Experience the game that launched one of the most celebrated sagas in entertainment with Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. The shooter that defined the first generation of HD gaming has been painstakingly remastered in 1080P and modernized for Xbox One, and is packed full of new content including five campaign chapters never released on Xbox.
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paulanator
12 Nov 154#2
Heck of a bargain when you also factor in the entire Gears collection via BackCompat. Heat!
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Snakeyes646
12 Nov 152#1
Wow such an amazing price!
paulanator
12 Nov 154#2
Heck of a bargain when you also factor in the entire Gears collection via BackCompat. Heat!
kiwi12
12 Nov 15#3
new to its all coming on backwards compatibily today thats why :smiley:
zombrex to kiwi12
12 Nov 15#7
No it isn't the codes aren't being sent out until the 1st of December.
hulltigs
12 Nov 15#4
Great deal and you get the full collection via backwards compatibility
googleboogle
12 Nov 151#5
Is it in store as well ?
comshoplesce
12 Nov 152#6
what a great deal...xbox 1 is not bad at all lnow.
flame6969
12 Nov 15#8
Great price ordered
Mac007
12 Nov 15#9
Bargain
kiwi12
12 Nov 15#10
I know I mean it was on games with gold not long ago all of them so I already have them all ?
ferrarian
12 Nov 15#11
Hot deal. Bought the digital download version 2 weeks ago for £20 :disappointed:
Great game though and online multiplayer is amazing.
ScarboroughKID
12 Nov 151#12
Great deal, thanks OP.
gamesreef
12 Nov 15#13
Does anyone know if amazon might price match this? Have amazon vouchers I would like to use. Great deal OP, thanks.
mudstuff
12 Nov 151#14
Heat, thanks! I'd been waiting for a decent price. Cost me £6.77 thanks to some remaining credit and reward points. Sacrilige, but I never fully completed Gears 1, loved Gears 2, thought 3 was decent. Never played Judgement so I look forward to replaying them all with the backwards compatibility and finally playing all the way through the first one! :laughing:
joshtbh
12 Nov 15#15
I thought they were remasters and therefore Xbox one native?
scapton
12 Nov 151#16
Heat, Awesome deal. Have been spending so much on HUKD recently haha :smiley:
danny1975
12 Nov 151#17
Is this online only?
Un19ed82
12 Nov 15#18
Am I being dumb here but why would I want the Xbox 360 versions if I have the Xbox One versions? Cheers
starsi360 to Un19ed82
12 Nov 15#19
Because the ultimate edition is only a remaster of the first game. 2, 3 and judgement are all included on BC. So is the first, but that does seem pointless.
Un19ed82
12 Nov 15#20
Ah I get it now, I'd just assumed it was all of them in one package. Lazy gits!
Kane66
12 Nov 15#21
Heat added, fantastic deal, thanks.
WalkerboyUK
12 Nov 15#22
Just as buggy and error strewn as the original version.
The advertised 60 Fps is only on multiplayer, not on single player campaign/story mode.
TyrantJB to WalkerboyUK
14 Nov 15#70
The original pioneered the way modern TPS are designed.
It was pretty smooth actually, I don't recall many bugs at all.
Ionicsoundwave
12 Nov 15#23
Love this game. Ordered
Itsbedo
12 Nov 151#24
Couldn't resist, cheers!
nseaman
12 Nov 151#25
Ordered thanks
googleboogle
12 Nov 151#26
9 years since I first played this, hope the rose tinted glasses work
alexrwl to googleboogle
12 Nov 15#55
ha ha that would be the same for me...
tempting me in at this price...
kapzar
12 Nov 15#27
I got super excited for the remake and then when I played it I discovered how basic the gameplay was. By staying true to the original, they've lost a lot of things that made Gears 3 gameplay the pinnacle of the series. I haven't even gotten half way through the campaign, and I preordered this.
dicky1993
12 Nov 151#28
I think it's if you play online before the end of the year then you are eligible to get the gears collection via email (download code) from microsoft
badasschris to dicky1993
12 Nov 15#31
so if you have a friend with it you can borrow and play it online once to get the old games?
vulcanproject
12 Nov 15#29
Yeah Gears of War really doesn't stand the test of time. I have Master Chief collection and it really does stand up amazingly well, especially with the updated visuals on Halo 1 and 2. Even the AI stands up well. Gears however just seems so shallow today and basic. The hype was mostly over the visuals as it was the best looking game early on last gen. Playing it now I got bored very fast.
