Archive EntryPreservation Record

Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Beta

Shelf markLIB-0078

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2026Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Beta
Release: August 3, 2026
Platform: PC · Steam
Medium: Digital edition · Steam
Subjects: Action · Third-Person Shooter · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Steam digital edition · Xbox Game Studios beta package
Condition Report: Account-bound license on the archive Steam account. No physical media is part of this accession.
Acquisition: Digital acquisition · August 2026
Filed: August 8, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source: Steam
Acquired through: Digital library holding
Entered: August 8, 2026
Steam App ID: 4059240

Technical record

Holding reference: steam-4059240
Provenance reconciled: August 8, 2026
Recorded playtime: 5 hours 6 minutes
Playtime · recent: 5 hours 6 minutes
Store listing: Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Steam storefront metadata for this beta package does not expose developer or publisher credits. Series linkage to Gears of War and related filing LIB-0048 is retained from the title string; studio authorities left unset pending confirmation.

Collection Documentation

Ownership is digital only. The retained object is the Steam license. Official Steam storefront header artwork has been entered pending a portrait library capsule; collection photography does not apply.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Windows PC through Steam under archive custody while the beta package remains available to the account
Original Hardware: PC · Steam beta package
Playback Compatibility: Beta packages may close or convert without preserving this AppID as a permanent retail path.
Preservation Concerns: Beta holdings are short-lived relative to retail Steam licenses. Access may end when the beta window closes. No offline installer is held.
Edition History: Steam lists August 3, 2026 for this multiplayer beta package. Related to Gears of War: E-Day (LIB-0048 / AppID 3010850). Studio credits were not published on the storefront payload used for this filing.
Access Status: Held on the archive Steam account only while Steam continues to expose this beta package to the license.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0048Gears of War: E-Day (2026)
LIB-0078Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Beta (2026)this filing
Series: Gears of War
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Aug 8, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0078.
Aug 8, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Aug 8, 2026
Connections established
Aug 8, 2026
Official artwork entered
Steam library artwork filed under the Library accession path.
Aug 8, 2026
Editorial revision
Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.
Aug 8, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Aug 8, 2026
Published to the Bloodsoaked Library
Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.