Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb says it's "definitely under consideration" and corroborates Microsoft allegedly revealing its first-party plan this month.
Bonnie Jean Mah is now Narrative Director at the God of War Ragnarok studio and is "beyond thrilled to be working with this team."
"I've always said, Phil Spencer has my number, I'm happy to consult," series creator Cliff Bleszinski says.
Reports earlier this year indicated that The Coalition had shifted focus to Gears 6 after the cancellation of two unannounced projects.
Microsoft and Nvidia signed a 10-year deal to bring the former's games to the GeForce Now cloud streaming platform earlier this year.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Microsoft will "announce some things that people haven’t seen" and "give updates" on previously announced titles.
The next Gears game, whenever it happens, should see the return of Marcus Fenix as a playable character.
The Academy Award-nominated screenwriter has previously also worked on movies such as Prometheus, Passengers, and more.
Cliff Bleszinski, who led the original Gears of War trilogy, says he was considering making the next game first person before Microsoft acquired the IP.
The lead mission designer will help "forge the future of the IP and push the limits of Microsoft’s entertainment platforms and devices."
Joshua Ortega, who co-directed and wrote Gears of War 2, seems to be suggesting that he's back working on the franchise with The Coalition.
The studio's previously-leaked non-Gears smaller project has reportedly been cancelled, with The Coalition being one of several Xbox studios to be affected by Microsoft's recent round of layoffs.
Numerous layoffs at Xbox's studios continue to underscore the various problems with its handling of first-party titles and beloved IPs.
Xbox employees who have been at the company for "more than a decade" are gone, with marketing and HoloLens teams also affected.
Though rumored last year to no announcement, the compilation is still very much in development, as per XboxEra's Nick Baker.
Netflix revealed the sales milestone after announcing a live-action feature film and animated series for the cover shooter.
Netflix and The Coalition are teaming up for a new live action movie adaptation of the Gears of War franchise, with an animated follow-up in also in the works.
The lead designer of the original Gears of War trilogy says Epic Games was unsure about where to take the franchise before selling it to Microsoft and The Coalition.
Reports have previously suggested that The Coalition is working on a remastered collection of the Gears of War series.
Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty confirms Undead Labs is "using some of the technology around Unreal 5 and some of the stuff that's been in Gears of War."
