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Microsoft unveils Gears of War 4 for Xbox One

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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LOS ANGELES — Microsoft confirmed one of its not-so-secret secrets today: Gears of War 4 is coming to the Xbox One.

The game under development with a new Microsoft studio, Vancouver, Canada-based The Coalition, formerly known as Black Tusk Studios. It’s an important game for Microsoft because, like the Halo series, Gears of War is one of the exclusive franchises that shows hardcore fans that Microsoft cares about them.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.