Gears marks 20 years with E-Day events and a free RAAM
The Coalition pairs anniversary modes with a December season announcement.
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Gears of War's twentieth anniversary brings a free RAAM multiplayer character to E-Day players on November 7. The Coalition's November 6 feature also outlines anniversary activities and a December 1 start for Season 2: Legacy.
A birthday inside E-Day
The celebration includes Guardian in Versus and For the Queen in Horde Siege. The latter disables the supply cache, putting greater emphasis on the equipment squads bring into the match.
Different ways to join a squad
The official E-Day listing frames the campaign as an origin story set fourteen years before the original Gears of War. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago face the first emergence of the Locust, placing familiar characters in the opening stages of the catastrophe.
Multiplayer expands that setting in two directions. Horde Siege asks a squad to survive against enemies, with Assault, Marksman, Medic and Breacher roles. Versus offers competitive encounters through ranked and social playlists, giving groups a choice between a formal climb and a less demanding matchmaking format.
The store also specifies console-only two-player split-screen and online cooperative options. Online multiplayer requires a Game Pass subscription that includes that feature; it is separate from simply owning the game.
Returning groups can choose between campaign, cooperative survival and competitive play.
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