Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Laid Off Just Four Days After Celebrating The Game Going Gold
📍 Where it landed
The Gears of War: E-Day story director was laid off four days after the game went gold, with various reports citing the timing of the layoff as barely two weeks before the game's launch. The story has not had recent updates, but the game is set to collaborate with Liquid Death for cosmetics and promotions. The layoff's impact on the game's development or release remains unclear as coverage has quieted.
Epilogue added 40d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Gears of War: E-Day x Liquid Death XBOX Wire · 42d ago
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Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Laid Off Just Four Days After Celebrating The Game Going Gold Kotaku · 45d ago broke it first
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