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I have returned from the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 in LA with a mountain of juicy new gaming info.
Last week, Microsoft had itsbest pitch for the Xbox platform everthanks to a bumperXbox Games Showcase, 2024.
But, the headline act came from one of Xbox’s most iconic, long-standing franchises.
Why Gears of War: E-Day?
Gears of War 1 takes place some years after civilization is effectively almost destroyed by the Locust Horde.
After that, Unreal Engine 5 dropped, and it was time for something new.
We knew we were going to Unreal 5, we knew this big tech update was coming.
When you first meet them, they’re not the same Marcus and Dom you know.
In Gears 1, they’ve already spent 14 years fighting the Locust."
Humanity enjoyed barely two months of respite after this war, before E-Day occurs.
“Peace was declared on Sera, and they had a hopeful future in front of them.
Carlos was Dom’s brother, but he was Marcus' best friend.
So, Marcus and Dom are not the best of friends that we know of, yet.”
It should be a good representation of the horror, too.
“you could see that we’ve wanted to reposition the Locust drone as actual scary, terrifying creatures.
People remember Gears of War 1 of having these high moments of horror, and being scared.
“That’s in our DNA.
The cool thing about Gears is that it can straddle both of those things.
And then, having moments where you chainsaw a Locusts' head off.
And have it feel so fucking good.”
How will Gears of War: E-Day differ from its predecessors?
I personally found the question surprising, but we do live in weird times of subverted expectations.
“I agree, there’s a lot of stuff we can do.
On the story, there’s a 14 year gap between E-Day and Gears 1.
Even Gears Tactics was a few years into the war.
E-Day isn’t a world that’s destroyed.
It’s a beautiful world, with people who are in a time of peace.
“We’re also going to change up gameplay stuff as well.
We’ll do all that stuff.”
Nicole chimed in with hints about the evolution of Gears' most iconic weapon, the Chainsaw Lancer.
Which, indeed, was a product born of necessity in the E-Day era.
“E-Day is the origin story of many things, including the Chainsaw Lancer.
We’ve got a whole city to play with.”
But it’s going to feel like a new game too.
Is Raam going to show up?
“We’re not really answering story questions right now …” the duo say, exchanging smirks.
“It’s a return, right?”
She says, “we’re returning to our roots.
That’s really the answer.”
I asked if Gears of War: E-Day is starting off a new trilogy.
It does take place 14 years before Gears of War 1, after all.
That’s a lot of story you could pack into that decade and a half.
We’re excited about telling this story, and hopefully, fans will love this story too.”
As of writing, the Gears of War: E-Day trailer has 1.3 million views.
That’sa lotof Gears fans.
After all, we’re not exactly expert Locust-hunters in this one.
