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Publication Date: 2026-06-07 12:21:00
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That’s a wrap!
The Xbox Games Showcase ended with a reel of everything we’ve seen throughout the show. What was your favorite announcement? Let us know in the comments!
A look at Gears co-op
All four characters are playable, with two-player split-screen available locally. In PvP, maps are designed to feel like classic battles, with the added bonus of new traversal modes to build on the game’s revamped movement system. There’s also Foreword siege, a 12-player mode that focuses on defending Kalona co-operatively.
E holes are back
The iconic emergence loop for spawning enemies, a core part of the Gears of War combat flow, returns in Gears of War: E-Day. Chippable cover across a range of textures also makes you feel like you’re influencing the world. You’ll watch “the fall of Kalona” in real time, and The Coalition demonstrated this with before and after shots of the destruction as the Locus…