Gears of War: E-Day created a Prototype Lancer to solve a canon conflict with its signature weapon

The Coalition faced a lore problem in Gears of War: E-Day: established canon places the chainsaw-equipped Lancer's invention a year after Emergence Day, the event the prequel depicts. The studio resolved it by introducing a Prototype Lancer — an earlier rifle model existing around Emergence Day — from which the chainsaw version is battlefield-improvised, according to creative director Matt Searcy. E-Day launches 6 October for Xbox Series X|S and PC.