Everything you need to know about Gears of War Ultimate Edition

While The Coalition is hard at work on bringing us Gears of War 4, they have also taken the time to remaster the original Xbox 360 game for the Xbox One. The remastered version, Gears of War Ultimate Edition, will be a great way of leading up to Gears of War 4, especially because of everything that's coming with it.

Gears of War Ultimate Edition's launch is closer than you think, the Xbox One version is set to release August 25 — that's next week, so you need to be prepared for its release by knowing everything you possibly can! It's not a simple remaster anyway, it's adding new content!

Game Editions and Prices

There are two editions of the game, the Standard Edition and the Deluxe Edition, pre-ordering either edition will bring extra in-game content with it, but the amount of in-game extras you get depends on the price you want to pay.

• Standard Edition ($39.99 USD)
  • Pre-order bonus items: Adam Fenix and Civilian Anya multiplayer skins and Animated Emulsion Weapon Skin for use in multiplayer matches.
• Deluxe Edition ($59.99 USD)
  • In addition to Standard Edition items, the Deluxe Edition includes a Deluxe Weapon Skin Pack with 10 different Animated Weapon Skins and 36 standard Weapon Skins, as well as the Civilian Marcus Fenix and Aaron Griffin multiplayer characters.

Xbox One Gears of War Ultimate Edition Bundle

For $349.99 you can grab a 500GB Xbox One with Gears of War Ultimate Edition, along with early access to the 2016 Gears of War 4 Multiplayer Beta, the Superstar Cole multiplayer skin, and a 14-day Xbox Live trial.

More details here.

New Content

Yes, Gears of War Ultimate Edition is a 1080p, 60FPS remaster of the original game, but it is not any simple remaster. The game is coming with 90 additional minutes of game content, which totals to five previously unseen chapters of the original game.

You might be wonder, "will it look good?" That's up for interpretation, some people like the new look of the game, while others prefer the original games tone. Either way you can check out a comparison of the original game and the Ultimate Edition here.

Five new chapters isn't the only thing coming with the game…

Everyone who purchases Gears of War Ultimate Edition on the Xbox One before December 31st, 2015 will receive a free copy of Gears of War 2, 3, and Judgment through the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.

PC Release

Gears of War Ultimate Edition is coming to the PC, but we don't know when. All we know is that it's coming after the Xbox One version is released — no word on whether or not the PC version will include free copies of Gears of War 2, 3, and Judgment.