We always knew that Gears of War: E-Day would be the headline game at this year's Xbox Games Showcase , so it's no surprise that we've got a release date for it - the game launches October 6, 2026 ! …
… Multiple trailers were shown off for the game at today's Summer Game Fest 2026 event, and the show concluded with a release window announcement of Spring 2027 . …
… It certainly seems like this'll become a Final Fantasy -style situation though- we get the original game much later down the line, but then the next iteration launches day one on Xbox. …
Last weekend, we highlighted a bunch of games that were already confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in July 2026 , and we're pleased to say we've had more since then - including two new "day one" releases that have just been announced. …
… Enter, Resurgence Day. If you recall, we reported back in May of 2025 that Battlefront 2 had been exploding in popularity — it even racked up 160,000 concurrent players on Steam at one point — and the team behind the Kyber mod on PC is attempting to do it again with Resurgence Day 2026 on May 23rd. …
… Subnautica 2 Xbox Release Date Subnautica 2 launches for Xbox Series X|S and other platforms on Thursday, May 14th . Subnautica 2 Launch Times Xbox Subnautica 2 releases at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST / 5pm CEST on Thursday, May 14th . …
… "Gears Of War: E-Day Will Open The Show, Release Date To Be Announced" Yep, this was spot on! Gears of War: E-Day did indeed open the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 this year, and we got a release date of October 6th, 2026 in the process. …
… Today, we've got two games joining various tiers of the service - one of which is a brand-new "day one" title for Ultimate and PC members, while the second is moving over to XGP Premium. …
… Games already announced for multiplatform releases will stick to that plan – we’re committed to investing in and growing XBOX both on console and beyond." We didn't really expect anything like this going into today's show — it had been rumoured prior to the event that Gears of War: E-Day might not … …
… This was picked up by Windows Central the other day, and it certainly sounds quite definitive — the Xbox CCO mentions that "we start out with Halo: Campaign Evolved ", followed by Minecraft Dungeons 2 , Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 . …