Overview
- Creative director Matt Searcy says the full campaign takes place in Kalona to convey the human cost of Emergence Day.
- The narrative unfolds over consecutive days so players grow familiar with the city and feel the loss of its people and history.
- The story centers on Marcus Fenix and Dominic “Dom” Santiago at the moment the Locust first surface, exploring the start of their brotherhood.
- Choosing Kalona ties into COG history via founder Roman Kalona and provides an urban layout suited to Gears’ cover-based combat.
- The game is planned for release in 2026 on Xbox and PC, with deeper gameplay reveals still to come.