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Tom’s Hardware • Jeffrey Kampman • October 1, 2026
Gears of War: E-Day takes us back to the very beginning of one of the most beloved sagas in gaming: Emergence Day. And to tell this new chapter in the Gears story, developers at The Coalition rebuilt Gears entirely from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. On top of all-new assets, E-Day is the first shipping title that uses UE5’s MegaLights technology. This tech allows artists to light a space with hundreds of dynamic ray-traced light sources, all in real time.
MegaLights immediately stands out as something different and distinctly next-gen for real-time graphics.
Source: Tom’s Hardware • Jeffrey Kampman • October 1, 2026