Gears of War: E-Day Becomes Second Largest Xbox Launch in 2026 - Media

Gears of War: E-Day, according to TrueAchievements, became the second largest Xbox launch in 2026. Its starting audience was 67.3% of Forza Horizon 6's figure.

Gears of War: E-Day became the second largest new release on Xbox Game Pass in 2026, surpassing Halo: Campaign Evolved and Minecraft, but trailing Forza Horizon 6.

The Coalition's game was released on October 6 and topped the ranking of the 40 most popular Xbox games for the week ending October 12. According to TrueAchievements, in its debut week, it attracted 16.6% more players than Minecraft.

Gears of War: E-Day's starting audience was 8.6% larger than Halo: Campaign Evolved, and 164.6% larger than Minecraft Dungeons 2. The game also surpassed Subnautica 2.

However, E-Day's result was only 67.3% of Forza Horizon 6's starting audience, which remains the largest Xbox launch since at least 2024.

TrueAchievements analyzes player activity, not official sales or full Microsoft statistics. Nevertheless, the initial figures confirm high interest in the Gears of War series.