Upcoming Gears 5 update adds ‘Kantus’ villain and more

Gears 5 is about to get even better!

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What you need to know

Gears 5is a third-person shooter from The Coalition, an Xbox Game Studios team. It received great reviews at launch and the multiplayer mode seems to have gained a lot of traction in recent weeks. Today, the developer detailed what’s part of the latest update.

While the upcoming update may not be as feature-rich as past ones, there are a lot of notable additions to the game. You can read about the major ones below.

According to the post, the “fifth and final character of Operation 2 – the Kantus – is set for release this month as part of Title Update 4.” Kantus is a mirror of Lizzie Carmine so expect similar abilities. You can read more about the update on theGears 5 website. Do you still play the game? What do you think of the multiplayer? Let us know.

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