Confirmed during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, a fresh installment in the Gears series was indeed revealed by The Alliance. Titled Gears of War: E-Day, the in-engine sneak peek showcases Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago confronting the Locust threat for the very first time on Emergency Day. This new release serves as a precursor to the previous titles in the franchise.

Dive into the savage terror of Emergence Day from Marcus Fenix’s perspective in the genesis narrative of one of the most celebrated sagas in gaming history.
Fourteen years prior to Gears of War, war champions Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago come back to confront a new horror: the Locust Horde. These underground abominations, grotesque and unyielding, emerge from the depths, launching an assault on humanity itself.

The development team was among the initial large-scale gaming studios to transition to Epic’s Unreal Engine 5. Nonetheless, they dabbled in some auxiliary ventures that were only recently put on hold to focus on Gears 6.