Xbox Games Showcase and Gears of War: E-Day Direct – when and where to watch

Xbox is running its annual double feature this Sunday, June 7 — the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 kicks off at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST, with the Gears of War: E-Day Direct from The Coalition starting immediately after. E-Day is the next mainline entry in the Gears franchise, and this is its dedicated showcase slot.

You can watch live on YouTube.com/xbox in 4K60, Twitch.tv/xbox, Facebook.com/xbox, and Steam. Xbox is also streaming simultaneously across regional channels in 13 languages including French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Polish, with more languages added after the broadcast. Accessibility options include English Audio Descriptions, American Sign Language on Twitch.tv/xboxASL, and British Sign Language on YouTube.com/XBOXOn. If you miss the live show, Xbox Wire will publish detailed blog posts for key announcements as they happen, plus a full recap immediately after the Showcase ends.

This year marks 25 years of Xbox, and Xbox Wire editor-in-chief Joe Skrebels is billing the Showcase as a genuine anniversary celebration — world premieres, new gameplay, and fresh updates across a wide slate of projects. The week of June 9, the Official Xbox Podcast will run special deep-dive episodes covering the announcements in more detail.

For anyone in Los Angeles, FanFest is back in person as part of the 25th anniversary tour. Co-streamers get a heads-up from Xbox: avoid copyrighted music in your audio to keep automated bots from disrupting your stream.