The Gears of War: E-Day review embargo will lift on October 1, five days before the game’s official release. Reviews can be published from 7 AM PT, 10 AM ET, 2 PM BST and 3 PM CEST.
Gears of War: E-Day is a mainline prequel set 14 years before the events of the original Gears of War. Developed by The Coalition using Unreal Engine 5, the campaign follows younger versions of Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago as they face the emergence of the Locust Horde on Sera.
The game returns to the darker atmosphere of the original entries, combining its horror-inspired presentation with the series’ established cover-based shooting mechanics. The story focuses on Marcus and Dom as inexperienced soldiers confronting the beginning of the war.
Gears of War: E-Day is scheduled to launch on October 6, 2026, for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC through Steam and the Microsoft Store. The game will also be available on day one through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
The title marks a return to the franchise’s original timeline following the events explored in Gears 5. Rather than continuing the story surrounding Kait Diaz, E-Day revisits the event that established the conflict at the centre of the original trilogy.
