Gears of War is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It is the first installment of the Gears of War series and was released for the Xbox 360 in 2006. The game follows protagonist Marcus Fenix
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Gears of War is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter video games, which has been supplemented by spin-off video game titles, a DC comic book series, eight novels, a board game adaptation and various merchandise.