JamesClark1991 to vulcanproject
12 Nov 151#37
Strongly disagree. Core, enjoyable gameplay is so under-rated these days and this game had it in spades.
It's a real shame the game wasn't supported after launch as there were plenty of bugs (some great, some bad) and some OP'd weapons, it definitely spoilt the game for a lot of people. Then they fudged the sequel by messing with the multiplayer's gameplay mechanics.
Classic game.
oldskoolpug
12 Nov 15#30
Best game on xbox one at the mo
mike_celtic101
12 Nov 151#32
In store as well. Just picked mine up waiting for it to install.
mudstuff
12 Nov 151#33
Only Gears 1 is a full remaster. The others are free with the backwards compatibility feature
TornadoShaun
12 Nov 151#34
If you buy this on disc rather than a code over XBL, do you still qualify for the download codes for Gears 2, 3 and Judgement?
keenbuyer to TornadoShaun
12 Nov 151#36
Yeah!
keenbuyer
12 Nov 15#35
That is an awesome price. The backwards compatibility stuff adds a lot to it.
Nabeelkhuweis
12 Nov 151#38
heat...cheers. have £20 on a game card so will pick up tonight
ukbondraider
12 Nov 15#39
I assume they will not bother doing an ultimate edition for 2, 3 and judgement?
mjpower4
12 Nov 15#40
Ordered and get in cheers OP
DynamiteWhyte
12 Nov 15#41
Really wish I could have got this, played it and got the GW1-3 in preparation of when I eventually get my XB1. Would have been all over this.
wardi69 to DynamiteWhyte
12 Nov 15#42
Why can't you? If you know someone who has this and an xbox one, just log in with your account and stick the disc in and boom - download codes will be in your inbox December 1st!
Ghastlie
12 Nov 151#43
Yep, beans on toast again for me next month... Bought!
Meathotukdeals
12 Nov 15#44
Question for gaming enthusiasts. I spent some time marveling at the details in Gears 2 especially in the Hive (where the Queen was found) all those golden embellishments on the ceilings etc and then if you zoomed in with the longshot you could see even more detail that was otherwise not visible. So here is the question - was the detail especially rendered for just the zoom view of the longshot or was that detail all there anyway?
SgtPepper to Meathotukdeals
12 Nov 151#52
This question reminds me of the saying, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?", which according to Wikipedia is a philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding observation and knowledge of reality. Too deep for a hukd gaming thread! :stuck_out_tongue:
theyiddo
12 Nov 151#45
Damn you HUKD....I'm skint, but still you've made me part with more cash! At least I had £6 in reward points to bring the cost down.
sidog
12 Nov 15#46
Bought
julietalphagolf
12 Nov 15#47
Got this on release, great game and still my current joy, did the original gears proud.
PhilAMurray
12 Nov 15#48
Good deal, terrible website.
condemmedman
12 Nov 15#49
I would jump all over this but game has not delivered my pip boy fallout 4 edtion and their customer service is crap
AlanClarke
12 Nov 15#50
Gears of War 2 has never been on GwG but all the others have.
iwo
12 Nov 15#51
Are you referring to the remastered version here or the original game? Is the online component of Gears of War 2015 supported post release by the new devs? How does it run online, is it balanced and polished?
Because I don't recall there being any serious issues with the 2006 original multiplayer other than OP active reload sniping.
vulcanproject
12 Nov 151#53
Note I highlighted Halo, which is an even older game but is really much better and stood the test of time gameplay wise much better too. Gears 1 is just incredibly one dimensional in retrospect or even in comparison to an older game in Halo. The AI is quite bad, particularly for squad mates (i.e Dom) but not much better for the enemies. There isn't a lot of variety of enemies or alternate strategy for the ones you do face, barring a couple of all too brief boss battles. The multiplayer saved it, but that was kinda ruined in the sequel as well.
This doesn't have quite the glowing reviews MCC had, many pointing out the same as I felt. The rapid price drops on this reflects that IMO. It's worth it for Gears fans but I don't think the upgrades are on par with what was accomplished with the earlier Halo games either. It's cheap for this price, if you fancy competitive Gears again I suppose.
Man. If there's any bargain Xbox deals on black Friday I'm in
shasnir
12 Nov 15#57
Great price.
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(Xbox One became backward compatible tonight).
