Gears of War: E-Day story director laid off days after game went gold

Gears of War: E-Day story director Juan Vaca said on LinkedIn that he was caught in Microsoft's latest Xbox layoffs. The game went gold just days before the cuts, with release set for Oct. 6.

• Juan Vaca announced the layoff on LinkedIn and is seeking new work in games, film and TV
• Gears of War: E-Day went gold just days before the layoffs were announced
• The game's full release is planned for Oct. 6
• The Coalition was not named in Matt Booty's Xbox 'reset' blog post