Gears 5: Hivebusters campaign expansion included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Gears 5: Hivebusters campaign expansion included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Sub surface. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 10 Dec 2020 50 comments The Gears 5: Hivebusters campaign expansion is included with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, Microsoft has announced. Hivebusters comes out on Tuesday, 15th December, and is available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on console, PC and Android devices the same day as its global release. Otherwise, it's sold separately for $19.99, or is included with the Gears 5: Game of the Year Edition, also due out on 15th December. Gears 5: Hivebusters is the first Xbox Game Studios campaign expansion to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate day-and-date with release, Zoë Curnoe, production director at Gears developer The Coalition, said in a blog post on Xbox Wire. It's a significant push for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which costs £10.99 a month (although you can get your first three months for £1). The expansion is not included with the standard Xbox Game Pass subscription, which costs £7.99 a month. Hivebusters is a new, three-hour campaign set on the volcanic Galangi islands. You can play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac - the characters from Gears 5's Escape mode - in their first mission as part of the Hivebuster program. You can use and upgrade ultimate abilities in this expansion, with up to three-player co-op split-screen or online. There's a "deadly new predator", too. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store