IGN has jumped the gun ahead of Game Informer and Microsoft’s E3 showcase and have revealed the very first details of Gears of War Judgement.

Baird, Cole, Garron, and Sofia — the four members of Gears of War: Judgment’s Kilo Squad — have been “charged for treason because they didn’t follow orders, stole equipment, and their actions could end up killing millions of people they swore to protect,” an anonymous source has told IGN.

IGN understands that Judgement will take place some ten years before the events of the original Gears of War title, thus the younger appearance of both Baird and Cole. Sounds like a prequel to us. Two other characters will be added to the mix with Judgement, but who they are no-one actually knows yet. A young Marcus Fenix maybe?

All will be revealed on Monday.