Today, The Coalition and Xbox are proud to announce that Gears 5 has gone gold – a major moment ahead of its launch next month. This is significant for us as game creators, as it means the game disc has been released to manufacturing so that everyone can enjoy and play on September 6 through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Gears 5 Ultimate Edition.
“From all of us at The Coalition, we couldn’t be more excited to share Gears 5 with the world. I want thank the team here who has worked so hard for our fans, and we all hope you are all as excited as we are to play Gears 5,” said Rod Fergusson, Studio Head at The Coalition. “This is furthest we have ever taken the franchise, living our studio mantra of ‘if you want to go far go together’.”
With five ways to play Gears 5, this is easily the biggest entry in the Gears of War franchise. Whether players choose to experience the Campaign, compete in Versus, outlast the Swarm in Horde or outrun them in Escape or build the perfect map – there is truly something for everyone.
“I’m very proud of what the team at The Coalition has achieved,” said Matt Booty, Head of Xbox Game Studios. “Not only is it the biggest Gears ever, it’s also the most technically refined, with 4K HDR gameplay at 60 frames per second on Xbox One X, cross-play across all modes on Xbox and Windows 10 and Steam, and updated accessibility features such as Adaptive Controller support. Together with day-and-date availability on Xbox Game Pass, we look forward to welcoming more players into the Gears universe than ever.”
Matt, along with leaders from Xbox Game Studios, joined Rod and the team to celebrate together.
Our next stop is Germany, where Gears 5 will be taking over gamescom with the reveal of the all-new Horde mode on Inside Xbox on Monday, August 19 at 5:00 p.m. CEST (8:00 a.m. PDT) followed shortly thereafter by a world premiere of the story trailer for Gears 5 campaign on gamescom: Opening Night Live at 8 p.m. CEST (11 a.m. PDT).
Adding to the excitement for the fans, we’re also unveiling the full achievement list for Gears 5. You’ll be able to add to your Gamerscore across 71 achievements spanning Campaign, Escape, Versus, Horde, Map Builder and more. Whether defeating 50 waves in Horde or completing an Escape Hive without firing a single shot, dedicated players will have challenges of all types to tackle and overcome in Gears 5 while racking up another 1,000 points. Lancers up to those looking to complete Seriously 5.0.
You can find the full achievement list for Gears 5 below, categorized by their corresponding in-game mode. You might even find some hints and secrets regarding the final experience. All spoiler free, of course – we promise!
Thank you again for your support and for following along on this journey with us! Be sure to visit www.gears5.com and follow @GearsofWar on Facebook and Twitter to keep up-to-date with the latest on Gears 5 ahead of launch on September 10.
Campaign Achievements
Name | Description | Gamerscore |
My Body Is Ready | Complete Boot Camp | 5 |
It Takes Three To Make A Thing Go Right | Complete an Act of Campaign in 3 player co-op | 10 |
Jack of One Trade | Complete an Act of the Campaign as playable Jack (any difficulty) | 5 |
I Was Born In A Crossfire Hurricane | Use Jack’s Flash ability to stun 3 enemies at once in Campaign | 10 |
Back Atcha | Get a kill with ricochet bullets using Jack’s Barrier Ability | 10 |
Back On Your Feet, Soldier | Use Jack’s Stim upgraded ability to revive a DBNO friendly in Campaign | 10 |
Shock and Awe | Use Jack’s Shock Trap ability to shock 6 enemies at once in Campaign | 10 |
Seraninja | Use Jack’s Cloak ability to cloak and execute 3 enemies before de-cloaking in Campaign | 10 |
An Enemy Among Us | Get a kill with a Hijacked Pouncer, Warden, Stump and Elite Hunter in Campaign | 15 |
Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie | Use Jack’s Fetch ability to acquire each Heavy Weapon in Campaign | 10 |
Jack of All Trades | Acquire all of Jack’s Ultimate upgrades in Campaign | 25 |
JACKed Up! | Fully upgrade Jack’s Abilities and Passives in Campaign | 25 |
Relic Hunter | Equip 3 Relic Weapons at one time in Campaign | 10 |
Relics of the Past | Kill an enemy with every Relic Weapon in Campaign | 20 |
Not There To Buy A Timeshare | Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign | 10 |
And… He’s All Yours | Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign | 10 |
Now I Gotta Get Up Again | Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign | 10 |
A Mouthful of Boom | Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign | 10 |
It’s Time We Fight Them Together | Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign | 10 |
Jameson Shipping Depot | Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign | 10 |
That Old COG Technology | Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign | 10 |
