Gears of War: E-Day is an upcoming third-person shooter prequel developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios, launching on October 6, 2026. Set 14 years before the original 2006 game, it acts as an origin story for Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago as they experience the brutal, terrifying chaos of Emergence Day—the moment the subterranean Locust Horde first erupted onto the surface of the planet Sera.

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