Gears 5 is getting story DLC in December titled Hivebusters
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What you need to know
Gears 5 released over a year ago and while the developers at The Coalition have previously discussed the upgrades the game is getting onXbox Series XandXbox Series S, there’s been no indication of new story-based content. That changes today, as The Coalition revealed toIGNthat Gears 5 is getting story DLC in December titled Hivebusters.
Hivebusters refers to Team Scorpio in Escape Mode, which is composed of Lahni, Mac and Keegan, three characters that are available in Escape and Multiplayer. The story DLC will be around 3 to 4 hours long, with more details coming in early December. Zoe Curnoe, Gears 5 principal lead producer, explained that the studio chose to work on this DLC after hearing fan requests.
We’ll be sure to share more about this new DLC as more details are revealed. In addition to Gears 5,Gears Tacticsis hitting Xbox consoles on November 10, so there’s plenty of Gears goodness for fans to dive into this holiday.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
