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Revision as of 09:57, 22 September 2018
Developers | |
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Epic Games | |
Windows | People Can Fly |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 6, 2007 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Gears of War | |
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Gears of War | 2007 |
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | 2016 |
Gears of War 4 | 2016 |
Gears POP! | 2019 |
Gears 5 | 2019 |
Gears Tactics | 2020 |
This page is for the original release. For the updated version, see Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.
Key points
- Install Title Update 3 to fix an issue with expired digital signatures.[1]
- Comes with exclusive content (a new singleplayer chapter, 3 extra multiplayer maps and a map editor).
General information
- Epic Games Forums
- Gearspedia - A wiki for the series
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 2]
- No longer available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Title Update 3 fixes an expired digital signatures issue that prevents all earlier versions of the game from launching.[1] This is a required update.
- Exit Asus Auto Updater (if it is running) prior to installing to prevent installation issues.[4]
Update Games for Windows - LIVE
Update Games for Windows – LIVE Redistributable[citation needed] |
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Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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EpicLogo.bik ESRB.bik ESRB_chi.bik ESRB_kor.bik MGSLogo.bik |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Gears of War for Windows\WarGame\Config |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\Content\E000002D9621B011\ |
Video settings
Disable motion blur
Disable motion blur[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Disable mouse smoothing[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | Ported from Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. Available here. | |||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Xbox 360 version only. | |||
LAN play | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op 2 players for co-op. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 80, 3074 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
"You cannot run the game with modified executable code. Please reinstall the game." error
- Install Title Update 3 to fix an issue with digital signatures.[1]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 10 | |
Shader Model support | 3, 4 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Games for Windows - LIVE |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.4 GHz AMD 2.0 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1700 DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gears of War - GEARS OF WAR FOR WINDOWS UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ UPDATES & TITLE UPDATES Support Start Here Technical Support - Xbox.com Forums