This is the fourth main installment in the Gears of War series, and the first entry not to be developed by Epic Games.
Many gameplay elements from the previous Gear of War serieses are reintroduced, along with new elements such as the Dropshot weapon that fires explosive drills and the Buzzkill that fires ricocheting sawblades at enemies . Players can also perform a short distance shoulder charge, knocking enemies off balance and enemies can also pull players out of cover and perform their own takedowns .
The game focuses on the son of Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud, J.D. Fenix (Liam McIntyre), who, alongside his friends Delmont “Del” Walker (Eugene Byrd) and Kait Diaz (Laura Bailey) deal with a new threat to humanity’s survival.
Gears of War 4 was originally being developed by Epic; selected aspects of their work were incorporated into Coalition’s work . Gears of War 4 was presented for the first time during Microsoft’s E3 2015 press conference .
Gears of War 4 will run at 30 frames per second in its single player modes, and 60 in its multiplayer modes, both at 1080p . This game will employ a dynamic scaling system to maintain a consistent frame rate, under which the resolution will be automatically decreased and upscaled back to 1080p during more intensive scenes. During its E3 2016 press conference, Microsoft announced that Gears of War 4 would be released on PC exclusively for Windows 10 Windows Store.