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Gears of War turns twenty with Dom at Marcus's door

The anniversary montage reunites the squad, while a second upload announces RAAM's return as a free character.

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20 Years | A Love Letter to Gears

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0:04Queen Myrrah recalls Sera's brief peace before Emergence Day brings monsters through the streets.
0:37Dom frees Marcus from prison and returns his armor and equipment.
0:55Squad banter and firefights give way to underground assaults and Hammer of Dawn strikes.
1:33The montage revisits the Carmine family and the squad's sacrifices.
2:05The pace slows for Dom and Maria, Kait and her mother, and memories of fallen comrades.
3:10The franchise logo closes the retrospective, followed by its twentieth-anniversary graphic.

Dom opens Marcus Fenix's prison cell and welcomes him back to the army. In "20 Years | A Love Letter to Gears," that familiar reunion becomes part of a brisk journey through the franchise's battles, banter and losses.

The official Gears of War channel posted the anniversary celebration alongside its RAAM character announcement, making two new uploads for the week. The montage is promotional, but its focus is the shared history: Baird's confidence in his own charisma, Hoffman's battlefield orders, the Carmine family and the quieter scenes involving Dom, Maria and Kait. It has reached roughly 174,000 views, the larger total of the two new arrivals, although RAAM drew more views on its first day.

Viewers are picking out the Carmine edit, Dom's anguished dialogue and Hoffman's reminder that his soldiers are the support. Several comments return to the series' familiar promise of brotherhood, giving the anniversary a more personal register than a simple collection of firefights.

"Gears of War: E-Day | Conqueror Uzil RAAM" announces the character's return, with the description promising availability to all players from the day after publication. Meanwhile, August's E-Day story trailer remains among the channel's busiest uploads, behind the anniversary montage in daily viewing.

The channel added about 2,000 subscribers over the week, and daily views are running modestly above their usual level. Among nearby game channels, Warhammer 40,000 also had a substantial week, while Teamfight Tactics and 2XKO are seeing quieter daily viewing than usual. For Gears of War, the anniversary retrospective is doing the most work right now, with the squad reunion at its heart.

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20 years… I’ll be a fan, always. To the end.
@Joe-FN1036See it on YouTube
"Make sure to get these to my sons", proceeds to show Anthony, Ben, and Clay.
@InversiveMemeManSee it on YouTube
Awesome vid and a great reminder of how many intense lines in this series.
I'll never forget the first time I heard, "You ARE the support son!" It just got real.
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Happy Birthday Gears of War, Brothers to the End. Always! 🥹❤⚙
@SASxSH4DOWZSee it on YouTube
Here's to 20 years of gears lets hope for many more to come. ❤ ⚙️
@OWEN-THE-CATSee it on YouTube
A "Mad World" indeed, Cheers to 20 years of service!
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BROTHERS TO THE END... HERMANOS HASTA EL FIN.
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