{"id":728234,"date":"2026-08-05T11:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/728234\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:58:10","slug":"gears-of-war-e-day-preload-now-live-ahead-of-multiplayer-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/728234\/","title":{"rendered":"Gears Of War: E-Day Preload Now Live Ahead Of Multiplayer Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gears<\/a><\/p>\n

Update [Wed 5th Aug 2026, 9:19am]:<\/p>\n

Will you look at that? The Coalition were listening and have now enabled Versus in the Early Access Beta.<\/p>\n

Here’s what they had to say on X\/Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udce2 We heard you. We acted. PvP Versus is coming to this weekend’s early access period for the Open Beta. Available for pre-download now.\u2014 Gears of War (@GearsofWar) August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Original Story: Who wants toast?! Oh yeah, the highly anticipated Gears of War: E-Day<\/a> Multiplayer Beta is almost upon us, and preloads are now live for Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers, as well as for those of you who pre-ordered the Xbox console exclusive.<\/p>\n

Clocking in at just a little over 62GB on Series X, The Coalition’s upcoming E-Day Beta can now be installed on console, and via the Xbox PC app. Here’s a look at what makes up the gigas:<\/p>\n

\"Gears<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, as you can see, the Multiplayer Beta is split into two separate downloads: Horde Siege (39.1GB) and Versus (39.1GB). For those who pre-ordered or subscribe to XGP Ultimate\/PC, the Early Access Beta running from August 6-10 will only include the revamped Horde Siege mode. The following weekend, August 13-17, the Open Beta will be available to everyone and will feature both Versus PVP and Horde Siege.<\/p>\n

Understandably, the decision to lock the ‘paid’ Early Access Beta to Horde Siege exclusively has ruffled some feathers amongst players who were hoping to jump into early scraps. I completely get where they’re coming from. It does feel a bit bizarre to restrict a portion of the Beta, specifically the portion populated by E-Day’s early adopters. That said, Horde Siege is easily the highlight of the Multiplayer Beta, and it’s where I’d recommend spending the majority of your time.<\/p>\n

You can access Gears of War: E-Day’s Multiplayer Beta by searching for it on the Xbox Store<\/a>, although a full download will only appear to those who have received a pre-order Beta code, or if you’re actively subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass.<\/p>\n

Early Access: August 6, 12pm PT \/ 8pm BST – August 10, 10am PT \/ 6pm BST
\nOpen Beta: August 13, 12pm PT \/ 8pm BST – August 17, 10am PT \/ 6pm BST<\/p>\n

Excited for Gears of War: E-Day, PXers? Talk to us about this one down below.<\/p>\n

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\"Craig<\/p>\n

Craig was a Video Producer at Pure Xbox, where he covered the biggest games in the world of Xbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update [Wed 5th Aug 2026, 9:19am]: Will you look at that? The Coalition were listening and have now…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,177819,1180,86,56,54,55,183,1174,695,694],"class_list":["post-728234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-gears-of-war-e-day","tag-pc","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-game-pass","tag-xbox-series-s","tag-xbox-series-x"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}