Later this year, Steamforged will release War Gears: Card Game, which is … a Gears of War a card game, whose base engine is made of Magic: Gathering designer Tyler Bielman.
It is interesting that it is a "story-driven style game", in which the effects and effects of the previous game can be exploited next.
You can play as a Coalition or Horde, and "you'll combine the luck of a draw using carefully the cards in your hand to control the cover, assemble weapons, and crush your enemies".
There is no more firmer release date than the word "later this year".