Gears 5: Hivebusters Expansion Arrives December 15th

Today, The Coalition announced that the Gears 5: Hivebusters expansion will launch on December 15th, available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and for $19.99 as a separate purchase. The newly-announced Gears 5: Game of the Year Edition will also be available on the same day for $59.99.

Gears 5: Hivebusters is a new 3-hour campaign where players will take on the roles of Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes introduced in Gears 5’s Escape mode – in their first mission as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed “Scorpio Squad,” their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption.

Gears 5: Hivebusters 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 15th. Simply update the game and launch the expansion from the Gears 5 main menu.