{"id":939570,"date":"2026-10-20T03:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T03:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/939570\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T03:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T03:28:13","slug":"gears-of-war-e-day-is-now-running-in-vr-and-its-making-me-want-a-first-person-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/939570\/","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War: E\u2011Day is now running in VR \u2014 and it\u2019s making me want a first\u2011person spin\u2011off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gears of War: E-Day has come and gone, and the game appears to have been a success<\/a>. At least, that\u2019s what the reports suggest, and ot\u2019s hard to deny that people are genuinely enjoying it.<\/p>\n

Critics and players alike have praised both the campaign and multiplayer modes, and if you haven’t already you should check out our review here<\/a>. As for E-Day, we\u2019ve already started to see mods crop up on PC, including one that turns your entire squad into characters from Halo<\/a>. Letting us see Noble Team and the Master Chief in E-Day, and having them look as good as they do is fantastic.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of mods, one user, @rockonthehillc<\/a>, took to X (Formerly Twitter) to show off an extremely impressive virtual reality mod for E-Day<\/a>. It features full body tracking, manual weapon reloads, and more.<\/p>\n

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Is it time for a first-person Gears of War game?<\/p>\n

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The short demonstration uploaded to YouTube<\/a> has seriously made me consider dusting off my Oculus Quest 2. But perhaps more surprisingly, it has made me want a first-person Gears of War game. To some, that might seem sacrilegious, but hear me out. Gears has already expanded into turn-based strategy<\/a>, and I\u2019m a firm believer that Xbox needs to do more with its IP. Experimenting with different genres is a smart move.<\/p>\n

Halo is the perfect example of a mishandled IP. It should have been expanded into third-person shooters, horror, and other genres long ago. I think Gears of War could equally be turned into a first-person horror game set around the Locust.<\/p>\n

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E-Day does a fantastic job at making the Locust a terrifying threat. Seeing that unfold from a different angle would be incredible.<\/p>\n

For now, though, fans will have to make do with the virtual reality community project, which is extremely impressive in its own right.<\/p>\n

With that said, let me know your thoughts. Would you play a virtual reality Gears game, or even a first-person one? Leave a comment down below and be sure to take part in our poll!<\/p>\n

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