Surprise! Gears of War 4 is on the way, if you haven’t already heard. The main trilogy wrapped with 2011’s Gears of War 3, which was followed by the spinoff game Gears of War: Judgment in 2013. After that the rights to the franchise were transferred from creator Epic Games to Microsoft, and here we are.

The first gameplay demo for Gears 4 was shown off at E3 2015, but sadly, the series primary protagonist Marcus Fenix is nowhere to be found. That said some new characters are introduced in what’s described as the beginning of a new saga, and it does look like plenty of fun for fans of the series. Also announced is a remastered re-release of the original Gears.

You can see the first Gears of War 4 gameplay demo below, as well as a peek at the remastered original.

Gears 4 will be released during the holiday season of 2016, and Gears of War Ultimate Edition will be released this summer on August 25th.

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[Source: Xbox]