Gears of War: E-Day Hit by DDoS Attack Amid Broader Xbox Outage
The Coalition confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Sunday, October 12, 2026, causing login failures and disconnects. While the studio stated the issue was mitigated within hours, players reported persistent problems, including save data sync errors, on October 11. The incident coincided with a broader Xbox service outage affecting sign-in services, tracked under incident ID 4664. The game, which launched on October 6, has seen strong engagement via Xbox Game Pass despite lower physical sales figures.
