{"id":2175479,"date":"2026-10-02T10:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2175479"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:56:20","slug":"gears-of-war-e-day-is-missing-iconic-features-like-chainsaw-duels-and-meat-shields-but-the-coalition-says-we-shouldnt-worry-theyre-not-gone-from-the-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2175479","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War: E-Day is missing iconic features like chainsaw duels and meat shields, but The Coalition says we shouldn&#8217;t worry &#8211; they&#8217;re &#8220;not gone from the franchise&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Gears of War: E-Day<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Gears of War: E-Day is missing iconic features like chainsaw duels and meat shields, but The Coalition says we shouldn&#8217;t worry &#8211; they&#8217;re &#8220;not gone from the franchise&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Coming &#8220;either post-launch or in our next title.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/E-Day-meat-shield.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Split image: left side is Marcus Fenix taking a Locust as a Meat Shield, the other side is how he appears in Gears of War E-Day\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"E-Day-meat-shield.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/dom-peppiatt\">Dom Peppiatt<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Deputy Editorial Director<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-02T10:56:20+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 2, 2026, 10:56 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-eday-missing-features-update?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"1db72fe1-5c27-4e10-bfd2-fd2a5bc5d9b9\" data-name=\"Gears of War: E-Day\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Gears of War: E-Day\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Gears of War: E-Day\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\" title=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\"><br \/>\n  Follow Gears of War: E-Day<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Gears of War: E-Day arrived for early adopters yesterday, available for anyone who bought either the Premium Edition, Premium Upgrade Edition, or Collector&#8217;s Edition version of the game. As it arrived, however, some players noted &#8216;missing&#8217; features that have appeared in past Gears games, but not in The Coalition&#8217;s latest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearsofwar.com\/en-us\/news\/emergence-begins-tomorrow\/\">In a statement<\/a> timed with the launch of the game, the studio noted that these &#8216;legacy features&#8217; &#8211; such as Meat Shields, Chainsaw Duels, select weapons from the franchise\u2019s past, and Private Lobbies and leaderboards &#8211; may arrive either post-launch or &#8220;in [The Coalition&#8217;s] next title&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day - Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPJHNRXZVTg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xPJHNRXZVTg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPJHNRXZVTg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We started E-Day with an empty hard drive building our entire gameplay sandbox from scratch to ensure a more unified gameplay experience across Campaign, PvE and PvP,&#8221; the studio said. &#8220;This new sandbox also allowed for innovation in cover, combat and enemies. The trade-off being that including every legacy feature from Gears of War was not possible for launch.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those features, like Meat Shields, Chainsaw Duels, select weapons from the franchise\u2019s past, and online work like Private Lobbies and leaderboards \u2013 are not gone from the franchise. Our team is working hard to deliver the strongest and most stable launch experience we can with an eye to how, and what, to deliver and improve on fan-favourite features either post-launch or in our next title.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interesting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-coalition-gears-of-war-e-day-worried-layoffs-no-bonus\">Given the mood at The Coalition<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\">the very public, very controversial cuts that Microsoft is making<\/a> across the Xbox division, it&#8217;s striking to hear a developer talk about &#8216;next titles&#8217;. Part of the most recent wave of layoffs saw E-Day&#8217;s story director, Juan Vaca, depart the studio, which means if there is a sequel, it will presumably feel different.. 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class=\"advert_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other points outlined in the studio&#8217;s post revolved around the Gnasher shotgun. &#8220;The Gnasher is one of the most iconic and unique weapons in Gears of War,&#8221; the studio said, &#8220;we believe it always needs to be punchy, visceral and consistent every time you pull the trigger. As many fans know, the way aiming and firing works has evolved over time, but these goals never change. Every Gears game has fired the Gnasher from the camera position when aiming with the left trigger. This results in an accurate and predictable shot from the ADS view \u2013 this is not changed in E-Day.&#8221; There&#8217;s a lot of description about the changes the studio is making to how aiming works with the gun, but the long and short of it is: The Coalition is expecting feedback on it, and will listen to what players have to say.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>E-Day&#8217;s first Season kicked off with the Early Access release yesterday and will be live for eight weeks, ending on 1st December. Ranked modes for PvP arrive on 13th October. The game sees a general release on 6th October &#8211; and E-Day appears to already be doing well on Steam and Xbox. Let&#8217;s hope a general release gives it even more of a push.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Gears of War: E-Day arrived for early adopters yesterday, available for anyone who bought either the Premium Edition, Premium Upgrade Edition, or Collector&#8217;s Edition version of the game. As it arrived, however, some players noted &#8216;missing&#8217; features that have appeared in past Gears games, but not in The Coalition&#8217;s latest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearsofwar.com\/en-us\/news\/emergence-begins-tomorrow\/\">In a statement<\/a> timed with the launch of the game, the studio noted that these &#8216;legacy features&#8217; &#8211; such as Meat Shields, Chainsaw Duels, select weapons from the franchise\u2019s past, and Private Lobbies and leaderboards &#8211; may arrive either post-launch or &#8220;in [The Coalition&#8217;s] next title&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day - Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPJHNRXZVTg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xPJHNRXZVTg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPJHNRXZVTg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We started E-Day with an empty hard drive building our entire gameplay sandbox from scratch to ensure a more unified gameplay experience across Campaign, PvE and PvP,&#8221; the studio said. &#8220;This new sandbox also allowed for innovation in cover, combat and enemies. The trade-off being that including every legacy feature from Gears of War was not possible for launch.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those features, like Meat Shields, Chainsaw Duels, select weapons from the franchise\u2019s past, and online work like Private Lobbies and leaderboards \u2013 are not gone from the franchise. Our team is working hard to deliver the strongest and most stable launch experience we can with an eye to how, and what, to deliver and improve on fan-favourite features either post-launch or in our next title.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interesting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-coalition-gears-of-war-e-day-worried-layoffs-no-bonus\">Given the mood at The Coalition<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\">the very public, very controversial cuts that Microsoft is making<\/a> across the Xbox division, it&#8217;s striking to hear a developer talk about &#8216;next titles&#8217;. Part of the most recent wave of layoffs saw E-Day&#8217;s story director, Juan Vaca, depart the studio, which means if there is a sequel, it will presumably feel different.. I praised the story and campaign quite a lot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-eday-campaign-review\">in my Gears of War: E-Day review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Gears-of-War-E-Day-(21).jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"bounds_lossy\" data-uri=\"Gears-of-War-E-Day-(21).jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"loading spinner large\"><\/span><\/p>\n<nav class=\"pagination--hoverable\">\n<div class=\"previous\">\n<button class=\"button pagination-button\"><br \/>\n<span aria-label=\"Previous\" class=\"icon\" role=\"img\" style=\"--icon-mask-image: 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class=\"advert_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other points outlined in the studio&#8217;s post revolved around the Gnasher shotgun. &#8220;The Gnasher is one of the most iconic and unique weapons in Gears of War,&#8221; the studio said, &#8220;we believe it always needs to be punchy, visceral and consistent every time you pull the trigger. 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