Gears of War Fans Who Love Multiplayer Are Going to Love Gears 5

By Matthew Gault

I’m looking for answers in the frozen landscape near Mount Kadar when the ice storm hits. It’s cold this far north, and sometimes the sky drops hail the size of a van. As I make my way through the snowy wastes, running and dodging the giant blocks of ice, the attack comes — the Swarm look like mutant bug-lizards toting chainsaws mounted on the end of assault rifles. I crouch behind the nearest block of ice and prepare for the onslaught.

This is Gears 5, a third-person cover-based shooter from publisher Xbox Games Studios and developer The Coalition, out now for Xbox One and PC. As I played, I controlled a variety of characters as I snuck from cover to cover in t…

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GameStop B2G1 Free Game Sale Includes New Releases For Switch, PS5, And Xbox Series X

GameStop has brought back its ever-popular buy two, get one free deal on preowned games, making this a great way to load up your catalog for cheap. The deal applies to all preowned titles across Switch, PS5, and Xbox as well as older platforms–every preowned game in GameStop’s catalog is included. You can mix and match games from different platforms, and the deal will automatically apply after adding three eligible games to your cart. Since many thousands of games are included in the sale, we’ve pulled together some highlights for the trio of current-gen consoles to help you narrow down your options.

Note that GameStop Pro members can save even more on each game, and signing up costs just $25/year. It also comes with heaps of other perks, such as a $5 Welcome Rew…

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