An Xbox govt has debunked a declare that two new Gears of Warfare initiatives are in growth.
Final week, the Xbox Period Podcast (opens in new tab) claimed they’d obtained new supplies indicating two Gears of Warfare initiatives had been within the works: a Gears of Warfare assortment, and a brand new mainline Gears of Warfare recreation. The podcast claimed to have a emblem for every of the brand new initiatives, however earlier at present on January 24, Xbox advertising director Man Welch responded to a writeup of the podcast indicating that the logos had been pretend.
It is a fairly easy assertion from Welch, however straight to the purpose. It is value noting that the Xbox Period Podcast was unable to corroborate the 2 logos that they obtained claiming to signify the brand new Gears of Warfare initiatives, however nonetheless highlighted them as a potential leak.
Apparently sufficient, that is removed from the primary time we have heard rumor of a Gears of Warfare assortment. Final yr in 2022, the Xbox Period Podcast claimed twice, as soon as in January after which once more in Might, {that a} remastered assortment for the franchise was in growth, however over a yr after the preliminary declare, we’re but to see something concrete come of it.
As for a Gears 6, developer The Coalition has by no means introduced the mission however gave us a peak at what it might finally appear like final yr. The Coalition confirmed off model new belongings and character fashions as a part of a tech demo for the flashy new Unreal Engine 5, paving the best way for what a brand new Gears of Warfare recreation might appear like if it makes use of the new-gen recreation engine.
Head over to our new video games 2023 information for a take a look at all of the confirmed video games set to launch this yr.