Catantez
12 Nov 15#58
amazing, wonder if it will get cheaper nearer xmas?
simonmya69
12 Nov 15#59
Cheers OP. ordered :smiley:
5Rivers79
12 Nov 15#60
Bit off topic but has anyones xbox one downloaded all the gears games? Mine has missed out Gears 2.
sunnydelight to 5Rivers79
13 Nov 15#61
am missing the original an gear 2 as well STRANGE
momouk78
13 Nov 15#62
Gears 2 is not yet available on Backwards Comp.
MUFFMONKEY
13 Nov 15#63
Great deal just ordered and heat added,thanks Turkey for posting a deal thats actually valid and not a WILD GOOSE CHASE like most so called non existent delas posted on here.
fsanuk2
13 Nov 15#64
Good price but I've got too many games at the moment: Halo 5, Cod Black Ops III, Fallout 4, Forza 6. It's just too much.
ao4real
13 Nov 15#65
great price. Just ordered mine,
Meathotukdeals
13 Nov 15#66
I get your point...but I still want an answer! :stuck_out_tongue:
5Rivers79
13 Nov 15#67
Gears 2 is in the list of 104 games but not available to install!
badasschris
13 Nov 151#68
I would guess it did load in extra detail. Borderlands does this as you move closer to objects the higher resolution textures are loaded. Just cause 2 was a great example of a game that loaded more detail as you approached. If it looked like this when you were playing then it probably was doing something like that.
Meathotukdeals
13 Nov 15#69
Could not see it loading though. Pick up the sniper rifle, zoom and it was all there. Same with just walking about normally - couldn't see a 'draw point' type thing going on.
ukbondraider
15 Nov 15#71
So I installed this and played 1 game of multiplayer online. I believe this is the only criteria to get the free 360 games. When can I expect the 360 games to be issued. I thought it was after Dec but see people getting theirs already.
Have to say that this is an excellent redo of the original game graphics wise. Much better looking than Halo 5 which imo is awful relative to the current gen of games.
TornadoShaun to ukbondraider
23 Nov 15#77
Halo 5 does indeed have terrible graphics online, which is so strange as the campaign environments look gorgeous. Online though, graphically it is about on a par with Halo 2. No joke.
googleboogle
15 Nov 15#72
You need the latest dashboard. And then go to pending installs or what ever it is called.
ukbondraider
15 Nov 15#73
I have the latest dashboard but cannot see the GOW games in my games or queue.
james2k66 to ukbondraider
15 Nov 15#74
they are coming December 1st. unless you owned them already on 360
graphics are great and it does take me back! maybe doesn't have the deepest mechanics of any game, but it has a great atmosphere and i'm finding it just as enjoyable as when i played thru years ago.
dodoegg1
16 Nov 15#75
Horde question. When they make gears 2 and 3 available, will horde be playable online? And also any news if 2 players on playing local splitscreen could go online in a horde match? It always annoyed me on the last gen that you couldnt horde online splitscreen but could offline.
Captain HUKD
18 Nov 15#76
Ordered online using a combination of Reward Card points & a Gift card. Looking forward to giving it a whirl at some point as I've never played the additional PC content. Takes me back as the launch of the original GOW was the reason I got my first 360 all those years ago.
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Great game though and online multiplayer is amazing.
The advertised 60 Fps is only on multiplayer, not on single player campaign/story mode.
It was pretty smooth actually, I don't recall many bugs at all.
tempting me in at this price...
It's a real shame the game wasn't supported after launch as there were plenty of bugs (some great, some bad) and some OP'd weapons, it definitely spoilt the game for a lot of people. Then they fudged the sequel by messing with the multiplayer's gameplay mechanics.
Classic game.
Because I don't recall there being any serious issues with the 2006 original multiplayer other than OP active reload sniping.
This doesn't have quite the glowing reviews MCC had, many pointing out the same as I felt. The rapid price drops on this reflects that IMO. It's worth it for Gears fans but I don't think the upgrades are on par with what was accomplished with the earlier Halo games either. It's cheap for this price, if you fancy competitive Gears again I suppose.
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(Xbox One became backward compatible tonight).
Have to say that this is an excellent redo of the original game graphics wise. Much better looking than Halo 5 which imo is awful relative to the current gen of games.
graphics are great and it does take me back! maybe doesn't have the deepest mechanics of any game, but it has a great atmosphere and i'm finding it just as enjoyable as when i played thru years ago.