{
  "id": 13982716,
  "title": "Gears of War: E-Day DDoS attacks are to blame for \"intermittent disconnects\" and \"login issues\", The Coalition confirm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/gears-of-war-e-day-ddos-attacks-are-to-blame-for-intermittent",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:31:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gears-of-war-e-day-ddos-attacks-are-to-blame-for-intermittent-disconnects-and-login-issues-the-coalition-confirm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gears of War: E-Day experienced issues on its first weekend of live service due to DDoS attacks, according to developers The Coalition. These attacks targeted the game's online services, leading to players being unexpectedly disconnected and facing difficulties logging in. The online service disruptions were reported by the studio around 2 AM BST on October 12th, 2021. The Coalition's teams are actively monitoring and attempting to mitigate the situation. They will continue to provide updates if there are any significant changes. Despite the challenges, The Coalition expressed gratitude for the players' patience and understanding.",
  "summary": "DDoS attacks suffered by Gears of War: E-Day over the weekend were to blame for players being suddenly disconnected from servers and having trouble logging in, according to devs The Coalition. The chunkily-armoured shooter's online services were targeted, it would seem in a deliberate effort to grind the Gears to a halt. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}