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The Coalition has launched Gears of War: E-Day on Steam, recording a peak of over 31,000 concurrent players shortly after its release. Currently, the title maintains approximately 8,800 active users.
The game's initial performance surpasses that of the recent Xbox release Halo: Campaign Evolved, which reached a peak of slightly over 25,000 concurrent players. Furthermore, Gears of War: E-Day holds a 74.27% positive rating from Steam users, compared to the 60.02% rating achieved by the Halo title.
Despite these figures, industry observers characterize the launch as discreet. Given that rumors suggest the production budget for this major title exceeded 400 million dollars, the first-day player counts are considered far from surprising.
Future performance remains to be seen as the industry looks toward the upcoming weekend. It is common for player numbers to increase during rest days, which may help improve these initial results for the game.
