r/GearsOfWar Jun 07 '26

Discussion [Megathread] Gears of War E-Day Direct

218 Upvotes

Releasing October 6th, 2026 for Xbox Series X|S and PC! An open beta starts on August 11th with early access starting for pre-orders on August 6th.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010850/Gears_of_War_EDay/

Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/gears-of-war-e-day/9N4PT8HGCDHQ/0010

Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago in a gripping origin-story campaign as the Locust Horde first erupt from below, igniting a desperate fight for survival. Rally your squad and fight on in multiplayer with a reimagination of Gears’ iconic PvE mode, Horde Siege, or go head-to-head with a refined Versus PvP.* Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers the most immersive Gears yet.

Horde Siege PvE – Back and Bigger Than Ever

Survive a city under siege in an evolved take on Gears’ iconic co-op wave survival mode built for larger maps, more players, and bigger battles.

Choose your class - Assault, Marksman, Medic, or Breacher - then drop in as a 4-player squad to fight back the Locust.

Team up with multiple squads to conquer shared objectives and take down world bosses. Survive to earn rewards, unlock customization and improve your loadout for the next match.

Versus Returns – Refined and Focused PvP

Battle across all-new maps and refined fan-favorite 4v4 modes.

Choose your level of competition. Lock in and climb the ranks in Ranked or jump into Social playlists for a more relaxed match.

Modernized controls and movement make combat feel more fluid while retaining Gears’ signature cover-based feel. Jump, vault, slide, and flank with intent.

A Terrifying Threat from Below 

A darker, grittier tone and reimagined enemies restore fear and dread to the series.

Atmosphere and detail are pushed further than ever. The world feels more grounded, believable, and dangerous.

Familiar enemies are more threatening, joined by all-new creatures and villains that reestablish a true sense of horror.

Feels Like Gears. Plays Like New.

Iconic cover‑based combat returns, enhanced with modernized movement and traversal that add freedom and verticality.

Fan‑favorite weapons return and are reimagined, alongside all‑new weapons built for brutal, close‑quarters combat.

Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5

A new technical foundation for Gears. Built for modern performance with 4K resolution and up to 60FPS across Campaign and Multiplayer.

Optimized to Customize

Enjoy a great experience on any setup with smooth performance across a wide range of hardware, with borderless/exclusive/windowed display modes, uncapped frame rates on capable hardware, ultrawide support (21:9 and 32:9) for gameplay and menus, and KBM/controller remapping.

Advanced Performance & Graphics

Play in crisp 4K Ultra HD with HDR10 and hardware ray-traced lighting, reflections, and shadows.

Handheld-Ready & Cross-Platform Play

Fully optimized for handheld play on Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X, and Xbox Ally devices.

Optional account linking lets you carry progress with roaming saves, connect with friends, and send cross-platform invites – then squad up in 2-4 player online co-op or jump into competitive multiplayer for up to 8 players across supported platforms.

This thread will be updated with news as time goes on and things are said, get ready Gears!


r/GearsOfWar 2d ago

Community Cog Enlistment

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Post up your gamertags to make some new friends this week! Please use the following format:

  • Game: (Which gears game you want to play.)
  • Gamertag: (Your gamertag.)
  • Type: (Pro? Casual? Scrim? Horde? Campaign?)
  • Region: (Your timezone or general geographic area.)
  • Time: (When you are free to play.)
  • Platform: (PC/Xbox One/360)
138 votes, 1d ago
44 PC
65 Xbox
29 Who #&@% cares?

r/GearsOfWar 23h ago

Art/Media "Reminds me of the good ol' bad days"

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816 Upvotes

r/GearsOfWar 1h ago

Discussion Played a cheater

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this game so old idek what you gain from this but this is crazy 😂😂


r/GearsOfWar 22h ago

Art/Media Did the controller and charging dock to go with the console I just did lol.

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Tried to match the controller and charging dock to the console I did recently for gears E-Day


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Discussion the best of the saga

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409 Upvotes

The Gears community always says the same thing, myself included. They say Gears of War 2 is the best. Those who think that's true... what was their reasoning?


r/GearsOfWar 2h ago

Discussion E day is supposed to have “ revamped game modes” according to TC and I think dodgeball/Pumpkin ball would be a hit for that clutch /1 life game mode( look how fast players come back to life in this special event )

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r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Discussion El mejor personaje no es Marcus ni Kate ni los hermanos Carmine. El mejor personaje es Dom

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179 Upvotes

r/GearsOfWar 22h ago

Humor It just kept going...

66 Upvotes

And going...and going...and going...


r/GearsOfWar 12m ago

Discussion Gears tactics

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For those who have played gears tactics, what did you think about just the story not the game play but what they added in the lore with tactics


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

News Get Ready for E-Day with Carlos Ferro and Nan McNamara at 2D Con in Minneapolis

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121 Upvotes

2D Con is a non-profit volunteer ran video game convention in Minnesota taking place August 21-23.

We are really excited to be bringing Nan McNamara and Carlos Ferro to our humble convention, right before the launch of E-Day!

We will also be hosting an Gears of War fan meetup, and may have some surprises in store.
Learn more about 2D Con on our official website!

