"Gears of War: E-Day," a new game in the Gear of War series, has been announced by Microsoft. During the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, the tech giant unveiled the new Gears of War game. Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel to the original Gears of War game, released in 2006 and featuring Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago as playable characters. The title 'Gears of War: E-Day' refers to Emergence Day in the game's plot and tells the origin tale of the famed third-person shooter. The new Gears of War title is set 14 years before the events of the first Gears of War game, with Emergence Day being the emphasis. Read on to learn more.
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While facts about Gears of War: E-Day's gameplay remain unknown, a cinematic trailer has been released, providing a glimpse into the game's plot. As the title implies, the upcoming chapter takes place around Emergence Day and includes younger versions of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. The trailer depicts a young Marcus fighting desperately against a massive, terrifying monster. He's barely hanging on when his friend Dom pulls him to safety. It appears that Marcus is lucky to have survived because this is the first time he has encountered these beings.
Additionally, E-Day's developers have stated that it is a prequel to the original Gears of War game rather than a spin-off. The game is set 14 years before the first Gears of War. It will demonstrate how the Locust Horde arrived on the scene and how humanity was unprepared to face these horrific new enemies. The trailer concludes with Dom Santiago and Marcus looking over a metropolis being swallowed up by a giant gap that caves in the entire land it is built on. Dom Santiago and Marcus Fenix are survivors of the Pendulum Wars, which transpired before the events of the first Gears of War game. They will now have to deal with the Locust Horde invasion.
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The Coalition is developing Gears of War E-Day, which will be released by Xbox Game Studios. According to Microsoft, the action-adventure shooter will have "unprecedented graphical fidelity" because it is being built from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5. The game will be exclusively available on Xbox Series X|S and PC.
