Xbox has officially released the next part of the Weapons of war franchise, Gears of War E-Day.
Announced during the Xbox Games Showcase today (June 9), longtime fans were treated to a cinematic trailer featuring younger versions of the series’ original heroes, Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, during the start of the Locust invasion.
While we got confirmation that a new game is now in development, unfortunately there was no word on a release date.
However, we do know that Gears of War E-Day will be a prequel to the main games and will be set 14 years before the events of the original game. We also have an official game description, which you can read below.
“Experience the brutal horror of Emergence Day through the eyes of Marcus Fenix in the origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas,” it reads. ‘Fourteen years earlier Weapons of war, war heroes Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago return home to face a new nightmare: the Locust Horde. These subterranean monsters, grotesque and ruthless, erupt from below and besiege humanity itself.”
Developer The Coalition has also confirmed this Gears of War E-Day is built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5 and will deliver “unprecedented graphical fidelity.”
“We realized that many of the words we use to describe the franchise are the same ones our fans use, expressions like brotherhood, brutality, pathos and awe,” says creative director Matt Searcy in a new interview with Xbox wire. “Why E-Day? That is the moment when everything comes together. It is the heart of the Gears universe. Everything that happens is shaped by this day.”
There was no word on release platforms either, but it’s safe to assume that Gears of War E-Day coming to Xbox consoles and PC, like previous titles in the series, and perhaps Xbox Game Pass. It’s unclear at this point if Xbox will skip Xbox One.
‘It will feel like new Gears game, because that’s what it is,” Searcy adds. “We’re rethinking the tone and feel of what makes it Gears great, but we’re using new techniques, new processes and new technology that will make the gameplay feel better than ever.
“It’s going to be amazing, a game that feels both truly new and authentic Gears.”