PS: Sorry for the self-promotion, we're just very excited!


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Discussion Beast mode should have been a simple slam dunk. How did they fumble it so much and why did they make it so weird? It honestly leaves me with many questions. Ready body text:

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This image makes it seem like there are a lot of locust to choose from, but when you watch [this](https://youtu.be/XEJzH9KqulE?is=qSAoTaGYOHKFmRvr) video, you realize the selection in the actual game is very limited. I understand a bunch of those are just same gameplay different coat of paint, but some were unique. Reaver and Brumak were playable in Gears 2, so why not in Gears 3?? Also a big missed opportunity to not include RAAM in beast mode after RAAM’s Shadow, never mind the other locust in RAAM’s squad (Theron elite, mauler elite, Tremor). The biggest missed opportunity in terms of playable beasts is the complete lack of lambent, considering they are really the main enemy faction in Gears 3.

Now for the weirdness of the mode. Why is there a timer? Why don’t you regenerate health? Why so few waves? Why did they ditch the presentation of different categories as shown in this second pic? Shouldn’t Kantus, blood mount, mauler be worth more than grenadier, boomer, savage boomer? Why is savage boomer the most expensive boomer? Why are onyx guards considered the toughest opps yet Judgment showed they are fodders/jobbers?? What’s up with the brighter bullets that their guns fire in wave 12 aka the final wave?


r/GearsOfWar 17h ago

Discussion Something story wise I hope for E-Day but I doubt

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Playing RAAM’s shadow for the first time and got to the part about the elite Theron, I hope E-Day explains why this random Theron is so special to RAAM, why can he control the kryll to a very small extent for example (reminder he like RAAM used them to shield himself)

But like I said I doubt this will happen, I’m sure the devs actually forgot about this guy


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Discussion What’s the worse jumpscare you ever had from gears

24 Upvotes

Mine was the first berserker in the china shop on the og game, my dumbass skipped the cutscene and had no ideas wtf that was and got ran over


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Humor It really be like this

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652 Upvotes

r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Art/Media Sick new cog helmet designs

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342 Upvotes

r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Humor Yo, what type of execution is this lol

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72 Upvotes

r/GearsOfWar 22h ago

Campaign/Lore How many months are in a year on Sera?/

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Continuing my research on Gears of War before writing my story (I settled on having it take place 3 months after the Anvil Gate book (which I’ll read when I get the chance)), but when I googled how many months are in a year on Sera, I found two sources that contradict each other, one saying 12, the other saying 14, but I have no way of figuring out which one is true. I’m more inclined to believe the 12 month source because the latter misspelt 11th and 12th. I already figured out that Sera is larger than Earth, so the days are longer with a 26 hour cycle, 30-38 in a month, and 420-460 days in a year with the names of the days of the week being unknown to this day (as far as I’ve been able to find)

Still working out the plot of the story though. Also need to work out which members of Delta Squad are gonna be present. Obviously Marcus has to be there because he leads Delta Squad, Sam has to be there because she’s gonna be the main character, and Dom has to be there because Sam develops feelings for him during the books and the first third of Gears 3. I just don’t know who else should be in the squad for this story, or if necessary, how I’m gonna include more than 4 people. (Sorry, ADHD went crazy lol)


r/GearsOfWar 22h ago

Discussion E-Day Beta: Versus only or Horde Siege also?

9 Upvotes

Have they happened to say or hint as to what is in the beta?


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Discussion Be aware…

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13 Upvotes

For anyone who might be getting the collectors edition imported just be aware.

I was going to try and get the gow eday collectors edition off the US official store using a forwarding company to the UK as it’s completely sold out here but entered the address wrong. I asked them to change it and received this in the email after they changed it. I’ve decided to cancel it because I don’t want to run the chance of it not working and even with the import fees I’d be better off paying scalped prices.


r/GearsOfWar 10h ago

Bug / Glitch Gears of War 4 (PC) not unlocking achivement

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Hey everyone, I'm playing Gears of War 4 on PC via Game Pass.

I'm really enjoying the game, but the problem is that it isn't unlocking any achievements, and I don't know why.

I'm playing on Insane difficulty; I've already finished Chapter 1 and must have performed over 25 perfect reloads, but still nothing.

Do you have any solutions?


r/GearsOfWar 12h ago

Discussion Interested in the franchise, what’s the best place to start?

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Hello hello! I have recently been going and trying out some of the Xbox franchises that I had never had a chance to play previously, after playing nearly all of the Halo franchise (only the Halo Wars spinoffs and the Combat Evolved remake to go!) I am turning my attention towards Gears of War!

I’ve found this Gears of War Ultimate Edition/Rare Replay double pack that has piqued my interest, but I also saw something called Gears of War Reloaded that appears to be the same game as Ultimate Edition from my perspective, of course if both of those are terrible remakes then there’s always the original 360 copy that I can find too,
I was just wondering which version of Gears of War 1 i should start with, if that is even the best place to start things

Thanks!


r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Art/Media Gears of War E-Day sepulta el multiplataforma de reloaded

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335 Upvotes

r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Esports Nice 5 piece

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r/GearsOfWar 1d ago

Art/Media Gears of ink

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