Gears of War: E-Day remembers the golden years of multiplayer shooters that didn't double as undercover cosmetic storefronts, and it's promising a throwback experience where almost every piece of customization will be earnable by playing online matches. What an idea! But don't worry about grinding endlessly for in-game currency, the devs apparently aren't going down EA's "pride and accomplishment" route.
The Coalition today dived deep into Gears of War: E-Day's multiplayer portions – the Horde mode that pits 12 players against waves of subterranean beasties and the Versus mode that includes sweaty 4v4 PvP matches. While the multiplayer looked great, what really got my chainsaw-guns revved up was the talk of how The Coalition is ditching the seedier parts of modern online shooters.
