Gears of War Locust era is Gears at its best.
The reveal surprised me, but bringing the origins of Emergence Day to a new generation of gamers makes sense for the franchise's longevity.
This is a love letter to existing fans and a brilliant starting point for new players.
Many of us who've played Gears from the beginning are entering our 30s and 40s.
I'll never forget the excitement, showing my Dad this cool gun that had a bloody chainsaw attached to it. I can't do that anymore.
Loss is a huge reason why this franchise resonates with us all.
The saddest thing about being an older gamer is losing your old gaming squad.
Life gets in the way sometimes: Divorces, deaths, job changes, time zone changes, family additions, etc
Gone but not forgotten. I’ll always remember the good times 🫡
💥𝗟𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲
“We transformed the drone into something fearsome, physically intimidating, and utterly brutal”
“Getting the drone right was crucial; everything else with the Locust we’re scaling up from there.”
The negative impression left by Gears 5 sure is amplified by the positive response to E-Day.
Of course social media cultivates a binary environment - but I don’t think 5 ‘sucked’. It wasn’t a bad game.
This new-ish team at TC going back to the roots emphasises just how bloody
What a fantastic day. A hell of a wait.
Revisiting Gears’ roots gives us even more optimism for the future than a Gears 6 trailer would have. Gears is sticking around for a long time yet.
Let’s just hope we haven’t got to wait another 12 months before hearing more!
Arriving late to Gears 1 multiplayer in 2007 was brutal.
Starting each round of Execution in a cacophony of grunts and heavy breathing, roadie running to certain death.
It was like being on the frontlines. Barely a minute passed when you were inevitably decimated by an
NEW: Gears of War: E-DAY will be somber, linear and very detailed
- Set in city of Kalona
- Using Unreal Engine 5 to rip the city apart
- Game will be linear (no shift to open-world)
- Heavy themes
- Semi open-world
- RPG elements
- Exploration
- Side quests
- Free vehicle traversal
- Stealth mechanics
- 20+ hours campaign
- 4K/60
It looks like
#Gears5
is the evolution the franchise desperately needed.
❗️RUMOUR: 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿: 𝗘-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲
The Verge's Tom Warren heard that Microsoft plans to release E-DAY 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 of Fable.
Reddit:
Notepad:
New characters are on their way, you'll be able to suit up with some new attire; as the mid-October Title Update will see new models added to
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Who are you hoping to see?
🆚 E-DAY Multiplayer
"I would say, this is the next mainline Gears game," Searcy emphasized, "Gears has a pretty clear DNA for gameplay modes, so you can probably anticipate where we'll be going with E-Day."
The scar Marcus has on his upper lip is from when the Drone in the trailer slaps him. Amazing little detail from Gears of War: E-Day
@Parasidian
and team
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The Gears 5 Versus, Multiplayer Beta will be available July 17th.
Gain acces by being an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, or by pre-ordering
#Gears5
at certain retailers, including digitally on the Microsoft Store.
‼️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
This isn’t the end of other ongoing stories in the Gears series – the team is content with the stories told in Gears 4 and Gears 5 and is by no means abandoning them.
Full interview:
Ladies & Gentlemen, today is the day!
#Gears5
early access begins at 9pm your local time — 9pm ET for Steam.
The game is beyond beautiful, have an amazing evening - and don’t forget your snacks!
Thank you,
@CoalitionGears
for allowing us to continue to live & breathe Gears; to experience the excitement and hype in the build-up to release
Gears of War was in a dark place ~6 years ago - how things changed
We appreciate all the hard work, and cannot wait to play
#Gears5
!
Who wants a Del Pack Rockstar code?
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Comment below with your favourite thing about Del –– codes will be in your DMs.
They need to be redeemed over at:
10,000 followers!! 👏 The
#Gears5
hype is real! Bring on September. Thank you all for the engagement, and for following the feed over the past few years. ⚙️
Arcade: Two teams of five race to be first to 50 kills. ‘This promises to be unlike any Gears TDM you’ve ever played’ — bringing hero characters, each with their own distinct abilities and weapon upgrades, to
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Versus players.