Summary<\/h3>\n\n- The Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> Expansion is available Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 6:00am PT and is available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate<\/a> on Console, PC and Android devices the same day as global release.<\/li>\n
- The Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> Expansion ($19.99) is available separately for pre-purchase or included with the Gears 5: Game of the Year Edition<\/em> ($59.99) beginning December 15.<\/li>\n
- The expansion adds 16 New Achievements for a total of 210 available Gamerscore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
In the past month, Gears 5<\/em><\/a> released the Xbox Series X|S update<\/a>, which relaunched the game with next-gen technical optimizations for new consoles and new campaign features, and followed up with the largest multiplayer update ever, Operation 5: Hollow Storm<\/a>. Today, to cap off this holiday\u2019s re-release, we\u2019re announcing the Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> campaign expansion, coming Tuesday, December 15, 2020 to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or available for $19.99 pre-purchase from the Microsoft digital store<\/a>.<\/p>\nGears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\nIn the new expansion, play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac \u2013 the heroes introduced in Gears 5<\/em>\u2019s Escape mode \u2013 in their first mission as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed \u201cScorpio Squad,\u201d their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption.<\/p>\n\n- Enjoy a new, 3-hour campaign set on the volcanic Galangi islands. The island lava flows and sandy beaches are crawling with Swarm and a deadly new predator.<\/li>\n
- Use and upgrade Ultimate Abilities in a campaign story setting for the first time.<\/li>\n
- Up to 3-player co-op, split-screen or online.<\/li>\n
- 16 new achievements to unlock for 210 Gamerscore<\/li>\n
- The expansion supports Gears 5<\/em> Xbox Series X|S optimizations, including reduced load times, quick resume, variable refresh rates and 4K HDR Ultra visuals on Series X.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> was written by Kurtis Wiebe, creator of the Rat Queens <\/em>comic book series, and author of the Gears of War: Hivebusters<\/em><\/a> comics on which the expansions characters are based. Gears of War: Hivebusters<\/em>, which originally appeared as a five-part series in 2019, is now available for print purchase as a single collected volume and includes the Mechanic Mac Character Skin and the Hivebusters Comic Cover Banner as bonus digital items for immediate use in multiplayer.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gears-5-hivebusters-expansion-available-dec-15-with-xbox-game-pass-ultimate.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nAvailability<\/strong><\/p>\nGears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> is the first Xbox Game Studios campaign expansion to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate day-and-date with release. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play as a part of their existing membership when the expansion is live on December 15. Simply update the game and launch the expansion from the Gears 5<\/em> main menu.<\/p>\nOther players can pre-purchase the expansion for $19.99 starting today via the Microsoft digital store<\/a> or the Steam store<\/a>.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gears-5-hivebusters-expansion-available-dec-15-with-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nNew Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\nGears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> is complete with a new set of Achievements worth 210 Gamerscore.<\/p>\n\n
In the past month, Gears 5<\/em><\/a> released the Xbox Series X|S update<\/a>, which relaunched the game with next-gen technical optimizations for new consoles and new campaign features, and followed up with the largest multiplayer update ever, Operation 5: Hollow Storm<\/a>. Today, to cap off this holiday\u2019s re-release, we\u2019re announcing the Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> campaign expansion, coming Tuesday, December 15, 2020 to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or available for $19.99 pre-purchase from the Microsoft digital store<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n In the new expansion, play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac \u2013 the heroes introduced in Gears 5<\/em>\u2019s Escape mode \u2013 in their first mission as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed \u201cScorpio Squad,\u201d their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption.<\/p>\n Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> was written by Kurtis Wiebe, creator of the Rat Queens <\/em>comic book series, and author of the Gears of War: Hivebusters<\/em><\/a> comics on which the expansions characters are based. Gears of War: Hivebusters<\/em>, which originally appeared as a five-part series in 2019, is now available for print purchase as a single collected volume and includes the Mechanic Mac Character Skin and the Hivebusters Comic Cover Banner as bonus digital items for immediate use in multiplayer.<\/p>\n Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> is the first Xbox Game Studios campaign expansion to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate day-and-date with release. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play as a part of their existing membership when the expansion is live on December 15. Simply update the game and launch the expansion from the Gears 5<\/em> main menu.<\/p>\n Other players can pre-purchase the expansion for $19.99 starting today via the Microsoft digital store<\/a> or the Steam store<\/a>.<\/p>\n New Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n Gears 5: Hivebusters<\/em> is complete with a new set of Achievements worth 210 Gamerscore.<\/p>\n\n
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