Amidst rumors about the game's ongoing development, Gears 6 trends on the social media platform Twitter. Gears 6 was featured in an Nvidia leak last year, where several other leaked titles have been confirmed since, but that's the closest gamers have come to having any solid information on the title.Considering that Gears 6 has never been officially announced by The Coalition, it's amazing just how much hype there is for the long-awaited game. Players are waiting for any official news about the title, with all whisperings seeming to come from third parties. Just recently, JD's voice actor Liam McIntyre claimed he hadn't been contacted for Gears 6. This doesn't mean the game isn't in development, but it could mean that gamers face a decent wait yet before they get their hands on a sequel.It seems that a big reason that Gears 6 is trending on Twitter is due to hype for the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase. There are plenty of rumors about what the showcase will reveal, and Gears 6 is one that keeps coming up as a possibility with one particular tweet by Insider Gaming inspiring plenty of talk. It's certainly a game that fans are wanting to have officially confirmed, as it has now been four years since Gears 5 was released. Bringing back the Gears franchise seems like a safe bet to get gamers on board with Microsoft's first-party line-up, and the Xbox Games Showcase is the perfect place to do that.
As well as the Xbox Games Showcase, there were other contributing factors to the Gears 6 Twitter hype. Gears of War series creator Cliff Bleszinski put out a Tweet claiming that "IF they do Gears 6 Marcus HAS TO DIE," a take that inspired much conversation about the game. Some agreed, others disagreed, but there's no doubt that it got the people talking.
There was even another user on the site that claimed Gears 6 had been canceled, but this was quickly disputed by reputable journalist Jez Corden. Given the enduring popularity of the franchise, the claim did seem unlikely.
Whether Gears 6 shows at the Xbox Games Showcase or not, gamers hopefully don't have too much longer to wait until its existence is confirmed by The Coalition. The longest gap between Gears games currently stands at five years between Gears of War 3 and 4, which makes sense given the change in developer. With one rumor suggesting that The Coalition canceled two games to work on Gears 6, it seems there's still a lot left to be said about the franchise despite the lack of any official confirmation.
Gears of War 6 is rumored to be in development.