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In addition to The Coalition, People Can Fly is also working onGears of War: E-Dayas a “co-development partner.” First revealed in June 2024,Gears of War: E-Dayis a forthcoming third-person shooter game for Xbox Series X/S and PC, with no official release date so far.
Acting as the prequel to the originalGears of War,E-Daytakes place 14 years before the events shown in the first game. It features returning fan-favorite characters, namely Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, as they fight to survive the day of the Locust Horde’s attack on Sera, aka the Emergence Day.Gears of War: E-Dayis the sixth mainline release in the highly popular franchise and the firstGearsgame since the 2020 spin-off titledGears Tactics. In the time since the prequel’s announcement, the devs have been sharing more about it, such as revealingE-Day’s voice acting leadsplaying the role of Marcus and Dom. Most recently, a new announcement confirmed People Can Fly’s involvement in the development of the newGears of Wartitle.
In anofficial notice, People Can Fly shared that it is developingGears of War: E-Dayin partnership with The Coalition. The Polish studio described the opportunity to return to thelong-runningGears of Warseriesas an honor and said that it was “deeply embedded” in the company’s history. People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski stated that it was a “privilege and an exciting opportunity” to get to collaborate onE-Day, expressing gratefulness for the “trust and support” shown by the developer’s partners. Moreover, Development Director Guillaume Barry said that the team was “pouring everything” into building a game that “will exceed expectations.” In addition, The Coalition’s Mike Crump revealed he was “pleased” with the new team joining the project, while callingE-Daya “return to what makesGears of Wargames special and authentic.”
Gears of War: E-Day Reveals Co-Developer People Can Fly
While newGears of Warfans may not know about People Can Fly, the name is likely to ring a bell for fans who played 2013’sGears of War: Judgment, a game whose development was headed by the same team. As highlighted by the Warsaw-based studio, it also co-developed theGears of Wartrilogy, alongside former IP owner Epic Games. Talking about more recent projects, People Can FlyshippedOutridersin 2021to a mixed reception.
After a few years of quiet, things are once again looking exciting forGears of Warin the near future. Besides the anticipation forGears of War: E-Day, fans have also been intrigued by therumors of aGears of Warcompilation—similar toHalo: The Master Chief Collection—being revealed by Xbox eventually. If true, it would likely be a great way for fans to reconnect with the classic games ahead ofE-Day’s arrival.
Gears of War: E-Day
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The Story of E-DayFourteen 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. New FoundationsBuilt from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers unprecedented graphical fidelity.
