Gears of War
2006 video game
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| June 9 2024 | Microsoft Gaming officially announced Gears of War: E-Day during the Xbox Games Showcase at the Summer Game Fest, revealing a prequel set 14 years before the original Gears of War game. |
| November 2022 | The Gears of War film entered development for streaming on Netflix, with collaboration from The Coalition. |
| November 7 2022 | Netflix announced an adult animated series based on the Gears of War franchise. |
| 2021 | All four original Gears of War titles received 60 FPS support on Xbox Series X and Series S through the Xbox FPS Boost program. |
| 2021 | Michael A. Stackpole writes 'Gears of War: Ephyra Rising', revealing canonical events immediately following Gears of War 3, depicting the world after the energy weapon that destroyed Locust and Lambent. |
| June 2021 | The U.S. Supreme Court denies Hamilton's petition to review the case, upholding the lower courts' decisions in favor of Epic Games and Microsoft, effectively ending the lawsuit. |
| April 26 2021 | Gears Pop! mobile game was discontinued after a relatively short operational period. |
| 2020 | Jason M. Hough publishes 'Gears of War: Bloodlines', covering the four-month time skip in Gears 5 and featuring a flashback storyline about Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Diaz during the Pendulum Wars. |
| December 2020 | Release of the Gears 5 DLC Hivebusters, which serves as a direct prequel to the Hivebusters comic book series. |
| April 28 2020 | Gears Tactics was released for Xbox One and Windows, serving as a turn-based strategy spin-off set before the events of the first Gears of War game. The game follows a military unit led by Sgt. Gabriel Diaz, who is later revealed to be Kait's father. |
| 2019 | Jason M. Hough writes 'Gears of War: Ascendance', a novel bridging the narrative gap between Gears of War 4 and Gears 5. |
| 2019 | Release of the 'Gears of War: Hivebusters' comic book series, featuring Team Scorpio (Jeremiah Keegan, Lahni Kaliso, and Mac Macallister) in their mission to destroy Swarm Hives. |
| September 10 2019 | Gears 5 was released for Windows and Xbox One, featuring Kait Diaz as the main protagonist investigating the origins of the Locust and her family's connection to them. |
| August 22 2019 | Gears Pop!, a mobile spin-off game based on Funko's POP! toyline, was released for mobile devices. |
| 2018 | F. Scott Frazier was reported to write the film's script, with the adaptation not set in the same universe as the video games. |
| May 2017 | Universal hired Shane Salerno to write the screenplay, with Rod Fergusson confirming the film would feature a new story set in the Gears of War universe. |
| January 2017 | Lenwood Hamilton files a lawsuit against Epic Games, Microsoft, and voice actor Lester Speight, claiming the Cole Train character in Gears of War was based on his likeness and voice. |
| October 2016 | At the Gears of War 4 launch ceremony, Rod Fergusson confirmed the film's development at Universal Pictures, with Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark as producers. |
| October 11 2016 | Gears of War 4 released by The Coalition, set 25 years after Gears of War 3 and following Marcus Fenix's son JD. |
| August 2015 | Gears of War: Ultimate Edition begins release for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. |
| August 3 2015 | Microsoft announced backwards compatibility for the four original Gears of War titles (Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3, and Gears of War: Judgment) on Xbox One. |
| January 2014 | Microsoft acquires the Gears of War franchise rights from Epic Games. |
| 2013 | Gears of War: Judgment released as a prequel spin-off focusing on Damon Baird. |
| April 2013 | Variety reported that Creative Artists Agency was seeking to revive the project, with Stuart Beattie set to write the script and Scott Stuber to produce. |
| 2012 | Karen Traviss authors 'Gears of War: The Slab', a novel exploring Marcus Fenix's imprisonment and the backstories of Marcus, Adam Fenix, and Victor Hoffman. |
| 2011 | Gears of War 3 released, continuing the epic battle and concluding the original trilogy. |
| 2011 | Karen Traviss writes 'Gears of War: Coalition's End', depicting humanity's survival on Vectes approximately eighteen months after Gears of War 2, leading directly into the events of Gears of War 3. |
| 2010 | Karen Traviss publishes 'Gears of War: Anvil Gate', a novel set between the second and third games, focusing on human conflicts and the emergence of the Lambent threat. |
| April 2010 | New Line Cinema scaled back the $100 million budget and story, effectively stalling the film's progress. Len Wiseman was no longer involved in the project. |
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