The new Title Update for Gears of War E-Day has been announced. The latest patch is available to download as of October 22 on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
The update does not include any gameplay changes. Instead, it focuses on fixing critical issues affecting the game’s overall stability and addressing several bugs in the single-player Campaign mode.
Furthermore, the update also includes fixes and changes to other popular game modes, such as Horde Siege and Versus.
The developers are aware of other issues that have yet to be resolved, so players will have to wait for the next patch to address some frustrating problems that affect the gameplay experience. Below, we provide the full Title Update patch notes released by the developer.
General Fixes
- On PC, XBOX and handhelds, we made numerous improvements to stability, performance and crash reduction
- Fixed an issue where characters could T-pose when quickly aiming down sights after blind firing the Gnasher from medium cover
- On XBOX Cloud Gaming, fixed an issue causing default settings to be set to Quality instead of Performance
- Fixed an issue preventing players with incorrect system date/time settings from signing-in
Campaign
- In Act Two, Chapter Two, fixed an issue where entering a corner at the construction site could cause the camera to detach from the player and become stuck
- In Act Three, Chapter Three, fixed an issue where the Visual Navigation Aid could remain stuck pointing at the sinkhole instead of updating properly
- In Act Four, Chapter Two, fixed an issue causing the train car to get stuck during a Secondary Objective
- In Act Four, Chapter Four, fixed Auntie’s dialogue at the start of the mission
Horde Siege
- Fixed an issue where other squads closing E-Holes could prevent players from completing the “Close E-Holes” Secondary Objective
- Fixed an issue causing everyone to be kicked from a Horde server if one player fails to load in
Versus
- In Ranked, fixed an issue causing matches to dissolve 1 minute after a player disconnected and didn’t rejoin (instead of 2 minutes)
- Fixed additional areas on Versus maps where the Demolition bomb could become inaccessible to players once dropped
- Fixed an issue causing the “Killjoy” ribbon to be incorrectly awarded when destroying enemy equipment
Gears of War: E-Day is the next major game in the Gears of War series. The story takes players back to Emergence Day, one of the most important events in the history of Sera.
The game is set fourteen years before the first Gears of War and follows Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago as they face the beginning of the Locust invasion.
Marcus and Dom are much younger in E-Day than they were in the original games. At this point in their lives, they have not yet become the soldiers players know from the original Gears of War. The events of Emergence Day will change their lives and their view of the world around them.
The Locust invasion is at the center of the story. Before Emergence Day, people on Sera had no idea that an enemy like the Locust existed. When the attacks begin, humanity is caught completely off guard and has to deal with a threat unlike anything it has faced before. The events of that day will eventually lead to the long conflict that defines the Gears of War series.
Going back to Emergence Day also gives the game a chance to explore a period that has mostly been mentioned through the other games in the series.
Fans already know how important that day was, but E-Day focuses directly on what happened when the Locust first appeared. The story takes place at the beginning of the conflict, when the situation on Sera is changing very quickly.
The gameplay will feel familiar to anyone who has played a Gears of War game before. E-Day keeps the third-person shooting and cover system that the series is known for, while also introducing new gameplay elements. The developers are building the game around the same basic style of combat that has been part of Gears of War since the beginning.
Marcus and Dom are also an important part of the game. E-Day shows the two characters at a much earlier point in their lives and gives more attention to their relationship before the events of the original game.
Their friendship will develop during a period when both of them are dealing with the sudden arrival of the Locust and the destruction caused by the invasion.
The game is being developed by The Coalition using Unreal Engine 5. The technology is being used to create the environments, characters, lighting and visual effects of E-Day. The developers are also building the game as a new entry in the series rather than remaking the original Gears of War.
For the series, E-Day means going back to where the story began. Instead of continuing the timeline established by the more recent games, The Coalition is returning to a period that has always been an important part of Gears of War lore. This also allows the game to show Marcus, Dom and the Locust invasion at a point that players have never experienced in this way before.
Gears of War: E-Day is therefore set during one of the most important moments in the series. It tells the story of the beginning of the Locust invasion, follows a younger Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, and returns to the events that shaped the Gears of War universe.
For anyone familiar with the series, it is a chance to see how the conflict started and what happened to these characters before the events of the first game.
Gears Of War E-Day is set to release on October 6 for Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam. Follow us on Facebook, X, Telegram, Discord, YouTube and TikTok to keep up with the latest news, articles, guides and more.
