Gears of War: E-Day is a great game launching at a terrible time

Gears of War: E-Day is a new prequel action game for Xbox. While praised for its brutal and focused gameplay, the review notes it is launching during a crowded release window.
There are few blockbuster games that are as confident as Gears of War: E-Day. A prequel to one of Xbox's most transformative titles, E-Day knows exactly what it wants to be: a brutal, tense, and self-aware action game, one that is stronger because it doesn't deviate from that premise. Twenty years since the original Gears […]
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