Today, Microsoft held its annual Xbox Games Showcase to announce and highlight the games coming to Xbox platforms this year and next year. The lineup features some a handful of co-op games (mostly titles we already knew about, such as Gears of War: E-Day), some third-party heavy hitters, and a smattering of interesting indie games.
A new Gears of War game was heavily rumored to be revealed at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, and that's just what we got. Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel that allows players to take control of Marcus Fenix, the original Gears series protagonist, as he endures the series' famous Emergence Day event. We don't have any gameplay details yet, but E-Day is likely to feature campaign co-op and a cooperative Horde mode.
At the end of every month, we Xbox Live Gold members are on the edge of our seats for the new games that will become free the following month, and the recently-released game lineup for August 2019 does not disappoint. Beginning August 1st, 2019, Gears of War 4 is free to anyone who is an Xbox Gold member, with Forza Motorsport 6 becoming free August 15th, with Gears of War remaining free until August 31st and Forza free until Sep 15th. Both games are only available on Xbox One, as the Xbox 360 is given its own games for the program.
If you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, then you can check out Gears of War 4 for free starting today. You'll be able to play through as much of the campaign and Horde modes (and competitive multiplayer, too) as you like until 2:59 AM EST on Monday, February 4. After that time with the game, if you decide you want to keep on playing, then you'll be able to buy it and keep your progress.
As predicted, Microsoft have announced two new Gears of War games coming out in the next few years. While the other one, Gears of War Tactics is a PC exclusive strategy game similar to XCOM, Gears 5 is the PC and Xbox One title that continues the series 3rd person action.
With the launch of the Xbox One X a variety of games have come forward with enhanced editions, the latest of which is Gears of War 4. Although GoW 4 was originally released on the Xbox One only a year ago, the Enhanced version for the One X is pushing either the graphics or speed of gameplay itself.
Microsoft's "Netflix for video games" is starting to look like a better deal all the time as the catalog of titles available to play continues to grow. As of today, October 3, there are 137 games available to download and play, and of those, 48 are co-op games.
Not to be outdone by Steam, Microsoft kicked off their Ultimate Game Sale last Friday with deals on 350 titles, many of which can be played cooperatively, like Gears of War 4 or Halo Wars 2. This sale ends on Monday, July 10, so you still have some time to take advantage of these savings.
Gears of War 4 is receiving its largest update since release and it comes packed with a ton of new features including new maps, new skills, difficulty levels, crossplay ranked matches, as well as a free demo. Players who haven't had a chance to pick up Gears of War 4 yet can get a chance to play for free on both Xbox One and Window...
Last week Microsoft was running a "Backwards Compatibility" sale for their weekly "Deals with Gold," meaning you could pick up a bunch of older Xbox 360 titles for cheap. This week, they're offering discounts on some of their first-party title, including Halo 5, Gears of War 4, and Halo Wars 2.
If you are looking to add to your Xbox collection both for Xbox One and Xbox 360, look no further than Microsoft's massive sale on Xbox games. Major Nelson posted today on his website the sale, which includes some of the very best for Co-Op including Gears of War 4, Rayman Legends, Borderlands the Handsome Collection and many more. If playing games without friends is something you are more interested in, the sale has you covered, including multiple Assassin's Creed titles, I am Bread, Far Cry 4 and many more.
Short and sweet. If you're looking for that last minute holiday gift this year, Amazon is offering a free game (Fallout 4) plus a $30 Amazon gift card on select Xbox One S bundles.
