develop Gears of War: E-Day Officially Done – Coalition Studios has announced that the long-awaited shooter has achieved “Gold” status. This means that the main work on the game has been completed and its current version is ready for physical copies to be launched directly.
“Gears of War: E-Day” will be released on Xbox Showcase in June 2024. This will be the first new game in the series since its launch. gear 5released in 2019. At the same time, the developers decided not to continue the story of the previous game, but to return to one of the most important events in the universe.
The story takes place several years before the original Gears of War. The plot will focus on the Day of Rebirth – a cataclysmic event during which Locusts begin a massive invasion of the planet Serra. Players will once again see familiar heroes and learn more about the first day of the war that would later determine the fate of all mankind.
About the project’s transition to its final stages coalition party The official Xbox blog revealed. Studio head Mike Crump said winning the gold medal is an important milestone for the team as the game is about to launch.
Gears of War: E-Day will release on October 6th, but owners of the Premium Edition will be able to start playing the game earlier on October 1st as part of Early Access. The game will be released on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and will also be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
At the same time, the status of “lost gold” under modern conditions does not mean that work on the project has completely stopped. With the final version ready, developers can still release fixes, optimize individual elements, and maintain balance after the game is released. The Alliance may continue to support Gears of War: E-Day after its release.
Preloading will begin on September 29 at 8:00 AM Pacific Time (6:00 PM Moscow Time). Those who pre-order the game on Xbox Series X|S or PC, as well as Xbox Game Pass subscribers, will be able to download the game early.
Meanwhile, The Coalition has released a full list of system requirements for the PC version. Recommended setup requires AMD Ryzen 5 5600 processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or equivalent graphics card, 16 GB of RAM and at least 115 GB of available SSD space. Additionally, the presence of 8 GB of video memory and support for hardware ray tracing was noted.
At this point, “Gears of War: E-Day” has entered the final preparation stage for release from the development stage. Now fans of the series will have to wait until October to return to the origins of the conflict between humans and locusts.
