Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Laid Off Four Days After Game Went Gold

Juan Vaca, story director on Gears of War: E-Day, was among over 260 Xbox employees laid off in the latest round of cuts. The layoff came just four days after he announced the game had gone gold ahead of its October 6 release.

• Xbox laid off more than 260 employees in the latest cuts
• Juan Vaca led the story of Gears of War: E-Day since 2022
• The game went gold on September 17, launches October 6
• The Coalition was also affected; the number of cuts there is unknown