Gears of War: E-Day has some welcome news for those of you who were left wanting more details about multiplayer in the upcoming prequel.
Brand director Nicole Fawcette has stepped in to assure us that more reveals are on the way. In an interview with Eurogamer, she confirmed that details about bringing your pals along were deliberately minimized from the initial showcase to better focus on everything it’s bringing to the table.
“It’s coming! This is our gameplay reveal; we haven’t shown anything of this game, so we really wanted to set that groundwork. Especially from that reveal trailer, which was really cinematic, to show the world the characters and story. We have a lot coming.” Which is understandable, given how important the story and setting can be.
Regardless, it’s definitely good news especially amid all that confusion about platform exclusivity that’s put a damper on what was a very exciting Direct. Even more exciting is the potential return of campaign co-op, which puts you and your buddies in control of Bravo Squad.
“There’s an intersection between gameplay mechanics, story, and characters. So even if you’re playing a multiplayer mode in Gears, you’re playing as canonical characters with personality. There’s this vibe when you have these four characters interacting with each other, four players with all sorts of mechanics in play.”
We’re going to wait until there’s more information, but there’s already a lot to cheer about, with the game bringing brand-new assets and a lot of new mechanics to the table.
Gears of War: E-Day is out on October 6th for Xbox Series X/S and PC. Thus far, The Coalition has confirmed the return of Versus, the series’ staple PvP mode with new maps, and Horde. However, the latter has expanded ridiculously with Siege, as 12 players across three squads will team up across the cityscape to battle the Locust.
