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Colin Penty
@colinpenty
Technical Art Director @ The Coalition, working on Gears of War. I make and play video games! Comments are my own. Past: EA Blackbox, EA Sports, Radical Ent.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
thecoalitionstudio.com
Joined September 2009
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Jan 5, 2021
    We spent a lot of time improving our facial anim pipeline, character shaders, upped our polycounts, and much improved lighting and shadowing. 🔥🔥
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    Milkky
    @ReallyMilkkyWay
    Jan 5, 2021
    I never noticed how much of a leap Gears 5 was visually until I replayed Gears of War 4. It's on a completely different level... #Xbox #GearsofWar
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Oct 17, 2020
    Yes uses the PC high-res texture pack. Full 4k res for character textures. Really noticeable on faces and upper body. X1X uses 2k. #XboxSeriesX
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    Kelvin þ
    @KeemaMr
    Oct 16, 2020
    Gears 5 Xbox Series X character models have the highest quality of textures and detail.💚
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Dec 10, 2021
    Was an absolutely awesome experience getting to work with the talented people at Epic and @CoalitionGears on The Matrix Awakens #UE5 demo. #GameAwards 🔥🔥🔥
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Oct 20, 2020
    Looks like our work here is done. 😊#Gears5 exceeds 200w power-draw on the #XboxSeriesX with all the new visual enhancements we’ve made. 🔥🔥 Also: locked 120fps confirmed!
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    Digital Foundry
    @digitalfoundry
    Oct 19, 2020
    Today's video content - a closer look at power efficiency, thermals and much more with Xbox Series X: youtu.be/aQ22I9WGIvw
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    May 13, 2020
    Unreal Engine 5 looks phenomenal. Amazing work by Epic and @BrianKaris as always. Would love to see how that demo looks on Xbox Series X! 🙃
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Jun 9, 2024
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    XBOX
    @XBOX
    Jun 9, 2024
    All around us are familiar faces. Witness the harrowing origins of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago in Gears of War: E-Day, the origin story of @GearsofWar: xbx.lv/3RkOjV9 | #XboxShowcase
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Apr 4, 2025
    Helping to push to 60fps while improving visuals with the talented #SouthOfMidnight team and the fantastic Xbox Games Tech Group was a super rewarding experience. Can’t wait to play the final game!
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Jul 15, 2020
    In case you missed it I'll be showing a bit more of #Gears5 Xbox Series X visual features on the Inside @UnrealEngine live stream Thursday.
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    Wccftech
    @wccftech
    Jul 14, 2020
    The Coalition Will Talk About Gears 5 on Xbox Series X This Thursday During Inside Unreal Livestream dlvr.it/Rbbhg0
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    May 3, 2021
    Another crazy milestone today. 10 years at @CoalitionGears ! Well, it wasn’t called The Coalition when I started - same team though. What a dynamic 10 years it has been. Phew. Can’t wait to see what the next 10 have in store... 🍺🔥👌🏻🎉
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Dec 17, 2020
    Hivebusters really shines with the Xbox Series X/S graphics enhancements we made - took a lot of tuning by @GeoffLesterCG and team, but worth it! 🔥🔥
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    Digital Foundry
    @digitalfoundry
    Dec 17, 2020
    We put together a quick look at The Coalition's excellent Gears 5 Hivebusters DLC running on Xbox Series X. We also go into depth on the fixes and optimisations delivered for the new release. youtu.be/YvJ3lsFBkcw
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Nov 3, 2020
    Love what the team was able to do with #XboxSeriesX and #Gears5 !
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    Digital Foundry
    @digitalfoundry
    Nov 3, 2020
    Today's video content. Gears 5 on Xbox Series X - everything you need to know about the upgrades and performance. Includes unique VRS visualisations! youtu.be/9Cz5gq3S1ts
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Jul 2, 2021
    Super excited to be presenting for @CoalitionGears at #GDC a #UE5 technical demo #AlphaPoint presented by @UnrealEngine running on #XboxSeriesX with @Kate_JRayner 🔥🔥🔥 schedule.gdconf.com/session/alpha-…
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Feb 14, 2025
    Was a lot of fun to contribute to Avowed. Though my last name isn't "Plenty" 😅😅😅. Oh well, close enough...
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    Colin Penty
    @colinpenty
    Jun 15, 2023
    Updated @CoalitionGears website!🔥🔥🔥
    thecoalitionstudio.com
    The Coalition Studio | Home
    The official website for The Coalition Studio
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