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Limited Edition Controllers and Merchandise
August 20, 2026 at 03:20 AM
Created page covering the limited edition controller, the custom design programme, the charging dock and the guitar collaboration
Physical products released alongside Gears of War: E-Day cover two controllers, a charging dock and a guitar collaboration. The game's own packaged product, the Collector's Edition, is covered separately.
Announced on August 12, 2026 and available to pre-order the same day from participating retailers worldwide, priced at $89.99. The design is built around the emergence holes that scar the world of the game.
Element | Detail |
|---|---|
Body | 3D moulded, laser-etched cracked asphalt with red glowing cracks, exposing the Crimson Omen beneath the surface |
Buttons | Blacked-out ABXY buttons with a transparent red X button |
Triggers and D-pad | Matching red triggers and a transparent D-pad |
Battery door | A dark silver metallic COG tag |
Grips | Textured |
From September 30, 2026 players can build their own version through the custom controller design service, using exclusive artwork from illustrator Luke Preece. The centrepiece is a top case showing a skull perched on crossed Lancers, surrounded by more skulls and battle-worn detail. Upgrades include metallic triggers and D-pads, rubberised side and back grips and a personalised engraving.
An officially licensed charging dock accompanies the controller. It is compatible with Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One wireless controllers, includes a rechargeable battery pack, and offers magnetic alignment, drop-and-charge operation and protection against overcharging and overheating.
Announced on August 19, 2026, the collaboration produced two custom guitar designs based on the Les Paul and SG. The connection is the score itself: guitar-driven music has defined the series for nearly two decades, and composer Adam Lastiwka used Gibson guitars in recording the soundtrack. Each guitar started as a hand-drawn concept, then was digitally mapped, stencilled and hand-painted by Luke Preece.
Design | Instrument | Theme | Artwork |
|---|---|---|---|
Les Paul | Brutality | A weathered skull against a COG tag backdrop, framed by chainsaw blades, with Locust blood and fractured textures. The circular saw-blade motif was chosen because the guitar hardware interrupted the earlier concepts. | |
SG | Pathos | A tearful, battle-worn skull against a COG tag, surrounded by barbed wire and crimson poppies. Wings follow the shape of the instrument. |
Brutality and Pathos are two of the emotional core pillars the studio uses to describe the game, which is also how it framed the series when choosing to make a prequel. See Development History.
Only four guitars were made. Each is numbered and signed, and because they were painted by hand even repeated designs are not exact copies. A sweepstakes opened on August 19, 2026 offering three of them, two Les Pauls and one SG, to entrants in supported regions, with winners drawn at random and announced on October 16, 2026.
Both controllers and the guitar collection were scheduled for their first public display at a games trade show in Cologne, where the campaign also made its playable debut.
