Gears of War is coming back with Marcus and Dom in an Emergence Day prequel

Today's Xbox Games Showcase wrapped up with a bang: A new Gears of War is on the way—and it's a prequel.

"Experience the brutal horror of Emergence Day through the eyes of Marcus Fenix in the origin story of one of gaming's most acclaimed sagas," Microsoft said. "Fourteen years before Gears of War, war heroes Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago return home to face a new nightmare: the Locust Horde. These subterranean monsters, grotesque and relentless, erupt from below, laying siege on humanity itself."

And as the trailer wraps up and the slow piano kicks in, it reminds us that this new game really is a return to the beginning: It's a mad, mad world, alright.

There's no release target yet, but we'll keep our eyes open and let you know when we know.