Gears of War: E-Day Scores 88 on Metacritic as The Coalition Reportedly Fears Layoffs

Gears of War: E-Day reviews landed on October 1 with an 88 Metacritic score on Xbox Series X, 84 on PC, and an 87 OpenCritic average. That makes it The Coalition's best-reviewed Gears. Critics praised the new movement and darker tone but flagged pacing, repetitive side objectives, and mandatory ray tracing on PC. Eurogamer reports staff fear post-launch cuts under Microsoft's XBOX Reset.