Did you try to play Gears of War: E-Day and couldn't connect? Don't worry, the problem may not have been your internet. The Coalition confirmed that the new Xbox shooter’s servers suffered a DDoS attack that caused disconnections, difficulty logging in, and disruptions to its online services.

The situation affected players in the early hours of October 12 and forced the studio to step in to mitigate the attack. The news comes at an important time for the franchise, which is looking to recapture the excitement of its first installments and win over both longtime fans and a new generation of players.

What happened to the Gears of War: E-Day servers?

Through the official Gears of War community account on X, The Coalition confirmed that its online services were experiencing disruptions due to an attack on its servers.

But what exactly does this mean? A DDoS attack involves sending large amounts of traffic to a service to overwhelm its systems and prevent legitimate users from connecting normally.

In this case, players reported connection problems, intermittent disconnections, and difficulty logging in. The studio said its teams were working to mitigate the malicious activity and promised to share updates if there were any significant changes.

Can you play online normally now?

According to information published by the original outlet, the Gears of War status page showed its games' services operating normally, although the studio remained alert to possible new incidents.

If you're still having trouble connecting, you can check the official Gears of War server status.

For now, those responsible for the attack have not been publicly identified, and it has not been confirmed who was behind this offensive.

Gears of War: E-Day faces another challenge

The technical issues come as the game tries to establish its commercial launch. According to estimates by Alinea Analytics cited by 3DJuegos, E-Day is estimated to have sold around 230,000 copies during its early access and initial launch.

However, there's an important detail: sales don't tell the whole story. The analysis also estimated that approximately 1.7 million players had accessed the title through Game Pass, making it harder to measure its performance based solely on copies sold.

For a saga so beloved by Xbox fans, recapturing the essence of its first games is a huge challenge. And suffering online outages just when players want to enjoy the experience doesn't help.