Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta Starts August 6 for Game Pass Members

Microsoft has announced the next wave of Xbox Game Pass additions, including early access to the Gears of War: E-Day open beta on August 6 for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members.

The upcoming additions are:

• Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta (Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 6 (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Monsters are Coming! (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 6 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• PowerWash Simulator 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 6 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Bounty Star (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 11 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Date Everything! (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 11 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Grounded 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 11 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Ball x Pit (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 12 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Cricket 26 (Cloud, consoles, PC) — August 13 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Mio: Memories in Orbit (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 13 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Sandustry (Game Preview) (PC) — August 13 (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
• Egging On (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 18 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)

The following games will leave the service catalog on August 15:

• Menace
• Atlas Fallen
• Aliens: Firesteam Elite
• Firewatch