It’s only a matter of time before the Gears of War: E-Day release date is announced. With a snazzy trailer released courtesy of the Xbox Showcase 2024 presentation and tons of information swirling around the internet from The Coalition, one of the most exciting upcoming games is racing toward us, and no one can deny that fact.
While Gears of War: E-Day is the sixth entry in the GoW series, it’s actually taking us back to the events before the first 2006 game Gears of War (aka one of the best shooters of all time). We’ll be seeing series main stays Marcus and Dom back in action as they deal with the brutal attack on humanity during Emergence Day. Despite no release window for the upcoming Xbox Series X game just yet, there’s actually a ton of story information and gameplay developments to unpack. So, ahead of the waves of Locust Drones and shootouts ahead of us, we’ve gathered all the information that you need to know.
From the Gears of War: E-Day platforms, release date speculation, and gameplay details, we’ve left no soldier behind in our breakdown of the upcoming sci-fi conflict down below.
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While there hasn’t been a confirmed Gears of War: E-Day release date just yet, we strongly suspect that we’ll see the game come out sometime in late 2025.
According to insider information from The Verge’s Tom Warren, Xbox is aiming to release Gears of War: E-Day before Fable 4 (which is reportedly aiming for an October to December 2025 release). Of course, this claim hasn’t been confirmed yet and is just speculation at the moment. However, considering that we saw the game during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, which included tons of 2025 games, we’re still pretty confident that we should have a release window soon. So, stay tuned for more details.
Tom Warren via their latest Notepad article:•“Sources tell me Microsoft is currently targeting Fable to release between October and December 2025.”•“Few months back, I’d heard Gears of War E Day was targeting a release in 2025, ahead of even Fable.”#Xbox pic.twitter.com/kNjYTipeB4June 13, 2024
Gears of War: E-Day platforms
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Gears of War: E-Day will be available on PC and Xbox Series S. The upcoming game will also be included on day one in Xbox Game Pass.
So it’s a great time to revisit all the past games in the series now so you don’t have to worry about any catch-up when the title finally arrives (read our Gears of War review for more information on where to start). Gears of War has always been an Xbox-exclusive title, so for all you PlayStation players, sorry, but it looks like you won’t be picking this one up on your console of choice.
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However, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has recently stated that we may be seeing more Xbox exclusives launch on Switch and PlayStation thanks to a multiplatform strategy.
Gears of War: E-Day – Everything we know so far about the upcoming shooter
