Ten Days to War

Gears of War: E-Day may be rewinding the clock to create a Marcus and Dom prequel that's pure nostalgia bait, but its smart approach to gameplay design makes it much more interesting than that.

Gears Of War: E-Day's big showing at the Xbox Games Showcase was primarily focused on single-player, but the game will have a multiplayer mode, too. While more details on multiplayer are being saved for later, Microsoft did confirm that an open beta for the multiplayer element is coming this August. Here's everything we know. Gears of War: E-Day releases on October 6 for Xbox Series X|S and PC. A PS5 version was reportedly going to happen, but got canceled as part of Microsoft's renewed focus on exclusives. Also at the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft confirmed that E-Day will reveal the origin

Microsoft has announced a delay to its upcoming Fable reboot, which will now launch in February 2027.

Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta begins this August. Here's the official start dates and how to get early access.

UPDATE 6.09pm: And, just when I hit publish, Asha Sharma confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day will be an Xbox console exclusive. It arrives on 6th October, and will be available day one with Game Pass. Read more