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Gears of War E-Day launches on Xbox and PC Game Pass

Developer The Coalition has launched Gears of War: E-Day in early access ahead of its full release on Game Pass on October 6.

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Developer The Coalition and publisher Xbox Game Studios launched third-person shooter Gears of War: E-Day into premium early access on October 1, Pure Xbox reported. The title will receive its full release on Ultimate and PC Game Pass on October 6. [1][7][10]

Pure Xbox interviewed Studio Creative Director Matt Searcy and Gameplay Design Director Pax Lyle regarding development. PCGamesN reported that the studio focused on building terror and balancing controls between controllers and keyboard setups, while Eurogamer.net noted a major investment in gore. Pure Xbox added that it awarded the title a 10/10 review score. [1][2][5]

Speaking to gaming news creator Destin Lergarie via MP1st, Searcy and Studio Art Director Aryan Hanbeck expressed pride in the title's status as an Xbox exclusive, IGN reported. As FTMQ Gaming reported earlier, the game is set fourteen years before the original Gears of War during Emergence Day. [3][10]

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In short

  • Gears of War: E-Day entered premium early access on October 1.
  • The full release launches on Ultimate and PC Game Pass on October 6.
  • The game is developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios.
  • The Coalition stated it is proud of the title's Xbox exclusive status.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Interview: Gears Of War: E-Day - The Coalition Talks Locust, Development Pressures, And Building 'The Best F***ing Gears Game'Pure Xbox, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Gears of War E-Day wants you to enjoy the "terror in your face," no matter how you choose to playPCGamesN, 1h ago
  3. [3]Gears of War: E-Day Devs 'Proud to Be One of Xbox's Main Titles' Amid Newfound Focus on ExclusivityIGN, 18h ago
  4. [4]Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Is Still the Best Uncharted GamePolygon, 15h ago
  5. [5]"We felt that fans were getting a bit desensitised to the violence" Gears of War: E-Day devs made a "big investment" in gore, and weirdly, it worksEurogamer.net, 1d ago
  6. [6]Gears of War: E-Day Graphics Analysis – Xbox Series X vs PC Graphics ComparedGamingBolt, 1d ago

Background

  1. [7]Gears of War on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war on Wikipedia
  3. [9]List of countries by planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index on Wikipedia
  4. [10]The Coalition discusses Gears of War E Day development and Xbox exclusivity FTMQ Gaming, 1h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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