The Carmines are finally in Gears 5.
Anthony, Benjamin and Gary Carmine are playable characters in Gears 5’s Versus multiplayer only for now.
This marks a significant change compared to the release of other characters in the game. Up to this point, new COGs were released in Versus multiplayer and PvE modes Horde and Escape at the same time.
“We have a broader PVE plan coming that will allow you to take these – and all COG – characters into Horde or Escape,” The Coalition said in a blog post.
Gears 5 fans have wanted to play as a Carmine brother since the game came out in 2019.
If you’re unfamiliar, fan-favourite Carmine first popped up in the first Gears of War game in 2006. Private Anthony Carmine became an instant hit after he was unceremoniously killed off during the opening phase of the Lightmass Offensive. Since then the Carmine brothers have become a kind of Gears in-joke for their hapless near-death – and death – experiences, and the developers have had fun with it, too.