Microsoft and The Coalition person opted to return nan Gears of War franchise backmost to its roots pinch Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel that will travel beloved characters Marcus Fenix and Dominic (Dom) Santiago during their first conflict against nan invading Locust horde. This caller mainline introduction will characteristic everything fans person travel to emotion astir nan bid alongside caller experiences only achievable connected nan newest hardware.
Of course, immoderate players whitethorn beryllium disappointed to perceive that nan adjacent crippled isn’t Gears 6 — but there’s bully news connected that front. Fans eager to cognize what happened aft nan conclusion of Gears 5 tin remainder easy knowing that nan squad isn’t abandoning that storyline.
“We’re ace proud astir Gears 4 and Gears 5 and nan stories that were told,” Brand Director Nicole Fawcette told Xbox Wire. “We’re not retreating from that storyline successful immoderate way. But successful [this] moment, we had an opportunity to constitute our adjacent step, and this 1 conscionable felt excessively bully to miss.”
There’s intelligibly still a batch of communicative near to beryllium told successful nan Gears of War universe. So while we hold to spot what’s adjacent successful nan communicative successful a early Gears 6, here’s everything we cognize astir Gears of War: E-Day.
Release date
The first trailer for Gears of War: E-Day didn’t stock a merchandise date, but it’s safe to presume we’ll perceive much astir this sometime adjacent year. Holiday 2025 seems for illustration a reasonable conjecture for a merchandise window, but Microsoft has a inclination to denote immoderate games pinch cinematic trailers highly acold up of their eventual launch, truthful it wouldn’t beryllium astonishing to spot it pushed into 2026.
Platforms
Gears of War: E-Day will motorboat connected Xbox Series S|X and PC. There person been rumors of nan bid coming complete to PlayStation 5, excessively — particularly arsenic much and much Xbox Game Studios games are making their measurement location — but location has been nary charismatic confirmation from either company, truthful we wouldn’t urge holding your activity for that.
Trailers
Gears of War: E-Day | Official Announce Trailer (In-Engine) - Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Microsoft announced Gears of War: E-Day pinch its very first trailer during nan Xbox Games Showcase 2024. Though it doesn’t show immoderate gameplay, it gives america a glimpse of nan prequel’s stars — younger versions of bid mainstays Marcus and Dom — arsenic they conflict disconnected a Locust. It ends pinch them staring retired complete a fallen metropolis filled pinch emergence holes, driving location nan game’s attraction connected nan shocking first battle of nan Locust horde.
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On today's 18th day of Gears of War, we're proud to stock that John DiMaggio and @RealCarlosFerro are reprising their roles arsenic nan iconic voices of Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago successful Gears of War: E-Day. pic.twitter.com/x9uaH9R0sR
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Despite being group 14 years earlier nan events of nan first game, some John DiMaggio and Carlos Ferro will beryllium reprising their roles arsenic Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, respectively, for nan prequel.
Multiplayer
While nan Gears of War franchise is well-known for its amazingly affectional (and undoubtedly bloody) shooter campaigns, you tin besides ever count connected an arsenic aggravated multiplayer component. While neither Microsoft nor The Coalition person elaborate overmuch of thing astir this truthful far, some co-op and competitory multiplayer has been confirmed for this breathtaking prequel entry.
Preorder
Like each first-party Microsoft games, Gears of War: E-Day will beryllium disposable connected time 1 for Game Pass subscribers connected some Xbox and PC. As such, subscribers will beryllium capable to download and play it connected motorboat time pinch nary further acquisition necessary. If you’re not willing successful Game Pass, however, and conscionable want to bargain nan crippled outright, you tin besides wish-list it correct now connected Steam.