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Netflix adapting Gears of War into feature film and animated series

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Netflix are joining the cinematic video game revolution with the news that they’re adapting Gears of War into a feature-film and animated series.  Stuck in development hell for a long time at New Line Cinema, the rights then passed to Universal in 2016, and Netflix have now acquired them at a time when there’s a […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears of War: Hivebusters #4

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Gears of War: Hivebusters #4 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… With the memories of those they’ve lost fresh in their minds, Team Scorpio has finally made it to the hive. But as they fight their way through, they’ll also uncover a disturbing […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears of War: Hivebusters #3

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IDW Publishing releases Gears of War: Hivebusters #3 this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here; take a look… As the team presses on toward Mac’s hometown, they also begin to uncover more about his painful past. But with emotions running high, will the team be able to give it […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears of War: Hivebusters #2

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IDW Publishing releases the second issue of Gears of War: Hivebusters this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… The fight against the Swarm gets personal as Mac seeks to take revenge against the monsters that wiped out his hometown. But as tempers rise, will Keegan and […]

Video Game Review – Gears 5

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Shaun Munro reviews Gears 5… The importance of the Gears of War franchise in shaping the modern third-person shooter cannot be overstated, but it’s also fair to say that the series has been wanting for a truly great entry in many a year, between the competent yet uninspired spin-off Judgment and the workmanlike, underwhelming Gears of War 4. And […]

Dave Bautista, Sarah Connor and the T-800 are coming to Gears 5

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For the past few years, Dave Bautista has been lobbying hard for a role in a live-action Gears of War movie, and while he’s yet to fulfil that wish he now has the second best thing, as he has revealed that his wrestling persona Batista is coming to the video game Gears 5 as a […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears Pop! #1

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IDW Publishing puts a whole new spin on the Gears of War franchise this Wednesday with the release of the one-shot comic Gears Pop!; check out a preview of the issue here… Gears Pop! brings together iconic Gears characters in a cute Funko Pop! style. It’s the perfect slice of mobile mayhem. Experience all-new adventures—and […]

Terry Crews wants to star in a Gears of War movie with Dave Bautista

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Dave Bautista has been a long-time advocate of a Gears of War movie and now Terry Crews has said he wants to be involved too. Dave Bautista recently commented regarding a potential Gears of War movie adaptation of the Xbox video game, telling a fan on Twitter that Hollywood is listening but “they could give […]