All the spotlight was on Xbox this weekend. The Summer Game Fest has already had several presentations over the last 3 days, but not all of them are equal. As usual, players were particularly waiting for the Xbox showcase, which gets the best exclusives in terms of revelations, and which showcases its best AAA and indie games.
In true Apple fashion, the studio even reserved a “one more thing” moment during which it unveiled a final surprise game, at the end of the conference. We say “surprise”, but in reality, rumors surrounding the event already stated that Microsoft would announce the return of the franchise Gears of War. Specifically, the expected game was Gears of War 6the sequel to the license which had not had a new opus since 2019.
Surprise, it was not at all in the studio’s plans to offer us this title. Instead, we were treated to Gears of War E-Day, which brings two well-known heroes back to the forefront. Marcus and Dom share the screen in the cinematic trailer which was shared during the Xbox showcase. The two fighters face the same enemy hand in hand in a game that already promises to be a prequel.
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What is it about ?
The first images obviously didn’t show us any gameplay. Xbox has, however, given us some descriptive elements which shed light on the content of this new game. Gears of War E-Day is what we can call an “origin story”, that is to say a story which tells the beginnings of a main story. The prequel dates back to Emergence Day. It’s about of the day the Locust came out of the ground to attack and exterminate the human race.
Luckily, heroes Marcus and Dom are there to save the day. We can see in the background that the trailer takes place during this coordinated attack. If Gears of War 6 is not current, the option that Xbox offers us has actually been better received than this possibility. The game will bring back to the forefront emblematic protagonists of the franchise, who had more or less disappeared in the last titles.
While the next generation took over in the last two games, these iconic headliners were sorely missed by fans, who saw Marcus and Dom evolve together for many years. At the moment, no release date has been announced for Gears of War E-Daybut we expect to see the game in 2025 at the earliest.
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