As part of Xbox's end of year message for 2025, developer The Coalition told Xbox Wire that Gears of War: E-Day is the team's "most ambitious game yet" - as it strives to build an experience that "feels like Gears and plays like new".
Touching on what its 'most looking forward to in 2026', the long-time Gears dev briefly mentioned that next year will be Gears of War's 20th anniversary, before going on to say that E-Day is "a return to our roots" and will be "the best place to jump into the Gears universe".
Here's the team's full message ahead of a big year for Gears of War:
"Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Gears of War, and we can’t think of a bigger way to celebrate than with the release of Gears of War: E-Day. This is our most ambitious game yet, entirely built from scratch in Unreal Engine 5 to feel like Gears and play like new. This is a return to our roots as Marcus & Dom face the Locust for the first time ever. It’s the best place to jump into the Gears universe and we can’t wait to share more next year."
We recently got confirmation that E-Day will be a 2026 title thanks to a new Game Pass ad at The Game Awards, but aside from that, we still know very little about the next Gears of War title. We've had one reveal trailer from the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 and that's about it so far!
For now, then, all eyes are on Xbox Developer Direct in January; where Microsoft will reveal more about what's to come from its 2026 lineup. We know that Fable and Forza dev Playground Games will be there, but what about The Coalition? Here's hoping they show up and give us a big blowout on Gears of War: E-Day next month!