Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel set 14 years before the original action game, and yes, Dom is back

At long last, we’ve been given our first look at the next Gears of War game. Officially titled Gears of War: E-Day, the next title in The Coalition’s beloved third-person shooter series is actually a prequel, set 14 years before the events of the first game. 

As you might have gathered from the name, the next installment is set during Emergence Day, and will star younger versions of both Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. This time, they’ll be facing the Locust Horde, which, in a post on the Xbox blog, are described as “subterranean monsters, grotesque and relentless, erupt from below, laying siege on humanity itself.”

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