Gears of War 4 (X1)

[Cyros]

[Cusefan]

well, that storm sure did clear up fast

[Pezell04x]

Buddy was selling his Xbox One because he wants the 1TB system so I snagged it for $240. Hyped for the new Gears .

[ricky24]

Can't wait for this.

[Flawless]

Game Informer - April Cover

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In Early 2014, Microsoft acquired the rights to the Gears of War franchise from creator Epic Games and gave the property to a relatively untested studio now called The Coalition. Thankfully, The Coalition is being guided by the capable hands of veteran Gears developer Rod Fergusson, who was a driving force on the first three Gears of War games. Aside from a tease at last year’s E3, we know relatively little about this new Gears of War, so we traveled to The Coalition’s office in Vancouver, British Columbia to learn more about the history of the studio, to discover what happened to the world of Sera after Gears of War 3, and to go hands-on with a few new weapons and cover mechanics. In our 14-page cover story, you’ll learn how the team is aiming to stay true to what makes Gears of War tick. We speak with studio head Rod Fergusson and the rest of the team and discover how The Coalition is taking the franchise 25 years into the future, to a time when the world is wracked by massive windstorms that radically change the field of battle. The Coalition is a big fan of the first Gears of War, so we talk with the team about how it aims to bring the series back to its darker, horror-themed roots. Afterwards we break down the three new playable characters and confirm two-player couch co-op. Then we get hands-on time with Gear of War 4’s new close-cover melee system. Gears of War 4 will be an Xbox One later this fall.

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Game Informer - Meet The New Cast Of Gears Of War 4

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Gears of War 4 is set almost 25 years after the events of Gears of War 3, which means that players will be introduced to a largely new cast. Thankfully, developer The Coalition has assembled a capable cast of voice actors whose resumes include an impressive list of video game and television work. Come meet the three new vocal leads for Gears of War 4.

[Flawless]

Game Informer details:

• Set 25 years in the future.
• New threat called the Swarm, which the protagonists believe might somehow be connected to the extinction of the Locust.
• The imulsion bomb set off at the end of Gears 3 has made the weather on Sera unstable.
• The storms are called Windflares. The more deadly ones are like a hurricane or tornado mixed with a volcano.
• Weather system with 4 categories of storms. At category 3, players will be able to feel the wind pushing against them and it will affect projectiles from weapons - "Partway through the game you're like, "Oh, I've been using this gun for awhile, but now I have to learn how to bend it."
• With the wind behind you, projectiles can travel even further, but directly into will be like peeing in the wind. All of this affects the player and enemies.
• During these storms it also opens up opportunities to exploit your surrounding environment. As some cover starts to rip apart, you can fire shots to send it flying through the world or destroy some bracers and do the same with heavy machinery.
• During a category 4 there isn't any combat, it's all about surviving the elements.

• Control scheme similar to Gears 1-3 instead of the FPS scheme introduced with Judgement.
• Mantle-kick system redesigned. Vaulting over cover is more fluid and if an enemy is on the other side, they will be vulnerable to a quick melee kill with the new combat knife.
• You can also choose to grab your opponent and pull them over. Enemies can do the same.
• New short-distance shoulder charge that can knock enemies off balance.

• The Coalition wants to get back to the intimacy and darker and spookier feeling of the original Gears.
• Three protagonists. Story takes place over the course of 24 hours. This has allowed the team to explore the backstories and lineage of these new characters.
• Game begins with the Outsider Village of JD, Del, and Kait being attacked and everyone besides them is kidnapped and dragged into the forest. They gear up to go search and start to uncover the truth on why they were spared from the attack.

Some enemy types:

• Juvies are fast moving and melee focused, like Wretches.
• After enough time, Juvies can evolve and become Drones. This other new enemy type uses weapons and are probably going to be the primary Swarm enemies you will face.
• Pouncers (seen in the E3 demo) will switch roles based on how the player approaches combat. If you're out in the open, it will shoot poisonous-quills. Stick behind cover for to long and it will rush you, jumping over your cover and knocking you back or even eating through your armor.

Some weapons:

• Dropshot - explosive charge attached to a drill that the player can choose when to ignite.
• Lancer - now has a faster reloading clip and a flashlight to help spot enemies in the dark.
• Combat Knives - used for close-quarter melee kills.
• Buzzkill - few second charge weapon that shoots out circular sawblades that ricochet and cut through enemies limbs.

Multiplayer:

• Not ready to talk about multiplayer yet, but want to satisfy both recreational and eSports players. Promised that fans of Horde won't be disappointed.

[Flawless]

Game Informer: Everything We Know About Gears Of War 4's Multiplayer

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Multiplayer is getting a bigger focus this time: "Historically, the campaign is the hardest thing to make out of any of these games," says studio head Rod Fergusson. "So if you look at the development of Gears one, it was probably 90 percent single player, 10 percent multiplayer. Over the course of the franchise, that percentage shifted, but I don't think it ever got above 70/30. Coming here, multiplayer has a much greater position at the table. On day one, as we were prototyping our first campaign experience, we were also building multiplayer maps. We really want to meet the needs of not just recreational players but eSports players, and it's something we've been thinking about for the entire development cycle." The multiplayer beta will start this spring: During the beta, players will be able to play as five of the campaign's protagonists. The first three are the three main playable heroes, JD, Kait, Del. The fourth is Kait's mom and leader of the Outsiders, a woman named Reyna. The fifth is Kait's uncle, Oscar, who is an ex-Gear soldier and expert survivalist. Multiplayer is still humans vs monsters: To fit into the lore of the world, there will be at least three factions in multiplayer, but these will still be separated into humans vs. monsters, meaning one side will play as the new Swarm enemies, while the other side with play as either COG soldiers or human Outsiders. We're not entirely sure if multiplayer is only limited to these three factions, however, so it's possible that there is a second, unknown monster faction. Don't expect a lot of wind: Wind is a big part of the story campaign, but at this time, the team isn't planning on incorporating wind flares into the game's multipayer maps. Multiplayer will run at 60 fps and will have its own dedicated servers: Balance is important to The Coalition: The Studio has introduced a new takedown system that allows players to initiate a series of close-combat melee takedowns. In single player these might become fairly easy to pull off, but The Coalition has worked hard to ensure that, in multiplayer, players on the receiving end of these have several ways to counter the attacks and escape before a knife ends up in their brainpan.

[RoyalBoyle78]

I'm getting excited for GOW4 just like I did for the original gears. Can't wait

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