Today, Gears of War: E-Day Early Access begins for Premium Edition players and Game Pass subscribers with the Premium Upgrade.
To mark the occasion, we’re releasing the Launch Gameplay Trailer, featuring Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
Today is a moment we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. On behalf of everyone at The Coalition, thank you to the fans who have followed us on this journey. We can’t wait for you to experience Emergence Day for yourselves.
Early Access Is Live Now
Early Access for Gears of War: E-Day is live worldwide beginning today, October 1 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 15:00 UTC. The game launches worldwide on October 6 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 15:00 UTC.
Gears of War: E-Day is available on XBOX Series X|S, Windows PC, and Steam, with cloud gaming available through Game Pass Ultimate and GeForce NOW. Gears of War: E-Day will be part of the Disc to Digital program when the game releases for early access.
Plan Your Emergence Day
Whether you’re jumping in today or getting ready for October 6, you can check out the full Gears of War: E-Day achievement list and start planning your path through the game.
Beyond the Game
There’s more happening beyond the game to celebrate the launch of Gears of War: E-Day.
Wear Gears. New launch apparel is available from the Gears of War XBOX Game Studios Shop, Roots of Fight XBOX Game Studios Shop and our partners and Affliction.
Drink Gears. Pick up a Liquid Death Energy and upload your receipt to unlock an in-game chainsaw pose for your character.
Eat Gears. Prince Street Pizza is celebrating with the Emergence Pie, a Gears-themed pizza available at locations across the United States and Canada, now for a limited time only.
Read Gears: Go behind the scenes with The Art and Making of Gears of War: E-Day from Insight Editions, the official companion to the game. Featuring developer interviews on art, story, sound, and design, it is the most comprehensive single volume ever published about Gears of War.
Listen Gears: The Gears of War: E-Day Original Soundtrack by Adam Lastiwka launches October 6 and is available to pre-save now. Stream “Emergence,” the first track released from the album, today on Spotify and other digital music services.
Take Gears beyond the game with the Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controllers, available now. Pre-order the controller dock, launching October 9, and for PC players, pre-order 8BitDo’s E-Day Retro 87 Keyboard & Retro R8 Mouse, targeted to launch October 30.
We’ll see you on Emergence Day.
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