ReadyPlayer221697d ago (Edited 1697d ago )

It seems every act is a different open world area and there are main missions and side missions to do in those areas, as well as collectibles. Since they have things like relic weapons and JACK upgrades, you get those things by doing side quests or exploring the open world.

The missions themselves are the same cinematic Gears missions, but to get to them you have to traverse the open world.

Sam Fisher1697d ago

I think its going going to be like how battlefield does there small sandbox levels, still kinda linear but open at the same time, (i.e. bf3)

DaDrunkenJester1697d ago (Edited 1697d ago )

Yep side missions that flesh out the story, as well as collectables to find that add to lore, also relic weapons that have unique properties and attributes. As well as upgrade materials to upgrade and modify JACK to provide you with buffs.

And since you do have the opportunity to freely run into enemies, they no longer immediately target you and attack. They are using a player instigated attack now, which gives you an opportunity to plan attacks, ambushes, and use stealth. And that even goes for some of the linear level set pieces. Now you can actually tactically use the cover system to set up flanks before a battle even starts.

Blu3_Berry1697d ago

That sounds pretty damn awesome.

lxeasy1697d ago

I believe they confirmed side missions will be in the game.

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AngainorG7X1697d ago

Release the launch trailer already!!!! F*** that, give me the game!!!!!

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Escape from Tarkov Unheard Edition Reneges on Promised Content Behind $250 Price Tag

The new Escape from Tarkov Unheard Edition has the community in an outrage after promising exclusive access to the new PvE mode for $250 USD.

Christopher10h ago

$250? Do they not know all the other games that already exist or will be made in the future that can do similar?

SimpleDad1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

This is for the hardcore people that have 2500 h in the game. They basically play that one game the whole year.
Oh and those same people are mad as hell at this... what a way to reward fans of your game and annihilate newcomers.

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.

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darthv7214h ago

Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

solideagle1h ago

you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)

Cacabunga41m ago

I can tell people like you are an absolute minority..

If service is up means their fans and fanboys accepted this model and subscribed to it. The near future you will see a big decline because the service is saturated.

purple1013h ago

Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos3h ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

XBManiac2h ago

Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.

SimpleDad2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."

That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.

purple1011h ago

Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"

Microsoft: "why's that"

Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk

It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD

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An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events

Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."

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PRIMORDUS11h ago

How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.