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25 days ago| News | Comments 5

Weekend DDoS attacks cut players off from E-Day’s campaign too

Over the weekend before 12 October, Gears of War: E-Day’s servers failed badly enough that players lost both online modes and the story. The first complaints were about…

26 days ago| News | Comments 3

The E-Day soundtrack is on streaming services: 18 tracks, about an hour

The original Gears of War: E-Day soundtrack is on streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music. The album has 18 pieces and runs about 60 minutes. It includes the title…

28 days ago| News | Comments 4

Xbox released an E-Day trailer built from critic quotes

Xbox’s official channel posted an accolades trailer for Gears of War: E-Day. The video stacks scores and short lines from outlets: “triumph,” “masterpiece,” and “the main Xbox…

28 days ago| News | Comments 2

Alinea counts 230,000 copies sold for E-Day

Alinea Analytics estimates that Gears of War: E-Day sold 230,000 copies across early access and the full release. About 168,000 of those were on Steam, and about 62,000 full…

28 days ago| News | Comments 4

On launch day E-Day was the fourth most active game on Xbox

Circana’s Player Engagement Tracker put Gears of War: E-Day fourth by active players on Xbox worldwide on 6 October 2026. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella wrote that only Fortnite,…

29 days ago| News | Comments 3

Radeon RX 5000 owners are asking AMD for software ray tracing

Owners of Radeon RX 5000 cards are asking AMD to add software ray tracing for the first generation of RDNA. The prompt is Gears of War: E-Day: the shooter requires hardware…

29 days ago| News | Comments 4

Asha Sharma congratulated The Coalition, and the replies argued over the scores

Xbox chief Asha Sharma congratulated The Coalition on the launch of Gears of War: E-Day and on the critic scores. She attached promo art with pull quotes and singled out a Day One…

29 days ago| News | Comments 5

Mike Crump says the next Gears will not take seven years

The Coalition studio head Mike Crump told the BBC that the next Gears of War will not take nearly the seven years that went into E-Day. He called the current game a strong base…

30 days ago| News | Comments 4

The Coalition wants to keep telling stories about Marcus and Dom

On The Expansion Pass podcast, brand director Nicole Fossett and creative director Matt Searcy said The Coalition is not ready to move Gears of War forward without Marcus Fenix…

30 days ago| News | Comments 6

E-Day led Steam’s paid chart, with Galactic Racer close by

Gears of War: E-Day reached first place among paid games on Steam’s worldwide sales chart. For Microsoft, Xbox, and The Coalition that is a strong signal, given the PC release.…

30 days ago| News | Comments 4

E-Day’s Steam peak passed 31,000 amid mixed user reviews

After the full release on 6 October, the Steam peak for Gears of War: E-Day rose to 31,517 people, according to trackers on 7 October. Premium Edition early access had run since 1…

31 days ago| News | Comments 2

Paddy Meyer says Microsoft kept the voice he recorded for Vraak

Creature voice actor and vocalist Paddy Meyer has accused The Coalition and Microsoft of keeping his Gears of War: E-Day recordings and being free to run them through generative…

31 days ago| News | Comments 5

E-Day is out for everyone on Xbox, Steam, and Game Pass

Gears of War: E-Day launched worldwide on Xbox Series X|S, on PC through the Xbox app, and on Steam. The same day the shooter joined Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Premium…

31 days ago| News | Comments 4

E-Day received a large patch hours before the full launch

On 6 October 2026, a few hours before the full release of Gears of War: E-Day, The Coalition shipped a large update based on early access. The focus is stability, hardware…

32 days ago| News | Comments 3

On Series S the studio pages spare E-Day data out to the SSD

Gears of War: E-Day is heavy on both Xbox Series X and PC, but on Series S The Coalition kept the image up by leaning on storage. Technical director Kate Rayner told Digital…

32 days ago| News | Comments 5

E-Day’s early access drew review bombs over consultants and a new heroine

Before the full release of Gears of War: E-Day, premium owners who have been playing since 1 October flooded Steam with negative reviews. Instead of the combat and the return to…

32 days ago| News | Comments 4

Asmongold’s comments about E-Day split viewers again

On 2 October 2026 a clip spread from a stream by Zach “Asmongold” Hoyt about Gears of War: E-Day. He called the game a feminist fantasy and guessed that The Coalition would either…

33 days ago| News | Comments 5

PC offline play in E-Day is promised for 6 October

Gears of War: E-Day has been open to premium owners since 1 October, but on PC the campaign still will not start without a network connection. The story of Marcus Fenix and Dom…

33 days ago| News | Comments 5

MD Revoice posted a Russian neural dub of E-Day before full launch

The MD Revoice team released a Russian neural dub of Gears of War: E-Day before the full launch. The track covers dialogue and the main voiced scenes so the shooter can be played…

