Gears 5: Hivebusters Expansion
In the new expansion, play as 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.
- Enjoy a new, 3-hour campaign set on the volcanic Galangi islands. The island lava flows and sandy beaches are crawling with Swarm and a deadly new predator.
- Use and upgrade Ultimate Abilities in a campaign story setting for the first time.
- Up to 3-player co-op, split-screen or online.
- 16 new achievements to unlock for 210 Gamerscore
- The expansion supports Gears 5 Xbox Series X|S optimizations, including reduced load times, quick resume, variable refresh rates and 4K HDR Ultra visuals on Series X.
Gears 5: Hivebusters was written by Kurtis Wiebe, creator of the Rat Queens comic book series, and author of the Gears of War: Hivebusters comics on which the expansions characters are based. Gears of War: Hivebusters , which originally appeared as a five-part series in 2019, is now available for print purchase as a single collected volume and includes the Mechanic Mac Character Skin and the Hivebusters Comic Cover Banner as bonus digital items for immediate use in multiplayer.
Gears 5: Hivebusters is complete with a new set of Achievements worth 210 Gamerscore
| Name | Description | Gamerscore |
|---|---|---|
| Designation: Scorpio | Unlock during the DLC Campaign | 5 |
| Out of the Frying Pan | Unlock during the DLC Campaign | 5 |
| New Island, New Mission | Unlock during the DLC Campaign | 5 |
| A Breath of Fresh Air | Unlock during the DLC Campaign | 5 |
| The Spirit Walk | Unlock during the DLC Campaign | 5 |
| Face the Creature | Unlock during the DLC Campaign | 5 |
| The Awakening | Activate Keegan, Lahni and Mac’s Abilities in the Hivebuster Campaign Expansion | 5 |
| Electroblade | Kill 50 enemies using Lahni’s Electroblade Ability as Lahni in the Hivebuster Campaign Expansion | 5 |
| Ready to Frontline | Kill 50 enemies as Mac through your Barrier Ability in the Hivebuster Campaign Expansion | 5 |
| Supplies for the Effort | As Keegan, activate Resupply ability 25 times in the Hivebuster Campaign Expansion | 5 |
| Enter Hivebusters | Complete all Chapters of the Hivebusters DLC (any difficulty) | 5 |
| Rite of passage | Complete all Chapters of the Hivebusters DLC on Insane | 15 |
| Renewed, not consumed | Find all Character Ability upgrades in the Hivebusters DLC | 5 |
| Operation: Ride the Snatcher | Complete the Hivebusters DLC in 3-Player Co-Op (Scorpio squad, dupes not allowed) | 10 |
| Searching for answers | Collect all Campaign Collectibles in the Hivebusters DLC | 5 |
| Class Act | Reach level five on any one Assault, one Tank and one Support | 5 |
| The Centaur Set | Max out each of the Anchor, Gunner, Pilot, Veteran, Brawler classes | 10 |
| A Gear of many talents | Complete a Versus match in each of Regency, River, Nexus, Clocktower, and Gridlock | 5 |