Gears Of War Gets Fresh August Update With New Maps And More

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It’s the beginning of August, and that means The Coalition has some more content coming to Gears of War 4 – and there’s some pretty good stuff lined up for multiplayer fans.

The team revealed the new content today, which consists of a pair of new maps, as well as some other goodies. We’ve detailed them in the information below:

Both maps are available now for Season Pass Holders in the Double XP and 20% Bonus Credit ‘Developer Playlist’! Everyone can dive into both Forge Blitz and Canals beginning on August 8th when they are added to Public Matchmaking.

In addition, the team is also continuing its Summer of Gears event, where you can score 500 credits for your first win of the day, every day in August. On top of that, the second season of the Gears Pro Circuit is set to kick off soon, and there’s already Escalation Ring placement improvements to a number of maps, including Diner, Impact, Lift and the Slab.


Forge Blitz
Forge Blitz is a tighter, faster pace evolution of the map Forge that builds upon the spirit of the original to create a map filled with new combat experiences. All of this action takes place in a sand-swept factory damaged over time by a Windflare, underneath a blazing hot desert sun.

If the original Forge was chess-like, Forge Blitz is chess on a high-speed moving train. We’ve looked at every key fight on the map and found new ways to make them faster, more tactical and more intense than ever before.

Gone are the secondary entrances to the Control Room as well as the elbow behind the Incinerator, forcing combat into more focused areas with more direct fronts. Both exits from either spawn have also been tightened up to provide less open space and more opportunities to be aggressive.

The Control Room combat is now also more intense than ever with more angles and cover options to push your opponents hard. The defining Incinerator still dominates the horizon, but now you’ll need to look out for the telltale flames inside to know if it’s armed and ready. One button press from an enemy or ally, and you could be toast! These new changes were influenced by Forge’s time as a Gears Esports Pro Circuit map, and we can’t wait to see teams take on this map at the highest level this August.

Canals
You never forget your first run to the Longshot on Canals – and that tense 1v1 showdown that follows. Canals returns in Gears of War 4, bringing back the classic triple bridge combat over a shallow canal that was a defining part of the original Gears of War Versus experience. Set in the city of Timgad in the dark of the night lit only by moonlight and street lamps, Canals oozes with that classic Gears of War ominous atmosphere.

Snipers have a massive impact on the flow of the fight with long sightlines and plenty of places to hide, but prepared to pull out your Gnasher at a moment’s notice for an intense close quarters fight on the narrow bridges.


Gears of War 4 is available now for Xbox One and Windows PC.

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k3rryPosted:

Big update, gonna have to hop on this game with Vantage and get some achievements, hopefully vantage is still operating.

SilkyPosted:

Haven't played it in a while but would recommend this to anyone on xbox, brilliant game.

XboxPosted:

Haven't touched GoW in awhile so hopefully this update will bring me back around.

9ntyPosted:

Gear of War 1,2,3 and 4 all games are cool to play, and nice to see the game still valid and not dying down what I know of? Played Gears 1 on Xbox 360 and that game was fun to play for sure.

Activez-Posted:

Chigga apparently this is a very good game but I cannot get into the whole 3rd person shooter thing


It is. Though the learning curve for mp is pretty steep. Most people end up quitting just because it isn't as easy as other shooters to get a kill. There are also a lot of techniques you'd need to learn in order to succeed in mp. Overall though, I'd say try it out with a party of people who have played the game and are willing to teach you.

I have a few friends who are god-awful at the game but I still enjoy playing with them.

SupervisorPosted:

I mainly like the older Gears of War such as Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3 and thats it.

kamilcaPosted:

Chigga apparently this is a very good game but I cannot get into the whole 3rd person shooter thing


took a while for me to get into it but after a few chapters of the game it feels normal and easier to play

kamilcaPosted:

haven't played this in months, maybe this update will breath some life into the game for me

EchoPosted:

Haven't played GoW in years! Great game from growing up for me. GoW1 Think i'll have to pick myself up a copy for sure!

TOXICPosted:

Update looks badass from what I can see, nice to see them bring out new content.