Summary
Gamers who boot upGears 5are being greeted by a message hyping up the franchise’s next installment,Gears of War: E-Day. It’s been nearly half a decade sinceGears 5was released in 2019. The sequel followed upGears of War 4,continuing the story of the new trio of characters, Kait Diaz, JD Fenix, and Del Walker, on the search for the origins of the Locust Horde.
Xbox’s “one more thing” at its recent games showcase turned out to be the stunning and nostalgic reveal of The Coalition’sGears of War: E-Day.While many fans were expecting a follow-up toGears 5, especially with its cliffhanger ending,Gears of War: E-Dayis going back to the very beginningof the Locust invasion, following series icons Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. Longtime fans are especially excited about the darker tone showcased inGears of War: E-Day’strailer; the project’s leads have promised a commitment to a more intimate horror feel.
With just a few weeks having passed sinceGears of War: E-Day’s reveal,PureXbox has pointed outthatGears 5players are being met with a new message upon booting up the game. Titled “Emergence Begins”, the message doesn’t share any new information, but reminds players ofGears of War: E-Day’s setting and key story details. The message ends by mentioning Unreal Engine 5, letting players know to expect a feast of visual fidelity when the game comes out, par for the course with the always impressiveGearsfranchise.
Gears 5 Message Hypes Fans Up For Gears of War: E-Day
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. Fourteen years before Gears of War, war heroes Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago return home to face a new nightmare: the Locust Horde. These subterranean monsters, grotesque and relentless, erupt from below, laying siege on humanity itself. Built from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers unprecedented graphical fidelity.
Gears of War: E-Daydidn’t have a release window attached to its reveal trailer, leading many to think 2026 would be the right time for it, butrumors have since surfaced about The Coalition eyeing 2025for its release. This sort of message reminding fans of the next entry in the series is common practice in AAA games, but they usually begin to appear much closer to the launch of the game in question. Thus, a message such as this makes it seem likeGears of War: E-Dayreally could be planning to launch in 2025. However, the message’s status as an “Update” and “Announcement” also makes it feel like a simple reminder to the fanbase that the game has recently been announced.
If it is the case thatGears of War: E-Dayis coming next year, one would need to consider the timeline of other major Xbox titles that have officially been stamped with 2025 release windows.Doom: The Dark Ages, Fable, andSouth of Midnightall populateXbox’s 2025 calendar, thus fittingE-Dayinto the mix would be challenging. Regardless of whetherGears of War: E-Daycomes out in 2025 or 2026, fans of the franchise are stoked to to get back to the series' horror roots with Dom and Marcus.
Gears 5
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The fifth game in the Gears of War franchise by Xbox Game Studios, Gears 5 continues the series’ tradition of third-person shooter mechanics and is a narrative sequel to Gears of War 4. In Gears 5, players dive deep into the background of the Locust Horde while playing as Kait Diaz.
