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Thursday 8 October 2026

Review: Gears of War: E-Day wins critics over with its combat

Gears of War: E-Day scores 87 on OpenCritic. Critics call its shooting the best in the series but split on the prequel story.

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Gears of War: E-Day is out, and the critics are mostly on its side. OpenCritic has The Coalition's prequel on an 87 Top Critic Average, with 91% of critics recommending it. Metacritic's Xbox Series X page showed 88 from 50 reviews on Thursday morning.

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