After a hiatus spanning nearly seven years since the launch of Gears 5<\/em>, the iconic sci-fi shooter franchise is finally making its grand return with Gears of War: E-Day<\/em>. This upcoming installment serves as a pivotal moment for the series, reigniting the intense, cover-based combat that defined a generation of gaming. While the official global launch is slated for October 6, eager fans won’t have to wait that long to jump into the fray.<\/p>\n Microsoft is rewarding its most loyal players by offering a head start. Those who maintain an active subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass will gain exclusive early access to the game\u2019s open beta. This testing phase kicks off on Thursday, August 6-exactly two months prior to the full retail release-providing a prime opportunity to stress-test the servers and experience the gritty atmosphere of the Locust invasion firsthand.<\/p>\n The Xbox Game Pass<\/a> ecosystem continues to be a CNET Editors\u2019 Choice<\/a> selection for good reason. It functions as a comprehensive library, granting users instant access to a massive catalog of titles. Whether you are playing on an \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gears of War: E-Day is the first mainline entry in the popular sci-fi shooter series since the release of Gears 5 almost seven years ago. While the game won\u2019t be released until Oct. 6, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can get early access to the game\u2019s open beta two months early<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":18762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1399],"tags":[36,216],"class_list":["post-18761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-techplus","tag-mixtv","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18776,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18761\/revisions\/18776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Early Access Perks for Subscribers<\/h2>\n
Why Xbox Game Pass Remains the Ultimate Gaming Hub<\/h2>\n