Gears of War: E-Day is on the horizon, supposedly launching at some point this year, and we’ll hopefully get a release date during the big Xbox Showcase coming this summer. However, for a lot of people, Gears of War: E-Day isn’t really the game that many were wanting from the series, as Gears 5 left on a pretty significant cliffhanger that a lot of people understandably want resolved.
Shortly after E-Day was announced, The Coalition made it pretty clear that it was “not retreating from that storyline in any way,” seemingly promising a return to the numbered Gears game eventually, but according to JD voice actor Liam McIntyre, the studio was close to going in that direction anyway.
JD Voice Actor Says Gears 6 Was A Possibility
In a Twitter conversation with fans (thanks Insider Gaming), McIntyre began by saying that he loved the people working at The Coalition and that he hopes they make “a game they feel nails the Gears experience everyone loves”, and that it would eventually lead back to the trilogy. When questioned about the fact that there is no trilogy right now, McIntyre says that Gears 6 was being considered.
“We did Gears 4 and 5, and there was a suggestion that maybe there would be a Gears 6,” says McIntyre. “But the team wanted to try something new, as I understand it. And honestly, it looks great. Can’t wait to play.”It’s pretty understandable that you’d want a break from a big story like that, even if it’s just to avoid burnout. We know that video games take a long time to develop, and making a full trilogy these days could easily take a solid 15 years of your life. If The Coalition wanted to take some time to do something different, then that’s fine by me, though I beg of them to actually resolve that cliffhanger.
