Microsoft has announced that it will be hosting the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 on June 7th, and that will be followed immediately by a Gears of War: E-Day Direct, where new details about the next Gears of War game will be given. Xbox Fanfest will also be back this year and those interested can enter a competition to win free tickets to attend, though it seems it is only open to US residents.
In the announcement post Microsoft’s Joe Skrebels wrote, “We’ll begin the day with our annual Xbox Games Showcase, including first gameplay looks and huge news on upcoming titles from our first-party studios across the Xbox family, as well as our third-party partners around the globe – from the biggest franchises to soon-to-be indie darlings. Immediately following Showcase, we’ll go even deeper on one of the games coming later this year, directly from the team behind the Gears franchise, The Coalition Studio. Gears of War: E-Day Direct will take players into the start of Emergence Day, offering new details, gameplay and insights about the hugely anticipated origin story to the Gears of War saga.”
You will be able to watch the Showcase and E-Day Direct on the official Xbox YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook pages. The specific times that both the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 and Gears of War: E-Day Direct can be watched are:
- PDT: June 7, 10am
- EDT: June 7, 1pm
- BST: June 7, 6pm
- CEST: June 7, 7pm
- JST: June 8, 2am
- AEST: June 8, 3am
The event will be broadcast in 40 languages and also have American Sign Language, British Sign Language and English Audio Descriptions.
Source: Xbox Wire
This sounds exciting! The Xbox Games Showcase is always a great opportunity to see what’s coming next in gaming. Looking forward to the announcements and seeing how Gears of War evolves!