Gears 5, the latest entry in the longrunning Gears of War franchise, released in 2019 to critical praise and is, in many regards, one of the best Xbox One shooters available. Our own Jez Corden loved it in his review, though he felt it didn't quite go far enough in changing things up at certain points.

Now, over a year later, the developers at The Coalition have released an expansion pack of sorts, a DLC called Gears 5: Hivebusters. This story follows the origin of Scorpio Squad — Mac, Lahni and Keegan — as they work to uncover a way to destroy entire Swarm hives on a near-suicide mission.