Gears of War brings fast-paced brutal action to turn-based tactics.

Gears Tactics is set 12 years before the first Gears of War. Cities across the planet Sera are beginning to fall to the monstrous threat rising from underground – the Locust Horde.

With the government in disarray, a squad of survivors emerge as humanity’s last hope. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, players must recruit and command a squad to hunt down Ukkon, an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

In Gears Tactics, you’ll step into the boots of Gabe Diaz, voiced by Noshir Dala, as he recruits, equips, and commands his squad on a desperate mission to hunt down the relentless and powerful leader who fans will recognize from the Rise of RAAM comic in 2018 – Ukkon, a Locust geneticist who is responsible for the creation of the Locust army during the events of Gears of War. The evil genius responsible for the Brumak, Corpser and a few all-new enemies you’ll face in Gears Tactics, you’ll embark on a desperate mission to hunt down this powerful, relentless and evil mastermind.

Against all odds and fighting for survival, you must outsmart the enemy in brutal, turn-based tactical combat in an immersive and character-driven story. Experience the intensity of one of the most-acclaimed gaming sagas in an exciting new way.

The Coalition and Xbox are proud to announce that Gears Tactics for Xbox consoles has gone gold – a major milestone ahead of the launch of the title next month.

Players who pre-order Gears Tactics or play with Xbox Game Pass before December 4 will receive the Thrashball Cole Character Pack which includes Augustus Cole as a recruit and the Thrashball Armor Set, complete with rare abilities.

Alongside the November 10 availability on Xbox consoles and with Xbox Game Pass, Gears Tactics is getting a major update that adds new features to all platforms:

• Jack joins the fight – Gears of War’s signature companion bot, Jack will join Gabe and the heroes of Gears Tactics as a new playable character. In Gears Tactics, Jack is a new hero that changes the dynamic of the encounters, with 20+ new skills ranging from empowering auras to hijacking and controlling enemy units.
• New powerful enemies – Deviant enemies are introduced in Gears Tactics, adding a new layer of challenge in the battles, with special abilities that will defy the players’ strategies.
• New Supreme equipment – The new Supreme equipment rewards players with powerful gear to play through the campaign, defying massive bosses and facing the new Deviant enemies.
• Enhanced controller support – Optimized experience for Xbox controllers on console and PC.

The updated achievement list for Gears Tactics includes 11 new achievements (400 Gamerscore) for a total of 1400 Gamerscore.

Gears Tactics – Jacked Game Mode achievements

Achievement Name	Achievement Description	Points
Number 5 is alive!	Complete a mission with Jack (Jacked game mode only).	10
Jack and the Beanstalk	Defeat the Brumak in Act 1 Chapter 6 without Jack taking damage (Jacked game mode only).	40
All For One!	Apply three or more stacks of Wingman on a single ally (Jacked game mode only).	10
One For All!	Have four members in your squad with the Jacked status effect at the same time (Jacked game mode only).	10
You can’t see me!	Gain a Supply with a Hidden Jack and no other allies in the Supply Point (Jacked game mode only).	20
For he is truly his brother’s keeper…	Use Jack to rescue both soldiers from torture pods on a Rescue mission (Jacked game mode only).	30
I’ve done the whole mind control thing…	Use Jack to HiJack each non-boss enemy at least once (Jacked game mode only).	50
Zed’s dead, baby.	Kill one or more of each Deviant enemy (Jacked game mode only).	40
Untouchable	Win a Veteran Mission without taking a point of damage (Jacked game mode only).	40
Suit Up!	Equip at least one weapon with all Supreme Weapon Mods (Jacked game mode only).	50
Seriously Jacked	Earn all “Jacked game mode” achievements.	100

