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Gears of War: E-Day
Experience the brutal horror of Emergence Day through the eyes of Marcus Fenix in the origin story of one of gaming's most acclaimed sagas. Fourteen years before Gears of War, war heroes Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago return home to face a new nightmare: the Locust Horde. These subterranean monsters, grotesque and relentless, erupt from below, layi...
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- Released
- October 6, 2026
- Developer
- The Coalition
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
How it plays
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Gears of War: E-Day Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Gears of War: E-Day delivers arguably the franchise's finest, most atmospheric campaign, brilliantly balancing pulse-pounding action with genuine horror roots. By pairing breathtaking Series X visuals and refined combat with a deeply emotional return to Marcus and Dom, The Coalition has delivered a masterclass prequel that restores complete faith in Xbox's future. A triumph from start to finish.
Gears of War has ascended to become XBOX’s premier flagship franchise
Gears of War: E-Day (Xbox Series X/S) Review – 9.5/10: Gears of War: E-Day innovates in all the right ways while keeping the core and heart of the franchise intact, stamping the series’ return with one of, if not its best, entries to date. - Game Informer
Over the past few days, we have fully immersed ourselves in Gears of War: E-Day. Read our final review here!
Gears of War E-Day revamps multiplayer with new competitive and cooperative modes, enhanced map design, and an expanded class system.
Gears of War: E-Day | Review | Day one for the Locust, the beginning of the end for Sera, and the prequel we wanted: welcome back, Marcus and Dom.
E-Day is a return to form for Gears of War, offering up a great campaign, expanded Horde, and classic Gears multiplayer in a well-made package.
Gears of War: E-Day is a reminder of just how good this series can be. After twenty years, perhaps Gears just needed another Emergence Day.
Gears of War: E-Day is set 14 years before the events of the original Gears of War and tells the story of the first Locust emergence on Sera.
Gears has never felt better to play, or more creatively stagnant.
