Gears of War

  • Tanked Up 272 – What franchise should we play?

    Join Lucy, Aadil, and Ben as they talk through their week in games over some beers. Ben asks the question what franchise’s should you play from the beginning which leads to Lucy wanting to discuss GTA6. Finally, Aadil has been playing Induction on the Switch and wants to discuss....
  • Ranking the Gears of War Games

    12 months ago, I’d never played a Gears of War game, but now I’m in love with the series. On the surface it’s a franchise of preposterously-proportioned soldiers and constant brutal violence, and yeah, that is Gears of War. But it’s also more than that. It’s an epic narrative,...
  • Why Gears 5 is My Favourite of the Series

    The following article contains spoilers for Gears 5. Read on at your peril! While I now consider myself a fan of the Gears of War franchise, I only began playing the games this past year. Since January I have been playing through the series in their order of release,...
  • First Time Playing: Gears of War 4

    New console, new characters, new story, new trilogy. I started this ‘First Time Playing’ series as an effort to catch up on the Xbox exclusive games I missed out on while being a PlayStation gamer in the PS3/360 generation. In terms of the Gears of War franchise, that mission...
  • First Time Playing: Gears of War: Judgement

    I’m on a quest to fill in the blanks of my gaming history by playing the Xbox games I had previously missed out on by for the longest time sticking exclusively to my PlayStation. The Gears of War franchise is my first port of call and while playing the...
  • First Time Playing: Gears of War 3

    I’ve always thought 2011 was an incredible year for gaming. Skyrim, Portal 2, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Dead Space 2 and many more. They’re some of my all-time favourites but now I know that 2011 was an even better year than I previously thought. Gears of War 3...
  • First Time Playing: Gears of War 2

    It’s time to continue my journey from life-long PlayStation gamer to new Xbox enthusiast as I play the Xbox exclusives that I’ve missed out on over the last decade or so. This week I return to the Gears of War franchise with the second game in the series, aptly...
  • First Time Playing: Gears of War

    I’ve always been a PlayStation gamer. I remember my sister getting a PS2 for Christmas one year and, when she would let me, I would play The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers game over and over again. Soon after, my dad bought me an old PS1 from...
  • Microsoft’s E3 Media Briefing Breakdown

    Scott and Moody talk about their personal highlights and a few low points of Microsoft’s 2018 media briefing. Discussed – Gears of War, Battle Royale modes, Cyberpunk 2077, Ninja Theory, DMC 5, Dying Light 2, Sekiro, Crackdown 3, February 22, Jump Force, Ori and the Will of the Wisps,...