A surprise Gears of War that’s much better than we could’ve imagined

In the middle of 2024, who would have thought that we would see once again an adventure starring Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago, one of the best duos in the gaming world, so integral to the Xbox brand? Indeed, Gears of War has helped Microsoft raise their stakes in the gaming world more than almost any other game.

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In its Xbox Games Showcase at the Summer Game Fest 2024, which took place Sunday, June 9th, Microsoft unveiled a new installment of the science-fiction saga: Gears of War E-Day.

The game is being developed by The Coalition, Xbox’s internal studio dedicated to the Gears of War saga. While the game doesn’t have a release date yet, it’s being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and promises to be a technical marvel.

What we know about Gears of War E-Day

The trailer is reminiscent of the classic original, featuring the track ‘Mad World’ from the original Gears. Gears of War E-Day is set 14 years before the first Gears and “tells the story of the first appearance of the Locust on Sera”.

Once again, the lead character is Marcus Fenix, the toughest gear on the whole planet; this time, Fenix’s tale is presented as an origin story. A sort of Resident Evil Zero.

This will be the first title in the series since Gears 5 in 2019, which was part of Microsoft’s plan to turn the franchise into a multimedia franchise on par with Halo. Five years later, this still hasn’t happened, and we don’t really know what they plan to do with the franchise.

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For those who don’t remember, there was a strategy spin-off called Gears Tactics in 2020, and Netflix announced plans for both a live-action movie and an animated series set in the Gears of War universe. That’s why Gears fans were so happy Sunday: the franchise is still alive.

Author: Chema Carvajal Sarabia

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