Gears of War: E-Day is out now on Xbox Series, PC, Steam and Game Pass
Gears of War: E-Day launched worldwide on Tuesday, October 6 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, and it is available on day one in Game Pass.
Xbox announced the worldwide launch of Gears of War: E-Day on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, and on day one in Game Pass.
- A prequel set fourteen years before the original Gears of War: Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago live through the opening hours of Emergence Day, as the Locust Horde erupts from below on Sera
- Multiplayer: Horde Siege (a reimagining of Horde mode) and Versus
- Supports Xbox Play Anywhere: buy once, play on both console and PC
Xbox released the official launch trailer the same day.
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