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Gears Tactics is coming to Xbox One and PC (including on Steam) on April 28, 2020. Microsoft showed off a new trailer at the Game Awards tonight and the game looks exactly like you’d expect the baby of Gears of War and XCOM to.

I still hate Jack, Gears of War’s Pixar-like companion drone, but after hearing the inspiration behind him I appreciate why he exists. Gears 5 director Rod Fergusson said at a recent game conference that Jack was meant to give non-Gears players an approachable cooperative role similar to Mario Galaxy’s co-star mode.

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