Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.
Thank you for playing Gears of War: E-Day. Since launch, our team has been listening to your feedback and working to improve your experience. Today we're deploying a significant patch that impacts all areas of the game. As always, if you discover a bug or are encountering a problem, please get in touch at aka.ms/Gears…
Today marks the worldwide launch of Gears of War: E-Day , now available on XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, Game Pass and Steam. One of XBOX’s most iconic sagas returns to where it all began, taking players back to the opening hours of Emergence Day and the catastrophic event that changed the world of Sera forever.
Today, Gears of War: E-Day Early Access begins for Premium Edition players and Game Pass subscribers with the Premium Upgrade. To mark the occasion, we’re releasing the Launch Gameplay Trailer, featuring Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Today is a moment we’ve been looking forward to for a long…
EDIT 9/28/2026: Updated the launch PC specifications graphic to fix an error. Today, I’m proud to share that Gears of War: E-Day has officially gone gold, marking a major milestone for the team as we enter the final stretch toward launch. On behalf of everyone at The…
Gears of War: E-Day launches October 6th With DLSS 4.5, RTX Mega Geometry, and ray tracing. Learn more: Gamescom 2026: DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Out Now & RTX News | NVIDIA Go behind-the-scenes with The Coalition’s Studio Technical Director, Kate Rayner, and Rendering Lead, Mike Perzel to learn more about Gear of Wa…
A reminder to PC players to ensure the best experience: SSD Required: HDDs (slower mechanical drives) are not supported and may cause severe loading issues, missing assets, stuttering, and crashes. Update your drivers: please ensure all NVIDIA, AMD or Intel drivers are updated, and the game is installed on an SSD. Rec…
The beta is not final software . If you experience any bugs not listed below or game-breaking issues, submit a ticket through our support site here: https://aka.ms/gearscontactsupport Stability and Performance is still a work in progress and you can expect crashes and performance dips. Latency issues or delays in ma…
UPDATED AUGUST 4. We heard you. We acted. PvP Versus is coming to this weekend's early access period for the Open Beta. Available for pre-download now. ~~~~~ The Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta is your chance to get hands on with Gears of War: E-Day and provide essential feedback to help ensure the best Day One experien…
The squad has always been at the heart of Gears of War. Whether you’re holding the line with your friends in Horde Siege or battling against another team in Versus – multiplayer in Gears of War: E-Day is built around fighting together. Go deeper into today’s Multiplayer Reveal to find out everything you need to know f…
Tune in on July 30th at 6:00am PT | 9:00 am ET for the Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Reveal. youtube.com/xbox
No matter the foe, beast or being, Tai Kaliso is always the hunter, never the hunted. Private Tai Kaliso was recruited by Marcus Fenix after his home village on the South Island of Irohma was wiped out by UIR forces during the Pendulum Wars. Tai’s imposing presence is at odds with his quiet, meditative, and thoughtful…
As a member of the Special Tactics Group Commando detachment, Dom was trained by Sgt. Bernadette Mataki on combat survival techniques while infiltrating behind enemy lines. He is no stranger to infiltration missions and is often selected for operations deep within UIR-controlled territory. No matter how dangerous the…
At XBOX and The Coalition, our goal for Gears of War: E-Day is simple: deliver the most visceral and technically ambitious Gears of War to date — whether you prefer to play on a console or on PC. Built on Unreal Engine 5 and DirectX 12, E-Day is being optimized across a broad range of PC hardware. Today, we’re excited…
The Gears of War: E-Day Collector's Edition is almost sold out! If you haven't yet, pre-order now from the XBOX Game Studios Shop while supplies last. Built for collectors. Rooted in brotherhood. Experience Emergence Day with the Gears of War: E-Day Collector’s Edition — a premium collection created for our fans. At t…
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 reim…
You held the line, now get ready to lock in. Join us on June 7 at 10am PT at the Xbox Games Showcase for the Worldwide Reveal of Gears of War: E-Day , then stick around for the Gears of War: E-Day Direct immediately following the show for a deeper look into the brutality and horror of Emergence Day. Learn more here
