{"id":14923,"date":"2026-08-04T15:24:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/08\/04\/gears-of-war-e-day-open-beta-leads-xbox-game-pass-august-2026-lineup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:24:51","slug":"gears-of-war-e-day-open-beta-leads-xbox-game-pass-august-2026-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/08\/04\/gears-of-war-e-day-open-beta-leads-xbox-game-pass-august-2026-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta Leads Xbox Game Pass August 2026 Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2023\/10\/11\/game-pass-deal-ign-prime-day-2-2023-new-october-1697037530962.png\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>The first half of August will see a long list of games join Xbox Game Pass, as well as the Gears of War: E-Day open beta for Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>This early trial of E-Day will include the new Horde Siege PvE mode, which transports the series&#8217; traditional co-op wave survival offering to larger settings, and support for more players. <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, today sees the day one arrival of Beast of Reincarnation, a brand new game from Pok\u00e9mon developer Game Freak. Indie household object romance simulator Date Everything! turns up on August 11, meanwhile.<\/p>\n<p>Sports fans get Cricket 26 on August 13, the same day that indie factory game Sandustry turns up in Game Preview. The full list of games, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/08\/04\/xbox-game-pass-august-2026-wave-1\/?ocid=Announce_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Photo_lrn_8.4.1\">Xbox Wire<\/a>, is below.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"the-100-best-xbox-games-of-all-time\" data-value=\"the-100-best-xbox-games-of-all-time\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<h2>Xbox Game Pass August 2026 Wave 1 lineup:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/heretic-hexen\">Heretic + Hexen<\/a> (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 4, Now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/beast-of-reincarnation\">Beast of Reincarnation<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 4, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\">Gears of War: E-Day<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\"> Open Beta<\/a> \u2013 Early Access starting August 6, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/monsters-are-coming-rock-road\">Monsters are Coming!<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 6, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/powerwash-simulator-2\">PowerWash Simulator 2<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 August 6, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/bounty-star\">Bounty Star<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) \u2013 August 11, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/date-everything\">Date Everything!<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 11, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/mio-memories-in-orbit\">Mio: Memories in Orbit<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 13, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/sandustry\">Sandustry<\/a> (Game Preview) (PC) \u2013 August 13, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/egging-on\">Egging On<\/a> (Cloud Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 18, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/grounded-2\">Grounded 2<\/a> (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 11, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/ball-x-pit\">Ball x Pit<\/a> (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 August 12, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/cricket-26\">Cricket 26<\/a> (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 August 13, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section data-transform=\"tier-list\" data-id=\"35beed25-4abc-4d95-a008-4e64ca6441b8\"><\/section>\n<p>As ever, whenever Microsoft giveth, so it taketh away. 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