Gears of War: E-Day Gameplay Reveal Deep Dive | Official XBOX Podcast

Published on 2026-06-09

Gears of War: E-Day

On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're at The Coalition in Vancouver with the team behind Gears of War: E-Day. Grab your Lancer and get ready, because they're walking us through the gameplay demo they just released at XBOX Games Showcase. We're getting a deep dive into all of the details you need to know and all the things you may have missed. 00:00 Introduction 01:13 How have things been at The Coalition? 03:39 How is the team feeling in this final stretch before launch this fall? 04:31 Gameplay watch through 07:24 Bravo Squad 09:55 Building the world 12:06 Added Slide 13:29 Corpser 14:42 Blood mechanics and how the world touches the player 15:50 Are these things that are now possible because of your mastery of Unreal? 18:14 Gameplay watch through 21:43 Wretches 27:05 Unarmed Drone 33:29 Introduction of Tai and Maateiwarangi Heta Morris's voice talent 34:32 Easter eggs 37:39 What does the 20th anniversary of Gears mean to you? 40:28 Final thoughts Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialXBOXpodcast SUBSCRIBE TO XBOX: https://xbx.lv/2EEjmaR FOLLOW XBOX https://twitter.com/xbox https://www.facebook.com/xbox https://www.instagram.com/xbox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@xbox https://www.threads.net/@xbox https://bsky.app/profile/xbox.com

Gears of War: E-Day
Gears of War: E-Day

Gears of War: E-Day

Release date: 2020-10-06
Publishers: Larian Studios

The Story of E-Day
Fourteen 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 Foundations
Built from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers unprecedented graphical fidelity.

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