Let’s Get You Some Answers | Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign | 10 |
We Need The Old Plan | Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign | 10 |
Safe and Sound | Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign | 10 |
Cutting It Close | Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign | 10 |
Throw A Switch, See What Happens | Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign | 10 |
Let’s Keep Pissin It Off! | Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign | 10 |
Then We Watch Each Other’s Backs | Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign | 10 |
You Know I Ain’t Going Out Like That | Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign | 10 |
Discovered the True Threat To Sera | Complete all Acts of the Campaign (Any Difficulty) | 20 |
All Aboard The Crazy Train! | Complete all Acts of the Campaign on Insane | 25 |
It’s Not Hoarding If Your Stuff Is Cool | Collect all Campaign Collectibles | 15 |
Pennies from Heaven | Scavenge supplies from all fallen Condors in Act 2 and 3 | 10 |
Escape and Map Builder Achievements
Name | Description | Gamerscore |
Pass The Soap | Pass through a refuge shower with 3 Hivebusters in the same shower cubicle | 5 |
Master Of My Domain | Complete an Escape Hive on each difficulty | 25 |
Who You Gonna Call? Hivebusters! | Complete 5 Escape Hives as each one of Mac, Lahni and Keegan | 10 |
The Three Musketeers | Inflict 9000 damage in Escape while 3 Ultimate Abilities are active | 15 |
On The Razor’s Edge | Get 100 kills while inside Hivebuster Venom | 10 |
Brought A Knife To A Gun Fight | Complete an Escape Hive without firing a shot on Master Difficulty | 25 |
Who’s Your Escape Main? | Reach Character Level 15 with a launch Escape Character | 10 |
Master Escape Artist | Reach Character Level 15 with Mac, Lahni and Keegan | 20 |
I Made It All By Myself | Create and publish an Escape Hive | 10 |
Homegrown Hive | Complete a Featured community build Escape Hive | 10 |
Horde Achievements
Name | Description | Gamerscore |
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop | Beat 50 Consecutive Waves of Horde (any difficulty) | 25 |
Who’s Your Horde Main? | Reach Character Level 15 with a launch Horde Character | 10 |
Compulsive Horder | Reach Character Level 15 with Kait, JD, Del, Marcus, Fahz and Jack | 20 |
And I’ll Form The Head! | Kill a Boss in Horde while all 5 players have active Ultimate Abilities | 10 |
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | As Jack, convert one of each weapon to Power using the Forge in Horde | 20 |
Withdrawal Symptoms | As a team, collect Power from all 4 Power Taps within one wave of Horde | 20 |
Perky’s Revenge | Get a kill with 3 Perks active in Horde | 10 |
Versus Achievements
Name | Description | Gamerscore |
Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship | Play a match of Arcade | 5 |
One Sec, I’ll Be Right Back | Switch characters in an Arcade match and kill an opponent who previously killed you | 10 |
Where’s My Product Endorsement Deal? | Win 5 matches of Arcade | 10 |
My Place In The Machine | Complete placement matches for a Ranked Playlist | 5 |
Grind Season | Win a Ranked Match in each week of a Ranked Season | 25 |
Progression and Other Achievements
Name | Description | Gamerscore |
Sire, Interrupted | Kill a Sire while it’s kidnapping a teammate (any mode) | 5 |
A Good Plan, Violently Executed | Execute 100 Rejects (any mode) | 15 |
You’ve Got A Friend In Me | Make a new Ally in Gears Allies | 5 |
Did We Just Become Best Friends? | Reach Level 5 with an ally in Gears Allies | 10 |
BFFs | Complete a Versus match with a team of four Level 5 Gears Allies | 15 |
Once More From The Top | Re-Up! | 20 |
One, Two, Three Sorties | Complete all 3 Objectives for Tour of Duty in a day | 5 |
Corporal Punishment | Reach the rank of Corporal in a Tour of Duty | 10 |
Sergeant at Arms | Reach the rank of Sergeant in a Tour of Duty | 15 |
LOOTenant | Reach the rank of Lieutenant in a Tour of Duty | 20 |
I’m The Captain Now | Reach the rank of Captain in a Tour of Duty | 25 |
Generally Awesome | Reach the rank of General in a Tour of Duty | 50 |
Seriously 5.0 – Chapter 1 | Complete Insane Campaign, Master Horde & Escape Launch Maps & Characters, Get 20 Re-Ups and reach General in a Tour of Duty | 100 |
Gears 5 is available fully localized (spoken language) in English, Mexican Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Korean and Traditional Chinese. In addition, it is localized (menus, subtitles) in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Polish, Russian and Turkish.
Gears 5 will release on September 10 for Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Xbox Game Pass. Early access starts on September 6 for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members and Gears 5 Ultimate Edition purchasers. Pre-order details can be found on the Microsoft Store.