Instead of following up Gears 5 with a proper sequel, the franchise’s next game is going back in time with Gears of War: E-Day. But that hasn’t stopped JD Fenix voice actor Liam McIntyre from sharing his story ideas for a potential Gears of War 6.
Posting on X, McIntyre claimed that “there was a suggestion” that Gears developer The Coalition would make Gears 6, but the studio “wanted to try something new.” Even so, McIntyre stated that the forthcoming Gears of War: E-Day “looks great” and he can’t wait to play it. When prompted by a reply addressing the ending of Gears 5, McIntyre shared how he would approach the story from there.
Spoilers for Gears 5 follow, if you don’t know about the ending over six years after its release. Protagonist Kait Diaz is forced to choose between saving JD or her wingman Del Walker, with the other meeting a brutal demise at the hands of Swarm Queen Reyna. It’s unclear which branch is canon to Gears lore or how a sequel would accommodate player choices, but McIntyre’s “solve” is making Del’s survival canon, the Swarm reviving and possessing JD, and a rogue Marcus Fenix having to face his zombie-fied son.
“But somehow you save him. Not sure how yet. Or if it matters lol,” McIntyre wrote.
I have a solve for that regardless of what you choose. Hoping that del is Canon, Marcus loses his mind and goes rogue, and you learn JD has kind of been revived and controlled by swarm, his dad has to fight him. But somehow you save him. Not sure how yet.
Or if it matters lol. https://t.co/WHtTkertHe— liam (@Liam_J_McIntyre) April 1, 2026
It might not be the perfect idea of how to follow up on Gears 5, which puts the Gears saga in a dilemma, but it’s more than anything we’ve heard from developers. Former Gears boss Rod Fergusson stated that he wrote a proposed plot synopsis for Gears 6 before departing The Coalition, but he suspected that the studio “probably threw that out.”
Microsoft and The Coalition haven’t shown anything from Gears of War: E-Day since its 2024 reveal, but the game is still locked for a 2026 launch. In fact, it’ll be the main focus of its own deep-dive Direct presentation following this year’s Xbox Games Showcase in June.
While McIntyre isn’t expected to be in Gears of War: E-Day–by nature of that title being a prequel to the original game and his character not being born yet–you’ll hear his voice as the eponymous character in Marvel’s Wolverine, which is set for a September 15 release date exclusively on PlayStation 5.