Gears Tactics – Current Achievements

Achievement Name	Achievement Description	Points
World on Fire	Secret Achievement	5
Hell of a shot	Secret Achievement	10
The bigger they are, the harder they fall	Secret Achievement	10
Maybe too much spine…	Secret Achievement	10
Broken hand, broken heart	Secret Achievement	20
Dead men tell no tales	Secret Achievement	20
Champion of Vasgar	Complete all Campaign Acts (any difficulty).	40
Hero of Vasgar	Complete all Campaign Acts on Experienced or Insane difficulty.	60
Savior of Vasgar	Complete all Campaign Acts on Insane difficulty.	80
Smash!	Complete a Sabotage side mission	10
Fortuna Audaces Sequitur	Complete a Scavenger Run side mission	10
Everyone stay cool, this is a robbery!	Complete a Control side mission	10
Stronger Together	Complete a Rescue side mission	10
We’re in the endgame now	Complete a Veteran Mission.	10
I could do this all day	Complete 20 Veteran Missions.	30
Grubslayer	Kill 10 enemies.	10
Grubslaughter	Kill 1000 enemies.	20
Grubpocalypse	Kill 10000 enemies.	50
Tactics!	Perform a chainsaw execution.	5
Tick Tick Tick …	Kill an enemy with a Ticker explosion	5
Boom!	Kill 100 enemies with Ticker explosions	30
Legen (wait for it)…	Upgrade one primary weapon with all Legendary mods.	20
…dary!	Upgrade each Hero’s primary weapon with all Legendary mods.	40
I am Ironman	Complete the Campaign on any difficulty with Ironman mode enabled	10
God-like	Complete 20 missions without any of your units dying or being downed.	20
Immortal	Complete 100 missions without any of your units dying or being downed.	40
I never miss	Hit a target with 10% or less chance to hit.	10
Happy Killmore	Close an Emergence Hole by kicking a Ticker into it.	10
I’ve got your ‘BOOM’ right here!	Kill a Boomer with a boomshot.	10
The path of the righteous man	Complete a mission without any of your units dying or being downed.	10
BOGO	Kill an enemy, AND an enemy behind it, with a single burst of bullets.	10
Trick Shot	Get 4 kills with a single Torque Bow shot.	10
Demolition Expert	Close an Emergence Hole before any enemies have emerged.	10
High Noon	Complete a mission by only dealing damage with Snub Pistols.	30
Ain’t no one like me, ‘cept me!	Complete a mission on Insane difficulty with a single soldier.	30
Immortal Legion	Complete the campaign on Insane difficulty without a single unit dying.	50
Seriously Tactical	Earn Grubpocalypse, Immortal Legion, I Could Do This All Day and Boom!	100
Check out the big brain on Brett!	Kill 5 enemies with a single Overwatch action.	10
Piñata	Kill a single unit that has taken damage from each Gear on the mission.	10
Snafu	Heal an enemy unit with a Stim Grenade.	5
Aw man, I shot Marvin in the face.	Down a Gear with friendly fire.	5
Oh, I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?	Interrupt an enemy Overwatch with a Disrupting Shot from the Snub Pistol.	5
We should have shotguns for this…	Complete a Veteran Mission with all Scout units.	10
Backdoor Man	Kill 6 targets with a single Rampage, after coming out of Cloak.	10
Three Count	Hit with 3 Explosive Shots while having maximum Anchored bonus in a single turn.	10
Trouble in Paradise	Empower a Teamworked unit and gain 3 AP from their kills.	10
Midnight Hour	Gain AP from the Avenger skill, then use a Rage shot to kill the unit that caused your AP gain.	10
Up Up Down Down	Use Alpha and Omega twice each in the same turn.	10
The Big Ending	Revive a Scout with Stim ability and then use that Scout to kill at least 5 enemies with Rampage.	20
Great vengeance and furious anger…	Breached 3 enemies and killed one of each with Precision Shot, Reckless Shot and Double Shot.	20

The aggressive gameplay of Gears Tactics retains a signature Gears tone and feel – you will command your squad in fast paced, turn-based battles, advancing and surviving intense and visceral encounters with the unstoppable, swarming Locust Horde enemy. Prepare yourself to take on and defeat towering deadly bosses that defy your strategies ad completely change the scale of the battle.

Featuring the deepest customization of any Gears game to date, players can express themselves, and their displeasure with the Locust with wild and crazy print, patterns and endless combinations, including a Leopard-print Lancer. Customizations apply to both weapons and armor and go even deeper with skill and class customizations for players to choose from. Everything in Gears Tactics is earnable though experience and unlockable in-game – there are no microtransactions or pay-to-win mechanics.

With the trademark executions of the Gears franchise making a return in Gears Tactics, satisfying finishing moves will allow you to add more action points to your turns and let players perform even more actions to capitalize on their free movement during combat.

Pre-order Gears Tactics to receive the Thrashball Cole Character Pack which includes Augustus Cole as a recruit and the Thrashball Armor Set, complete with rare abilities.

Currently available for PC (Windows Store, Steam and Xbox Game Pass), Gears Tactics will launch on Xbox consoles alongside the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S console launch on November 10, 2020.