Gears Of War: E-Day DDoS Attacks Cause Widespread Server Issues

Gears Of War Devs Confirm E-Day Has Been Targeted By DDoS Attacks Published Oct 12, 2026, 2:01 AM EDT Josh Coulson is an editor at TheGamer covering breaking news on everything from colorful platformers to the latest Lego sets. Primarily a news writer since 2018, Josh has covered just about every major game from the past decade. Now an editor, their focus has shifted to being the leading affiliate expert at the site, building relationships between TheGamer and global brands including Mattel, Funko, and The Pokemon Company. If you've been having trouble playing Gears of War: E-Day for the past few hours, you're not alone. The Xbox console exclusive has been suffering mass server outages and disruptions, with the nefarious reason behind the problem now confirmed to be the fault of a DDoS attack on the game. Confirmation that E-Day is the latest game to be subjected to DDoS attacks comes from Gears studio, The Coalition. "Earlier today, some players experienced intermittent disconnects, login issues, or other service disruptions in Gears of War: E-Day. These issues were due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting our online services," the studio revealed via its Gears Community Twitter account. More to follow...