Watch the official Gears of War: E-Day trailers on the Xbox and Gamescom pages. The reveal trailer introduces Emergence Day and features a reimagined version of “Mad World”; Gamescom lists an official Story Trailer.
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Choose a trailer
Open the Xbox article for the reveal trailer or the Gamescom page for the Story Trailer.
Start playback on the source page
Use the video player embedded in the official page. The Xbox article describes its trailer as a return to Emergence Day, when the Locust ambush the surface of Sera.
Listen for the trailer’s music
The reveal trailer uses Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World” with an original instrumental arrangement by composer Adam Lastiwka. This is a detail of the trailer’s soundtrack, not confirmation of the full game’s music.
What the official trailers show
The Xbox announcement says the reveal trailer introduces the Locust attack on Sera and younger versions of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago as they begin fighting the invasion. It frames Emergence Day as the event that starts the conflict at the center of the series.
The Gamescom listing identifies its video as the Official Story Trailer for Gears of War: E-Day. The supplied listing does not describe specific scenes, so details beyond that label are not confirmed here.
The linked pages provide the video players. If a player is unavailable in your region or browser, use the other official page above.
Trailer music
“Mad World” is associated with the original Gears of War commercials, according to the Xbox interview. For the reveal trailer, Adam Lastiwka reimagined the track as an original instrumental arrangement accompanying Gary Jules’ cover.
The Xbox announcement identifies “Mad World” in the 2024 reveal trailer, performed as Gary Jules’ cover with an original instrumental arrangement by Adam Lastiwka.
Yes. The Gamescom listing names it “Gears of War: E-Day | Official Story Trailer.”
Use the Xbox and Gamescom links above to open the official pages with their trailer players.