After Microsoft acquired the rights to the franchise Gears of War in 2014, the studio was commissioned to develop new games in the series.

This decision coincided with the cancellation of Project Columbia, an unannounced Kinect shooter game, and the layoff of all 35 employees.

[16] The Coalition then collaborated with Mediatonic to develop the real-time strategy Gears Pop!,[17] released in August 2019 to mixed reviews.

[26] In March 2020, Fergusson left his position to join Blizzard Entertainment,[3] and director of operations Mike Crump assumed the role.

[28][29] Later that year, in December, The Coalition released Gears 5: Hivebusters, a downloadable expansion pack which also received positive reviews.

[32] The Coalition supported 343 Industries in the development of Halo Infinite and contributed to the Xbox Series X/S optimization of the technology demonstration The Matrix Awakens, both released in December.