Microsoft first revealed Gears of Warfare: E-Day throughout its Xbox Video games Showcase final 12 months, and at right now’s showcase it’s now placing a 2026 launch window on the most recent entry within the sci-fi shooter collection. Developed by The Coalition, E-Day will launch in a 12 months that marks 20 years for the reason that unique Gears of Warfare sport debuted on the Xbox 360, and 25 years of Xbox.
E-Day is about 14 years earlier than the primary Gears sport, and “tells the story of the primary Locust emergence on Sera.” It’s being billed as an origin story, and as soon as once more stars Marcus Fenix. E-Day is the primary title within the collection since Gears 5 debuted in 2019.
Final month, Microsoft additionally introduced a Gears of Warfare remaster that additionally brings the franchise to PlayStation for the primary time. Gears of Warfare: Reloaded is launching on August twenty sixth for Xbox Sequence X / S, PlayStation, and PC for $39.99. The remaster options 4K decision, 120fps assist, and cross-progression and cross-play for all platforms. Gears of Warfare: Reloaded will even have two-player co-op for the marketing campaign and 8-player multiplayer.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed the E-Day launch window throughout the Xbox Video games Showcase earlier right now, and in addition revealed “the following Forza” is coming in 2026 too, in addition to “the return of a traditional that’s been with us for the reason that starting.” That traditional could be the Halo CE remaster I wrote about final 12 months.