Gears of War Reloaded Announced For Summer 2025

A remaster of Gears of War, titled Gears of War Reloaded has been announced for Summer 2025. Here is everything you need to know.

Gears of War is back! (Image via Xbox Game Studios)
Gears of War is back! (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

The original Gears of War, which started the Gears of War franchise as a whole, is finally getting a remaster. As recently announced by Microsoft is coming soon, with improved visuals, performance and much, much more.

The game is set to release in August this year. Here is everything you need to know about Gears of War: Reloaded.

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When is Gears of War: Reloaded Coming Out

The release date for Gears of War: Reloaded was given alongside its announcement. That date being August 26, 2025. The game will be available for $39.99 on the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation 5, and Steam.

In addition to being available for purchase on these platforms, the game will also be available day one with the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or the PC Game Pass.

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What New Features will Gears of War: Reloaded have

According to Xbox, Gears of War: Reloaded is “the most complete version of the original game to date”. As such, it aims to fit as much content related to the original game as possible.

As is standard with remasters, the game will have vastly improved graphics. Some of the improvements it has over the original version are:

  • 4K resolution
  • 60 FPS in Campaign
  • 120 FPS in Multiplayer
  • High Dynamic Range
  • Dolby Vision & 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos
  • 7.1.4 3D Spatial Audio
  • Variable Refresh Rate
  • 4K assets and remastered textures
  • Enhanced post-processing visual effects
  • Improved shadows and reflections
  • Super resolution with improved anti-aliasing
  • Zero loading screens during Campaign

Apart from this, players will also get free access to all additional content for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. Additionally, the campaign will support co-op, and the game itself features cross play between all platforms.

Last, but certainly not least, players who owned a copy of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition prior to the announcement of Reloaded (i.e. prior to 16:00 UTC on May 5, 2025) will receive a free upgrade to Gears of War: Reloaded. If you are one of the lucky few eligible for this upgrade, then congratulations!

Will you be playing Gears of War: Reloaded this summer?


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