<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
media	O
franchise	O
centered	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
managed	O
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
,	O
and	O
owned	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
three-way	O
conflict	O
between	O
humanity	O
,	O
the	O
Locust	O
Horde	O
and	O
their	O
mutated	O
counterparts	O
,	O
the	O
Lambent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
;	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
Damon	O
Baird	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Fenix	O
's	O
squad-mates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
between	O
August	O
2015	O
to	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
JD	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
as	O
they	O
battle	O
security	O
forces	O
deployed	O
by	O
a	O
totalitarian	O
COG	O
government	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Swarm	O
,	O
a	O
reconstituted	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Locust	O
Horde	O
that	O
once	O
again	O
threatens	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
(	O
2019	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
Kait	O
Diaz	O
,	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
JD	O
,	O
who	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
adventure	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
her	O
past	O
and	O
the	O
connections	O
between	O
her	O
history	O
and	O
the	O
Locust	O
Horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Epic	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
lead	O
game	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canadian	O
studio	O
The	O
Coalition	O
developed	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
six	O
installments	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
featured	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
or	O
team-up	O
to	O
battle	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
franchises	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
amongst	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
and	O
most	O
played	O
titles	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Sera	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
Earth-like	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sera	O
's	O
scientists	O
discover	O
Imulsion	B-Device
,	O
a	O
naturally	O
occurring	O
substance	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
refined	O
into	O
a	O
potent	O
energy	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imulsion	B-Device
solves	O
Sera	O
's	O
energy	O
crisis	O
but	O
ultimately	O
creates	O
great	O
economic	O
disparity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nations	O
with	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
Imulsion	B-Device
prosper	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
nations	O
fall	O
into	O
financial	O
turmoil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
set	O
fourteen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Locust	O
emerged	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
years	O
into	O
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
's	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
Lightmass	O
Bombing	O
,	O
the	O
human	O
population	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
condition	O
known	O
as	O
Rustlung	O
,	O
a	O
respiratory	O
disease	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
inhalation	O
of	O
Imulsion	B-Device
fumes	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
evaporation	O
of	O
Imulsion	B-Device
from	O
the	O
bombing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
set	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Lightmass	O
Bombing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
COG	O
invades	O
Nexus	O
,	O
the	O
Locust	O
capital	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
the	O
Locust	O
are	O
mutating	O
from	O
Imulsion	B-Device
into	O
the	O
"	O
Lambent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Hollow	O
being	O
flooded	O
,	O
the	O
Imulsion	B-Device
rose	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Sera	O
,	O
polluting	O
the	O
surface	O
and	O
causing	O
a	O
pandemic	O
that	O
threatens	O
to	O
turn	O
all	O
life	O
into	O
Lambent	O
organisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
set	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
Jacinto	O
's	O
sinking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
has	O
now	O
created	O
the	O
Imulsion	B-Device
countermeasure	O
that	O
will	O
neutralize	O
both	O
the	O
Lambent	O
and	O
Locust	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
island	O
was	O
attacked	O
and	O
occupied	O
by	O
Queen	O
Myrrah	O
's	O
remaining	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
is	O
rescued	O
and	O
releases	O
his	O
countermeasure	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
exposed	O
to	O
Imulsion	B-Device
while	O
developing	O
the	O
countermeasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Imulsion	B-Device
countermeasure	O
vaporizes	O
all	O
Lambent	O
organisms	O
,	O
including	O
Adam	O
,	O
but	O
crystallizes	O
the	O
Locust	O
in	O
an	O
impenetrable	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Baird	O
and	O
Cole	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
months	O
after	O
Emergence	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
campaign	O
,	O
"	O
Aftermath	O
"	O
,	O
portrays	O
Baird	O
,	O
Cole	O
,	O
and	O
Paduk	O
in	O
the	O
hours	O
before	O
the	O
activation	O
of	O
the	O
Imulsion	B-Device
countermeasure	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
prepare	O
reinforcements	O
for	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
Azura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
human	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
begins	O
with	O
Delta	O
returning	O
to	O
Azura	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
Hammer	O
satellites	O
as	O
the	O
Swarm	O
begins	O
to	O
attack	O
COG	O
Settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sires	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
fertilize	O
the	O
stem	O
cells	O
of	O
Myrrah	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
genetically	O
immune	O
to	O
Imulsion	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
:	I-Device
Hivebusters	I-Device
follows	O
Jeremiah	O
Keegan	O
,	O
Lahni	O
Kaliso	O
,	O
and	O
Leslie	O
Macallister	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
New	O
Ephyra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
Emergence	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
discover	O
Ukkon	O
has	O
been	O
developing	O
the	O
Locust	O
with	O
Imulsion	B-Device
and	O
learn	O
that	O
Ukkon	O
is	O
physically	O
immortal	O
,	O
regenerating	O
any	O
damage	O
done	O
to	O
him	O
after	O
a	O
failed	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
core	O
concepts	O
being	O
derived	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4s	I-Application
"	O
over	O
the	O
shoulder	O
"	O
perspective	O
,	O
Kill	O
Switchs	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commandos	I-Application
swinging	O
action	O
akin	O
to	O
moving	O
between	O
points	O
of	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Crimson	O
Omen	O
"	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
becoming	O
more	O
defined	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
nears	O
low	O
health	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
can	O
carry	O
four	O
different	O
weapons	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
primary	O
weapon	O
slots	O
that	O
can	O
carry	O
weapons	O
which	O
include	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
:	O
assault	O
rifles	O
,	O
shotguns	O
,	O
a	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
