Gears of War: E-Day brings the series back to its origins: here is the reveal trailer | GameSoul.it

We will discover firsthand the horrors of E-Day.

After a few days of moderate enthusiasm, the gaming summer explodes thanks to a Xbox Showcase 2024 full of titles and news, including the final bomb that surprised so many. In fact, one of the franchises most loved by the Xbox people is back (and available on Xbox Game Pass, purchasable here), with a title that seems to want to take us back to the past: Gears of War: E-Day!

The series that perhaps even more than Halo represented the Xbox 360 era is ready to return forcefully to the new generation consoles. The announcement came with a very high quality CG reveal trailer, which cleverly reused the notes from Mad World (already chosen for one of the most iconic commercials in the world of video games) and which showed us Marcus and Dom in a decidedly youthful version.

Gears of War: E-Day it will take us to the moment of the locust invasion, on that Emergency Day which historically started every event. In fact, the title is set 14 years before the first episode, and will show us the terror that young soldiers can feel when they find themselves faced with real infernal monsters for the first time.

We will follow a story that will intertwine the lives of Marcus And Sun through the death of Carlos, Dom’s brother who fell in battle, and how they will give life to their inseparable bond. In general, many “origin” stories will be addressed, but not just for the characters! We will also find out what led to the birth of the legendary Lancer.

The Coalition he wanted to underline how Gears of War: E-Day is not a spin-off, but simply a new main chapter that will push the series into the future on a technical and gameplay level, even though it is set in the past. The events of the fourth and fifth chapters remain integral and canonical for the plot, it was simply chosen at the time to continue in another direction

Now we just have to wait for new information: there is no date, no launch window, there is no gameplay… but the trailer, which you can find at the end of the article, still manages to excite a lot!

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