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The latest entry in the Gears of War franchise launches today. E-Day has arrived, with its events taking place 14 years before the original Gears of War, becoming the earliest playable game in the chronological timeline. Gamers who pre-ordered the Premium Edition have had early access since October 1, but today, October 6, marks the full release date for the Standard Edition.
Gears of War: E-Day is available on Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam or the Microsoft Store. It is also available on Xbox Game Pass for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members as a day-one title. Those with the Premium or Essential tiers unfortunately won’t have immediate access. Below, we’ve explained all you need to know about the release time in your region.
When does Gears of War E-Day release today?
Much like the early access period, Gears of War: E-Day will be available at 8 AM Pacific Time, which translates to 11 AM on the US East Coast. For the rest of the world, we’ve put together a list of time zones to help you figure out how that looks in your region. Below, there’s also our countdown clock, which will disappear once it expires (so if you don’t see one, the game is already out).
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US Pacific (PDT): 8 AM
US Eastern (EDT): 11 AM
United Kingdom (BST): 4 PM
Central Europe (CEST): 5 PM
India (IST): 08:30 PM
Singapore (SGT): 11 PM
Japan (JST): 12 AM (October 7)
Sydney (AEDT): 2 AM (October 7)
New Zealand (NZDT): 4 AM (October 7)
Gears of War E-Day day one patch arrives as pre-launch update
The Coalition and Xbox Game Studios have already provided players with a day-one patch, covering fixes and improvements across single-player and multiplayer modes. We suppose it’s not technically a day-one patch, as it was made available just ahead of launch on October 5, but either way, below you can find the full patch notes available for all new players on launch day.
Stability and Performance
Made various stability, performance, hardware compatibility, and reporting improvements across the game
Online and multiplayer services
Addressed an issue causing some Versus Social matches to remain on the “Waiting for players” screen
Improved XBOX authentication handling when the system clock differs significantly from the correct time
Addressed “Bilefrog-Kalona” error, where a split-screen player could be signed out after suspending and resuming the game
Improved online-session stability when accessing session information
Campaign
Addressed an issue where players joining an existing Campaign could receive War Journal progress and Forge rewards earned before they joined
Addressed an issue where players could remain attached to turrets when a cinematic or gameplay moment began
Addressed an issue where some join-in-progress players might not receive the expected Forge Discovery War Journal progress
Act 2 Chapter 2: Addressed an issue where the objective could fail to update when entering Allfather’s Plaza after completing activities elsewhere in the mission
Act 2 Chapter 2: Addressed an issue where the Heavy Gear in the Black Raven Down side objective could appear without a Vulcan
Act 4 Chapter 1: Addressed an issue where certain side objectives could fail to start if players entered the objective area while introductory dialogue was playing
Act 4 Chapter 2: Addressed one cause of the Power Station defense objective failing to complete after all visible enemies were defeated
Horde Siege
Addressed an issue that could prevent certain Siege Blitz Secure objectives from being completed
Addressed an issue where the extraction helicopter could fail to appear during a Plaza Ruins Blitz mission
Versus
Addressed an issue in Demolition where a bomb could become stuck in a defusing state if a player was eliminated while beginning the defuse interaction
UI
Adjusted the size and appearance of Online Diagnostic text
Addressed one possible cause of the UI repeatedly attempting to claim the same Challenge Mail reward
Source: Gears of War on X