,	O
grenade	O
launchers	O
and	O
an	O
explosive	O
bow	O
;	O
one	O
grenade	O
slot	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
filled	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
grenades	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
type	O
(	O
Fragmentation	O
,	O
Smoke	O
,	O
Ink	O
and	O
Incendiary	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
pistol-type	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
standard	O
shooter	O
archetypes	O
,	O
Gears	O
of	O
Wars	O
signature	O
weapon	O
is	O
the	O
Lancer	O
Assault	O
Rifle	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
mounted	O
chainsaw	B-Language
bayonet	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
close	O
quarter	O
combat	O
to	O
instantly	O
kill	O
a	O
standard	O
foe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
all	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
grenades	O
can	O
be	O
planted	O
on	O
any	O
reachable	O
surface	O
,	O
detonating	O
when	O
an	O
opponent	O
comes	O
close	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
feature	O
a	O
campaign	O
mode	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
with	O
one	O
other	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Application
third	I-Application
game	I-Application
the	O
campaign	O
allows	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
together	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
players	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
will	O
be	O
separated	O
between	O
the	O
paths	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
features	O
8	O
players	O
while	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
features	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
split	O
between	O
COG	O
and	O
Locust	O
forces	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gameplay	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mode	O
"	O
Guardian	O
"	O
(	O
only	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
)	O
one	O
member	O
of	O
each	O
team	O
is	O
designated	O
as	O
the	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
better	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
went	O
around	O
the	O
obstacle	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
recognize	O
that	O
the	O
obstacle	O
has	O
been	O
destroyed	O
and	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
walk	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
follows	O
Delta	O
Squad	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
help	O
deploy	O
a	O
Lightmass	O
bomb	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
Locust	O
tunnels	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
Locust	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
,	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
from	O
Epic	O
Games	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
6	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Locust	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
sink	O
Jacinto	O
Plateau	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
COG	O
forces	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
counter-offensive	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
complete	O
their	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
concerns	O
over	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
concluding	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
with	O
an	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
September	O
20	O
to	O
anchor	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
 '	O
holiday	O
portfolio	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
18	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAAM	O
's	O
Shadow	O
is	O
a	O
secondary	O
campaign	O
for	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduced	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
,	O
RAAM	O
's	O
Shadow	O
follows	O
Zeta-Six	O
during	O
the	O
Evacuation	O
of	O
Ilima	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
ruins	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
taking	O
place	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
Locust	O
General	O
RAAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta-Six	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Lieutenant	O
Minh	O
Young	O
Kim	O
from	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Tai	O
Kaliso	O
from	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Michael	O
Barrick	O
from	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
and	O
Alicia	O
Valera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporting	O
character	O
Jace	O
Stratton	O
previously	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Delta	O
Squad	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
JD	O
Fenix	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
,	O
who	O
joins	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Delmont	O
"	O
Del	O
"	O
Walker	O
and	O
Kait	O
Diaz	O
against	O
the	O
"	O
Swarm	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
threat	O
risen	O
from	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Locust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hivebusters	B-Device
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Hivebusters	B-Device
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
Hivebusters	B-Device
follows	O
Team	O
Scorpio	O
—	O
Corporal	O
Jeremiah	O
Keegan	O
,	O
Lieutenant	O
Lahni	O
Kaliso	O
and	O
Outsider	O
Leslie	O
"	O
Mac	O
"	O
Macallister	O
—	O
as	O
they	O
investigate	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Swarm	O
's	O
hives	O
from	O
within	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Escape	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off/prequel	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
spin-off	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
have	O
made	O
guest	O
appearances	O
in	O
games	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
and	O
Dominic	O
Santiago	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
RAAM	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
Three	I-Application
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2016	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
following	O
the	O
presentation	O
's	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
that	O
the	O
four	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
titles	O
that	O
launched	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
—	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
—	O
are	O
compatible	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
through	O
the	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
for	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Riepl	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
on	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2004	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jablonsky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
by	O
Ramin	O
Djawadi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramin	O
Djawadi	O
continued	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Board	O
Game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
deck	O
of	O
cards	O
:	O
after	O
each	O
player	O
finishes	O
their	O
turn	O
,	O
they	O
draw	O
a	O
card	O
from	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
deck	O
and	O
takes	O
actions	O
for	O
each	O
Locust	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Karen	O
Traviss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Aspho	O
Fields	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
an	O
expected	O
trilogy	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
total	O
numbers	O
of	O
books	O
has	O
since	O
grown	O
to	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Aspho	O
