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Last weekend, Gears of War Reloaded had its first multiplayer beta test, and testing will resume this coming weekend. However, the team behind the game wants players to know that it has listened to comments about the first beta, and expanded the hours and the options for the second weekend.

On the game’s social media accounts, Gears of War Reloaded developer The Coalition announced the changes. The start time remains June 20 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET, but the test has now been lengthened by nine hours to Sunday, June 22 at 9 PM PT / June 23 12 AM ET.

We heard you.
More maps. More modes. More time.
This weekend’s Multiplayer Beta has been extended and Execution will now be playable along with KOTH. pic.twitter.com/KRM0viG5VU

— Gears of War (@GearsofWar) June 18, 2025

As noted in the post, Execution has been added to the beta alongside King of the Hill on Gridlock, Raven Down (Courtyard and War Machine), and Canals. Team Deathmatch and Gold Rush options are also available.

Gears of War Reloaded is the second remaster of the original game from 2006. All of the post-launch content from the game’s first remaster, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, will be included. Microsoft has also been sending free upgrades for Reloaded to anyone who already has Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.

Microsoft will drop Gears of War Reloaded on August 28 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. Cross-platform play and cross-progression will be supported. This will be the first time that Gears of War has appeared on a PlayStation system. Microsoft has yet to confirm that the next game, Gears of War: E-Day, will be cross-platform when it launches in 2026 as part of Xbox’s 25th anniversary.

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Gears of War Reloaded developer The Coalition has extended the second weekend of the game’s beta, which along with more time will also include more modes and more maps for participants to check out.

The upcoming weekend’s beta will now run between 20th June 8pm UK time until 23rd June 5am UK time, and feature five maps for both Social Team Deathmatch and Competitive King of the Hill and Execution. Initially, things were planned to be wrapped up within 48 hours and with less variety.

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As to why the team has decided to do this? Well, “we heard you,” is what it wrote in a post on social media.

You see, the first Gears of War Reloaded beta weekend didn’t exactly go all that smoothly for the developer, and there were multiple reports from players of server instability as well as technical issues. Many were quite vocal about their experiences.

“Most of the Twitch stream thumbnails are of people sitting trying to find a match. When you eventually can get into a match, everybody is laggy and when you start shooting somebody they just disappear and then randomly you die or they stutter back and forth taking multiple full clips and not dying,” read one such post on social media following the first beta. “I knew the beta was probably gonna be bad but this is just terrible and unacceptable.”

Hopefully things will go a bit better this weekend.

Image credit: The Coalition

Gears of War Reloaded – which is a revamped edition of the original Gears of War game – will be making its full arrival on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 26th August.

It will feature faster frame rates and “deeper visual fidelity”, with the studio promising “clarity, smoothness, and immersion that matches the power of today’s hardware”.

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Gears Of War Reloaded Beta Is Getting Extended With More Maps

Gears of War Reloaded second beta weekend extended following a bumpy start last week