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- Oct 6, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Gears of War: E-Day Launches on Xbox, PC and Steam
- Gears of War: E-Day launches worldwide on 6 October 2026 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC) on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, and day one with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass[1][3]
- Premium Edition owners can play up to five days early from 1 October at 8am Pacific, and pre-install opens on 29 September at 8am Pacific[3][7]
- The standard edition costs $69.99, the Premium Edition $99.99 and the Premium Edition upgrade $30.00; a Collector's Edition with a 15-inch Marcus and Dom statue launches on 1 October for Xbox Series X and Steam[1][3][7]
- The date was set at the Gears of War: E-Day Direct that opened the Xbox Games Showcase on 7 June 2026, the first time a Gears game led the show, when pre-orders went live; the game went gold on 17 September[3][6][7]
- It is developed by The Coalition in downtown Vancouver with People Can Fly, co-developer of the original trilogy, and published by Xbox Game Studios as the sixth main Gears of War game[1][2][6][8]
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma made it an Xbox console exclusive on Xbox Series X|S and Windows, despite a PEGI rating that had listed a PlayStation 5 version[2]
- Hands-on campaign previews ran on 25 August 2026 ahead of launch[4][5]
Notable features
- An origin-story prequel set on Emergence Day, fourteen years before the original Gears of War, following Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago over three days in the city of Kalona[1][2][6]
- Bravo Squad of Marcus, Dom, Mags Carter and Lucas Reyes, all playable from the start in solo, two-player split-screen (console) or four-player online co-op[2][6]
- Horde Siege, a new 12-player PvE mode with three four-player squads and Assault, Breacher, Marksman and Medic classes, plus 4v4 Versus with Ranked and Social playlists[2][3][6]
- New slide, jump and low-cover movement and new weapons including the Gut Puncher grenade launcher and Incinerator shotgun, with the Chainsaw Lancer's origin[2][6]
- Rebuilt from scratch in Unreal Engine 5 with no reused assets, among the first games with MegaLights, at 4K and up to 60fps; Wikipedia gives multiplayer up to 120fps on Xbox Series X[1][2][6]
- Xbox Play Anywhere: buy once and play on Xbox console and PC[1]
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- [1]75%xbox.com/en-US/games/gears-of-war-edayxbox.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Oct 6, 2026 ✓· 16% of score
Given as scheduled, per news.xbox.com[3][6]: "ready to deploy when Early Access begins on October 1 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC), or at worldwide launch October 6 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC)"; xbox.com lists "Release date October 6, 2026".
- [2]78%Gears of War: E-Dayen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 23, 2026· 16% of score
Wikipedia names The Coalition and People Can Fly as developers and Xbox[1][3][6] Game Studios as publisher, calls it the sixth main Gears of War[7] game and a prequel to the 2006 original, and gives the October 6, 2026 release.
- [3]97%Gears of War: E-Day Has Gone Gold, Pre-Install Begins September 29, Full PC Specifications Revealednews.xbox.com· Published Sep 17, 2026· 16% of score
The Coalition's own post on Xbox[1][6] Wire: the game has gone gold, early access begins October 1 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC) and worldwide launch is October 6 at 8am Pacific (15:00 UTC) on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam.
- [4]70%Gears Intel: I played the Gears of War E-Day Campaign... let's talk about it | Story, Gameplay, Visuals PREVIEW!podcasts.apple.com· Published Aug 25, 2026· 14% of score
Gears Intel's episode "I played the Gears of War[7] E-Day Campaign... let's talk about it | Story, Gameplay, Visuals PREVIEW!" (2026-08-25) says: "conversation on Twitter / X: https://x.com/Gears_IntelWe are also on Blue Sky:https://bsky.app/profile/gearsintel.bsky.socialand TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gearsintelFollow me and my co-hosts!KDB: https://bsky.app/profile/kdb-innit.bsky.socialDavid: https://bsky.app/profile/supersmillie.bsky.socialAlex: https://bsky.app/profile/thrillex.bsky.socialGears of War E-Day releases on October 6th (or October 1st if you pre-order the special edition) on XBOX[1][3][6] and PC."
- [5]70%Destin Legarie Podcast | Save State Plus: [SPOILERS] Gears of War: E-Day Campaign Preview: I Want Morepodcasts.apple.com· Published Aug 25, 2026· 14% of score
Destin Legarie Podcast | Save State Plus's episode "[SPOILERS] Gears of War[7]: E-Day Campaign Preview: I Want More" (2026-08-25) says: "preview, I talk about the campaign gameplay, combat, environments, enemies and the ways E-Day feels familiar while bringing Gears forward.Gears of War: E-Day launches October 6 , 2026 for Xbox[1][3][6] Series X|S and PC."
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