<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2019	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Kait	O
Diaz	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
Locust	O
Horde	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonistic	O
faction	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
for	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
campaign	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
overall	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
explosives	O
such	O
as	O
grenades	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
melee	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Lancer	O
Assault	O
Rifle	O
,	O
a	O
mid-range	O
assault	O
rifle	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
operational	O
chainsaw	B-Language
for	O
a	O
bayonet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
upgrading	O
Jack	O
,	O
new	O
skills	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
scanning	O
enemies	O
,	O
cloaking	B-Device
Kait	O
and	O
her	O
squad	O
,	O
stunning	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
deflecting	O
bullets	O
using	O
an	O
energy	O
shield	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horde	O
mode	O
also	O
returns	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
five	O
players	O
must	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
50	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Sera	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
forces	O
Kait	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
experienced	O
recurring	O
nightmarish	O
visions	O
after	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
monstrous	O
Locust	O
Horde	O
that	O
threatened	O
the	O
human	O
civilizations	O
of	O
Sera	O
a	O
generation	O
before	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
her	O
connection	O
to	O
Myrrah	O
(	O
Carolyn	O
Seymour	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
deceased	O
Queen	O
of	O
the	O
Locust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Del	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
James	O
Dominic	O
"	O
JD	O
"	O
Fenix	O
(	O
Liam	O
McIntyre	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Kait	O
,	O
JD	O
,	O
Del	O
,	O
and	O
Marcus	O
are	O
officially	O
reinstated	O
in	O
the	O
COG	O
Army	O
and	O
reformed	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
Delta	O
Squad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Kait	O
and	O
Del	O
go	O
to	O
an	O
Outsider	O
village	O
located	O
in	O
the	B-Device
skeleton	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Riftworm	I-Device
to	O
try	O
to	O
convince	O
them	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
COG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
titled	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
(	O
without	O
"	O
of	O
War	O
"	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
marketing	O
boss	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
was	O
"	O
cleaner	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
natural	O
change	O
because	O
most	O
people	O
had	O
been	O
ignoring	O
"	O
of	O
War	O
"	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
The	O
Coalition	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
player	O
focus	O
from	O
JD	O
Fenix	O
to	O
Kait	O
Diaz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
play	O
through	O
Gears	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
think	O
of	O
it	O
as	O
Mad	O
Max	O
:	O
Fury	O
Road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
how	O
it	O
felt	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
is	O
about	O
saving	O
Kait	O
's	O
mom	O
,	O
and	O
really	O
JD	O
is	O
there	O
to	O
help	O
her.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
enhancements	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
upon	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
higher	O
resolution	O
textures	O
,	O
new	O
visual	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
volumetric	O
fog	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
at	O
minimum	O
with	O
potential	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Gears	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
upcoming	O
film	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
:	O
Dark	O
Fate	O
would	O
have	O
players	O
control	O
either	O
Sarah	O
Connor	O
with	O
Linda	O
Hamilton	O
voicing	O
her	O
character	O
or	O
a	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
model	I-General_Concept
as	O
either	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
or	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
action	O
movie	O
actor	O
Dave	O
Bautista	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
where	O
he	O
uses	O
his	O
gimmick	O
as	O
a	O
WWE	O
professional	O
wrestler	O
after	O
expressing	O
interest	O
in	O
portraying	O
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
in	O
a	O
potential	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
and	O
the	O
ultimate	O
editions	O
,	O
a	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
Limited	O
Edition	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
Console	O
bundle	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundle	O
includes	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
console	O
,	O
controller	O
,	O
headset	O
,	O
wireless	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
from	O
Razer	O
(	O
for	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
)	O
,	O
external	O
hard	O
drives	O
from	O
Seagate	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
versions	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	O
,	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Hivebusters	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Hivebusters	B-Device
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Escape	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
:	O
Lahni	O
,	O
Keegan	O
and	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
exclusive	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
for	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Hivebusters	B-Device
expansion	O
,	O
a	O
pack	O
featuring	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
30	O
days	O
of	O
boost	O
"	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9/10	O
in	O
a	O
raving	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
not	O
surprising	O
at	O
all	O
that	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
third-person	O
action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
that	O
’s	O
just	O
the	O
campaign	O
:	O
add	O
in	O
a	O
heavy-hitting	O
multiplayer	O
lineup	O
of	O
Versus	O
,	O
Versus	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Horde	O
,	O
and	O
Escape	O
and	O
it	O
makes	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
versatile	O
action-game	O
packages	O
in	O
recent	O
memory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
rated	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
a	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
exactly	O
what	O
it	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
those	O
other	O
games	O
were	O
n't	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
actual	O
decent	O
third-person	O
shooting	O
,	O
actual	O
interesting	O
things	O
happening	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
try	O
hard	O
to	O
win	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hope	O
is	O
The	O
Coalition	O
tweaks	O
how	O
the	O
battle	O
pass	O
works	O
,	O
because	O
as	O
it	O
stands	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
grind	O
is	O
depressing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
very	O
much	O
a	O
return	O
of	O
those	O
best	O
elements	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
somewhat	O
more	O
adaptive	O
to	O
your	O
particular	O
ways	O
of	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
you	O
want	O
campaign	O
or	O
co-op	O
,	O
Competitive	O
or	O
Quickplay	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
you	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
stuff	O
to	O
reward	O
you	O
for	O
time	O
spent	O
and	O
skill	O
gained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
might	O
suffer	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
storytelling	O
missteps	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
might	O
not	O
venture	O
far	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
new	O
ideas	O
it	O
brings	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
all	O
good	O
reasons	O
for	O
fans	O
to	O
return.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Clark	O
of	O
Slant	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4/5	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Escape	O
stands	O
out	O
in	O
particular	O
because	O
of	O
just	O
how	O
much	O
work	O
has	O
gone	O
into	O
making	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
otherwise	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
broken	O
of	O
its	O
worst	O
habit	O
:	O
trying	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
being	O
better	O
or	O
harder	O
or	O
more	O
stoic	O
than	O
the	O
rest	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
deeper	O
implications	O
of	O
its	O
lore	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
forefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
dropping	O
“	O
of	O
War	O
”	O
from	O
its	O
title	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
brutality	O
of	O
its	O
combat	O
feel	O
not	O
only	O
bloody	O
and	O
cathartic	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
captivating	O
and	O
disturbingly	O
intimate	O
on	O
a	O
human	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
retail	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
were	O
about	O
4.5	O
times	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
placed	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
retail	O
UK	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
fifth	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
3	O
million	O
people	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
weekend	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
first-party	O
launch	O
since	O
Halo	O
4''	O
and	O
the	O
biggest	O
launch	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2019	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
Best	O
Online	O
Multiplayer	O
Gamescom	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
Best	O
Spanish	O
Performance	O
(	O
Olga	O
Velasco	O
)	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Best	O
Performance	O
(	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
)	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
2020	O
47th	O
Annie	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Character	O
Animation	O
-	O
Video	O
Game	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
Society	O
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
in	O
a	O
Real-Time	O
Project	O
23rd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
