Emergence Day Is Coming!
Gears of War®—a third-person tactical action/horror game—is being developed by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios and the Xbox 360® video game system. As Marcus Fenix, you fight a war against the immense Locust Horde, which not only out powers but outnumbers you, your squad, and the entire force of the Coalition of Ordered Governments. Gears of War is the only game to blend a deep and disturbing story of human survival against an endless mass of nightmarish creatures, a next-generation tactical combat system, and unsurpassed visuals and special effects. The story unfolds as a ragtag group of soldiers use every last ounce of strength to survive the onslaught from the forces of evil, which begins on the historic Emergence Day.

Powered by Unreal Engine 3
The only obvious choice to power the Emergence Day era, its visuals, and its gameplay is the brand-new Unreal® Engine 3, which provides an unparalleled amount of detail without taxing the processor. Images and designs that developers could only dream of in the past become a reality with the power of this engine. Imagine photorealistic environments rendered in real-time, and you only begin to understand what this engine is capable of. After you see this engine in action and your gameplay evolve, you will never look at shooters the same way again.

But let’s be clear: It’s not just smoke and mirrors. Anyone who has played Unreal® Tournament 2004 or any of Epic’s previous Unreal-powered games knows about the amazing versatility of the engine. Previous versions of Unreal Engine successfully meshed together vehicular and on-foot combat on the same battlefield. With its successor, Gears of War will drop jaws with its visuals and stop hearts with its gameplay. Shooters are often at the forefront of technology, and Epic is proud to usher the industry into the next dimension of visual quality and biting gameplay.