Gears of War boss says the next game won't take seven years to make as he dances around the question of layoffs

By Sherif Saed · Eurogamer · Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 08:21 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

The Coalition, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Gears of War: E-Day, Gears 4 and Gears 5 has mostly survived the wide-ranging cuts and layoffs initiated by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma in her attempt to bring the gaming division back to profitability.

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