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Gears of War: E-Day Launches Oct 6, Beta Starts Aug 6

6/12/2026

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The Coalition announced Gears of War: E-Day will launch on October 6 2026 for Xbox and PC.
An open beta starts August 6 2026, while the prequel set in Kalona years before the original follows Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and Bravo Squad.
Developers added jumping and sliding mechanics while removing wall-bouncing, said no generative-AI was used, built assets from scratch, and took key scenes from the novel Jacinto’s Remnant.

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The Coalition announced Gears of War: E-Day will launch on October 6 2026 for Xbox and PC.
An open beta starts August 6 2026, while the prequel set in Kalona years before the original follows Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and Bravo Squad.
Developers added jumping and sliding mechanics while removing wall-bouncing, said no generative-AI was used, built assets from scratch, and took key scenes from the novel Jacinto’s Remnant.