Fields	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Karen	O
Traviss	O
,	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Aspho	O
Fields	O
,	O
a	O
battle	O
that	O
changed	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
Pendulum	O
Wars	O
,	O
while	O
bridging	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Jacinto	O
's	O
Remnant	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Karen	O
Traviss	O
,	O
continues	O
where	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
ends	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
survivors	O
of	O
Jacinto	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
life	O
while	O
fending	O
off	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Locust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Anvil	O
Gate	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Karin	O
Traviss	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
the	B-Application
third	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Coalition	O
's	O
End	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Karin	O
Traviss	O
,	O
finds	O
a	O
humanity	O
on	O
the	O
brink	O
of	O
extinction	O
,	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
remote	O
island	O
of	O
Vectes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
approximately	O
eighteen	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
leads	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Slab	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Karin	O
Traviss	O
,	O
details	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Marcus	O
's	O
imprisonment	O
in	O
the	O
Slab	O
,	O
following	O
his	O
desertion	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
battle	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
backstories	O
of	O
Marcus	O
and	O
Adam	O
Fenix	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
Victor	O
Hoffman	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Ascendance	O
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Jason	O
M	O
.	O
Hough	O
,	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Bloodlines	O
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Jason	O
M	O
.	O
Hough	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
four	O
month	O
time	O
skip	O
in	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
's	O
ending	O
also	O
hints	O
at	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
with	O
Gabriel	O
's	O
demotion	O
to	O
Sergeant	O
and	O
motor	O
pool	O
and	O
a	O
mention	O
by	O
Colonel	O
Victor	O
Hoffman	O
of	O
Ukkon	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Ephyra	O
Rising	O
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Michael	O
A	O
.	O
Stackpole	O
,	O
The	O
Locust	O
War	O
has	O
ended	O
with	O
an	O
energy	O
weapon	O
that	O
pulsed	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
destroying	O
Locust	O
and	O
Lambent	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
novel	O
reveals	O
the	O
canonical	O
,	O
never-before-seen	O
events	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Hollow	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
arc	O
followed	O
Jace	O
Stratton	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
recruit	O
of	O
Delta	O
Squad	O
who	O
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Michael	O
Barrick	O
,	O
a	O
solo	O
Gear	O
found	O
by	O
Delta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
there	O
are	O
collectibles	O
which	O
describe	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Sgt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
RAAM	O
is	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
and	O
taking	O
place	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
iconic	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
villain	O
General	O
RAAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supporting	O
characters	O
included	O
Locust	O
Queen	O
Myrrah	O
,	O
Skorge	O
from	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Karn	O
from	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
while	O
the	O
comics	O
introduced	O
Locust	O
High	O
General	O
Sraak	O
,	O
High	O
Priest	O
Vrol	O
and	O
the	O
Locust	O
scientist	O
Ukkon	O
who	O
would	O
subsequently	O
appear	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skorge	O
warns	O
RAAM	O
that	O
according	O
to	O
his	O
visions	O
,	O
RAAM	O
will	B-Application
not	I-Application
survive	I-Application
the	I-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
RAAM	O
is	O
unbothered	O
by	O
the	O
news	O
as	O
he	O
intends	O
Skorge	B-Device
to	I-Device
take	I-Device
over	I-Device
if	O
he	O
should	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Hivebusters	B-Device
is	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
that	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
DLC	B-Protocol
Hivebusters	B-Device
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
New	O
Line	O
Cinema	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
film	O
,	O
with	O
Stuart	O
Beattie	O
writing	O
the	O
script	O
along	O
with	O
Marty	O
Bowen	O
and	O
Wyck	O
Godfrey	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Len	O
Wiseman	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
August	O
,	O
but	O
Godfrey	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
"	O
a	O
director	O
we	O
're	O
about	O
to	O
attach	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
film	O
the	O
movie	O
during	O
2009	O
and	O
release	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
and	O
consultant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Morgan	O
,	O
Wiseman	O
"	O
wants	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
as	O
realistic	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
blur	O
those	O
lines	O
where	O
your	O
mind	O
says	O
,	O
'	O
Oh	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
big	O
CGI	O
film	O
..	O
Wyck	O
Godfrey	O
said	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
film	O
was	O
"	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
epic	O
story	O
of	O
an	O
alien	O
planet	O
that	O
's	O
living	O
in	O
a	O
horrific	O
environment	O
just	O
feels	O
like	O
the	O
wrong	O
mood	O
right	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
launch	O
ceremony	O
for	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
The	O
Coalition	O
's	O
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
affirmed	O
that	O
a	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
movie	O
entered	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
theatrical	O
release	O
at	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
NECA	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
action	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mindzeye	O
Studios	O
has	O
created	O
foot	O
high	O
statues	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
titles	O
have	O
been	O
received	O
positively	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
is	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
22nd	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Lasse	O
Pulkkinen	O
from	O
Techno	O
Buffalo	O
called	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
2	I-Device
the	O
best	O
looking	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
22	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
earned	O
over	O
US$1	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
developer	O
Lucas	O
Pope	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
franchise	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
being	O
delayed	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
released	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
certain	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
technical	O
elements	O
to	O
more	O
resemble	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
