{"id":2082452,"date":"2026-08-07T13:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082452"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:10:07","slug":"gears-of-war-e-day-multiplayer-beta-blows-past-series-records-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082452","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta blows past series&#8217; records on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Gears of War: E-Day<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta blows past series&#8217; records on Steam<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Can you Baird-lieve it?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-3.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day showing a dirt covered male with large muscles\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-3.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>The Coalition<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-07T13:10:07+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 7, 2026, 1:10 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-multiplayer-beta-popular-steam?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"1db72fe1-5c27-4e10-bfd2-fd2a5bc5d9b9\" data-name=\"Gears of War: E-Day\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Gears of War: E-Day\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Gears of War: E-Day\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\" title=\"Follow Gears of War: E-Day\"><br \/>\n  Follow Gears of War: E-Day<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Gears of War E-Day has only just rolled out the first stage of its open beta, and already the series&#8217; records have been shattered on Steam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/4059240\/charts\/#max\">According to SteamDB<\/a>, the multiplayer beta for Gears of War: E-Day has hit a 24 hour peak concurrent player count of 14,331. This is expected to rise as we enter the weekend proper, and people get some reprieve from work.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day - Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPJHNRXZVTg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xPJHNRXZVTg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a Gears of War: E-Day trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPJHNRXZVTg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Compared to other Gears of War games released on Steam, this is a new record. <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1184050\/charts\/\">Gears of War: Tactics hit an all-time-peak of 7,351<\/a> roughly six years ago, while <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1097840\/charts\/\">Gears of War 5 hit a peak of 10,196<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2523720\/charts\/\">Gears of War: Reloaded came in at 4,819<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is some important context needed here. The original trilogy is not present here, nor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-4\">Gears of War 4<\/a>. In addition, prior releases like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-5-had-more-than-three-million-players-this-weekend\">Gears of War 5 would have been available through alternative storefronts like the Microsoft store on PC<\/a>. In fact, Gears of War 5 was playable on launch relatively cheaply for the price of a Game Pass subscription. It&#8217;s very possible that initial player count figures were <em>much<\/em> higher then: we know <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2019\/09\/16\/gears-5-breaks-records-as-biggest-launch-for-any-xbox-game-studios-game-this-generation\/\">through an old Microsoft blog post<\/a> that it was a record-breaking PC release, apparently tripling the performance of Gears 4 on release.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, it&#8217;s likely that the Gears of War: E-Day beta can perform even better. Not only are we not properly enjoying the weekend yet, this week is set aside from those who have pre-ordered the game. For everyone else curious about the game, they can do so without paying a penny next week. One would hope that, given few barriers to entry, a greater number of players will be drawn in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-weekend-beta-pvp-versus\">PvP versus was added to the beta just before it went live due to fan demand<\/a>, with a horde mode also available to curious third-person shooter fans. The game is looking promising so far, but time will tell whether it will live up to the high bar set by previous installments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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This is expected to rise as we enter the weekend proper, and people get some reprieve from work.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day - Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPJHNRXZVTg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xPJHNRXZVTg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Official Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer | State of Unreal 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a Gears of War: E-Day trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPJHNRXZVTg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Compared to other Gears of War games released on Steam, this is a new record. <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1184050\/charts\/\">Gears of War: Tactics hit an all-time-peak of 7,351<\/a> roughly six years ago, while <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1097840\/charts\/\">Gears of War 5 hit a peak of 10,196<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2523720\/charts\/\">Gears of War: Reloaded came in at 4,819<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is some important context needed here. The original trilogy is not present here, nor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-4\">Gears of War 4<\/a>. In addition, prior releases like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-5-had-more-than-three-million-players-this-weekend\">Gears of War 5 would have been available through alternative storefronts like the Microsoft store on PC<\/a>. In fact, Gears of War 5 was playable on launch relatively cheaply for the price of a Game Pass subscription. It&#8217;s very possible that initial player count figures were <em>much<\/em> higher then: we know <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2019\/09\/16\/gears-5-breaks-records-as-biggest-launch-for-any-xbox-game-studios-game-this-generation\/\">through an old Microsoft blog post<\/a> that it was a record-breaking PC release, apparently tripling the performance of Gears 4 on release.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, it&#8217;s likely that the Gears of War: E-Day beta can perform even better. Not only are we not properly enjoying the weekend yet, this week is set aside from those who have pre-ordered the game. For everyone else curious about the game, they can do so without paying a penny next week. One would hope that, given few barriers to entry, a greater number of players will be drawn in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-weekend-beta-pvp-versus\">PvP versus was added to the beta just before it went live due to fan demand<\/a>, with a horde mode also available to curious third-person shooter fans. The game is looking promising so far, but time will tell whether it will live up to the high bar set by previous installments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Gears of War: E-Day Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta blows past series&#8217; records on Steam Can you Baird-lieve it? 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