33 days ago| News | Comments 4

Matt Searcy says the studio is proud E-Day stays an Xbox game

The Coalition creative director Matt Searcy commented on Gears of War: E-Day staying exclusive. He said the series is woven into Xbox’s history, and the studio is proud to carry…

34 days ago| News | Comments 3

8BitDo’s E-Day keyboard and mouse go on sale 30 October

8BitDo and Xbox showed a limited Gears of War: E-Day peripheral set. It includes the Retro 87 mechanical keyboard and the Retro R8 wireless mouse, with series markings, a…

35 days ago| News | Comments 4

Kate Rayner called E-Day the series’ foundation for the next ten years

The Coalition technical director Kate Rayner says Gears of War: E-Day was built as a ten-year base, not as a one-off entry. In her words, the foundation is meant both for new…

35 days ago| News | Comments 4

A bench clip split players comparing E-Day with Gears 2

The creator Michael Does Life posted a comparison of a wooden bench in Gears of War: E-Day and in 2008’s Gears of War 2. In Epic’s Xbox 360 game, a rifle burst turns the boards…

35 days ago| News | Comments 3

Xbox switched the COG dog-tag generator back on for E-Day

Ahead of the Gears of War: E-Day release, Xbox turned the COG Tag web generator back on. The tool builds an avatar as a named Coalition of Ordered Governments dog tag that can be…

35 days ago| News | Comments 5

After the first reviews, E-Day entered Steam’s top four sellers

The first reviews of Gears of War: E-Day landed above expectations, which is a notable result for Xbox as Microsoft returns to a stricter exclusivity line. The Coalition’s shooter…

35 days ago| News | Comments 4

E-Day passed 20,000 concurrent Steam players before full launch

Still in early access, Gears of War: E-Day set a series record on Steam: 20,374 people were in the game at once. That window was open to premium pre-orders and Xbox Game Pass…

35 days ago| News | Comments 5

MD Revoice previewed a Russian neural dub for E-Day

MD Revoice, the project recently noticed for a Russian dub of Control Resonant, has previewed a neural-voice track for Gears of War: E-Day. The Coalition’s shooter has no official…

35 days ago| News | Comments 2

Digital Foundry says E-Day raises the graphics bar on Xbox Series

Digital Foundry’s breakdown of Gears of War: E-Day on Xbox Series X|S calls it one of the strongest Unreal Engine 5 showcases on this generation. They highlight MegaLights, Epic’s…

36 days ago| News | Comments 4

Xbox and The Coalition released the E-Day launch trailer

Xbox Game Studios and The Coalition released a launch trailer for Gears of War: E-Day. Premium Edition and the Premium upgrade are already playable: those editions include a…

36 days ago| News | Comments 3

Premium Edition owners are already playing E-Day

Early access to Gears of War: E-Day is open for Premium Edition, five days before the full release on 6 October. Preload was already available on Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox app on…

36 days ago| News | Comments 4

Critics put E-Day near 90 and argue over the campaign’s pace

The first reviews of Gears of War: E-Day are mostly warm. When the count was taken, OpenCritic showed an average of 90, and 92% of 25 reviews recommended the game. The combat is…

36 days ago| News | Comments 3

The Coalition laid out five seasons of E-Day support

On the day early access opened, The Coalition published a support plan for Gears of War: E-Day: five themed seasons on PC and Xbox Series X|S. Season one, Emergence, adds ranked…

36 days ago| News | Comments 2

The Coalition staff expect layoffs after E-Day ships

Staff at The Coalition are worried about another round of layoffs after Gears of War: E-Day ships. September’s Xbox cuts mostly spared the studio, but several people told…

36 days ago| News | Comments 4

E-Day will not launch with private matches

The Coalition confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day is launching without some familiar series features. Private matches are not in the game on day one; the studio expects to add them…

36 days ago| News | Comments 5

Xbox disc copies of E-Day can now be converted to digital

Microsoft added Gears of War: E-Day to its Disc-to-Digital program. Owners of a physical Xbox copy can already trade the disc for a digital license and set up their profile before…

38 days ago| News | Comments 3

Alinea estimates about 120,000 Steam copies of E-Day

Alinea Analytics estimates that Gears of War: E-Day has sold about 120,000 copies on Steam, for roughly $7 million. Microsoft and Valve have not published official figures, so…

38 days ago| News | Comments 4

E-Day preload is live, and Xbox needs nearly 109 GB

The Coalition opened preload for Gears of War: E-Day on Xbox and PC. On Xbox Series X|S the install is about 108.99 GB. Premium Edition owners can play on 1 October. The standard…

38 days ago| News | Comments 2

The E-Day Lancer pizza cutter sold out within hours

Xbox and the Prince St. Pizza chain released a pizza cutter shaped like the prototype Lancer rifle from Gears of War: E-Day. The promotion runs into early November, but the…