Gears of War Collection, a new collection of games that will presumably include the first three Gears of War titles (i.e., Gears of War, Gears of War 2, and Gears of Wars 3)—and possibly even the 2013 spin-off Gears of War: Judgment—will be announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S this summer as part of an Xbox Games Showcase that Microsoft will be hosting in June, according to the latest rumors that have been shared online.
Here’s the word from leaker ExTas1s, who, according to several outlets, correctly predicted several happenings in the recent past, including Forza Horizon 5 coming to PS5 and the existence of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4, which Activision revealed today:
Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5 that’s set over a decade before the original Gears of War, is also supposedly targeting a 2026 rather than 2025 release, according to the leaker, although there’s still a chance that the game may surface this year.
“Gears of War: E-Day is set 14 years before the events of the original Gears of War and tells the story of the first Locust emergence on Sera,” Xbox explained during the game’s reveal last summer. “As the game unfolds, we’ll get to see how an ill-prepared world responds to a threat like the Locust. The Coalition are being very intentional to recast the Locust not simply as foes but as living nightmares. These aren’t your typical alien or zombie videogame antagonists; they’re mysterious, formidable creatures that dwell beneath the earth, tapping into our deepest fears.”
“It’s going to feel like a new Gears game, because that’s what it is,” Matt Searcy (Creative Director at The Coalition) said. “It’s us revisiting the tone and the feeling of what makes Gears great, but we’re tapping into new techniques, new processes, and new technology that’s going to make the gameplay feel better than ever. It’s going to be awesome, a game that feels both truly new, and authentically Gears.”