Gears of War 4 10th Anniversary celebration announced for next week

Back  in 2006, nobody knew that when the first Gears of War launched on Xbox 360 that it would continue to establish such an iconic franchise for Microsoft. Well, next week to celebrate their 10th Anniversary Microsoft has announced a week long celebration to commemorate the franchise.

At the heart of it all, what truly makes Gears special is the fans – from the stories shared finding love through Gears, the huge tattoos of favorite characters, intricately crafted fan-art built from months of effort, to simply connecting with one another because of the game. As a thank you to one of the best communities in gaming, The Coalition is announcing “10 Years of Gears”, a series of celebrations to mark this incredible milestone for Gears of War.

Tenth Anniversary Gear Pack

First seen in the Outsider community during the Gears of War 4 campaign, Gary Carmine is here and ready for action – if he can stay alive. Death runs strong in the Carmine family, and the Tenth Anniversary Gear Pack teaser video pays tribute to the family tradition as Gary Carmine takes to the Versus battlefield. It’ll be up to you to save Carmine when you play as him this later next week.

Gary Carmine is part of a special Tenth Anniversary Gear Pack built for fans. This special pack contains Gary Carmine, a trio of weapons themed to the previous Carmine brothers, commemorative anniversary weapons and emblems to collect as you play. Obtainable exclusively through gameplay, each 200 Credit pack contains one 10 Years of Gears customization item, one 10 Years of Gears Emblem or bounty, and a random card from the Gears of War 4 Launch Series of Cards. The full list of content can be found below:

• Gary Carmine Character
• Anthony Carmine Longshot
• Benjamin Carmine Gnasher
• Clayton Carmine Lancer
• 10 Years of Gears Lancer
• 10 Years of Gears Hammerburst
• 10 Years of Gears Retro Lancer
• 10 Years of Gears Markza Mk. 1
• 10 Years of Gears Enforcer
• Gary Carmine Emblem
• 10 Years of Gears Emblem
• 5 Bounties, each themed to a Gears of War game

In Game Events

Enjoy brand new ways to play with returning fan-favorite playlists:

• One Shot, One Kill, the ultimate fan-favorite special event with a new Gears of War 4 twist. This sniping-focused mode spawns you only with a Longshot – but now the EMBAR is available for pickup on the battlefield to change the game. Now is the time to go for those collateral headshots!
• Gnashers-Only King Of The Hill returns to Gears of War, bringing with it a gib-filled carnage of objective-driven, close-quarters combat. Your trusty Gnasher is your only friend as you battle to control the hill.

The pack will be available beginning next week for all players on both Xbox One and Windows 10.