<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Coalition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
entry	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
title	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
Imulsion	O
Countermeasure	O
weapon	O
destroyed	O
all	O
Imulsion	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Sera	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
Locust	O
and	O
the	O
Lambent	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
weapon	O
forced	O
humanity	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
new	O
ways	O
of	O
survival	O
after	O
knocking	O
out	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
fossil	O
fuels	O
,	O
and	O
bringing	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
powerful	O
windstorms	O
called	O
"	O
Windflares	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
;	O
selected	O
aspects	O
of	O
their	O
work	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Coalition	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
vice	O
president	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
said	O
he	O
thought	O
more	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
were	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
from	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
by	O
Black	O
Tusk	O
Studios	O
,	O
an	O
in-house	O
studio	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
The	O
Coalition	O
to	O
better	O
signify	O
its	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
,	O
former	O
Director	O
of	O
Production	O
at	O
Epic	O
Games	O
on	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
joined	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
plays	O
a	O
key	O
studio	O
leadership	O
role	O
at	O
The	O
Coalition	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games’	O
Ray	O
Davis	O
admitted	O
that	O
"	O
having	O
been	O
through	O
shipping	O
hell	O
with	O
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
on	O
past	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
I	O
can	O
say	O
that	O
I	O
’m	O
absolutely	O
confident	O
he	O
’ll	O
do	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
at	O
Microsoft.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
The	O
Coalition	O
producer	O
Allie	O
Henze	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
presented	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2015	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
be	O
set	O
on	O
Sera	O
,	O
nearly	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Marcus	O
Fenix	O
's	O
son	O
JD	O
Fenix	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
components	O
of	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
A	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
received	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
beta	O
beginning	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
SGX	O
developed	O
by	O
Speech	O
Graphics	O
to	O
automatically	O
animate	O
gameplay	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
itself	O
,	O
Fergusson	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
's	O
nice	O
about	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
investment	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
know	O
,	O
unless	O
this	O
does	O
horribly	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
probably	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
another	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
runs	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
in	O
its	O
single	O
player	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
60	O
in	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
both	O
at	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
employs	O
a	O
dynamic	O
scaling	O
system	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
consistent	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
under	O
which	O
the	O
resolution	O
is	O
automatically	O
decreased	O
and	O
upscaled	O
back	O
to	O
1080p	O
during	O
more	O
intensive	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ferguson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
has	O
an	O
improved	O
CPU	O
and	O
GPU	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
consistent	O
resolution	O
on	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
E3	O
2016	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Play	O
Anywhere	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
digital	O
cross-buys	O
and	O
cross-platform	O
multiplayer	O
available	O
between	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
composer	O
Ramin	O
Djawadi	O
confirmed	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
involved	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
creator	O
of	O
Gear	O
of	O
War	O
4s	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Djawadi	O
spoke	O
about	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
"	O
Obviously	O
,	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
very	O
different	O
to	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
at	O
its	O
E3	O
keynote	B-Protocol
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
several	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
titles	O
would	O
be	O
receiving	O
a	O
free	O
4K	B-Architecture
visual	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Coalition	O
's	O
technical	O
director	O
Kate	O
Rayner	O
said	O
that	O
The	O
Coalition	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
console	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
will	O
support	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
higher	O
resolution	O
textures	O
across	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
including	O
characters	O
,	O
environments	O
,	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
the	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
also	O
features	O
High	B-General_Concept
Dynamic	I-General_Concept
Range	I-General_Concept
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
colors	O
with	O
Wide	O
Color	O
Gamut	O
Support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffery	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
9.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
his	O
verdict	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
never	O
expected	O
to	O
compare	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
The	O
Force	O
Awakens	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
could	O
n’t	O
be	O
happier	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
latest	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
a	O
time	O
long	O
ago	O
in	O
a	O
galaxy	O
far	O
,	O
far	O
away	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
directed	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
creators	O
,	O
shares	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
similar	O
narrative	O
structures	O
to	O
the	O
beloved	O
first	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
it	O
succeeds	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
experience	O
you	O
’ll	O
walk	O
away	O
from	O
with	O
a	O
big	O
smile	O
on	O
your	O
face	O
–	O
in	O
campaign	O
,	O
Versus	O
,	O
and	O
Horde	O
modes	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
added	O
"	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
plays	O
it	O
fairly	O
safe	O
but	O
brilliantly	O
executes	O
on	O
a	O
variety-packed	O
campaign	O
and	O
meaty	O
multiplayer	O
suite.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Mahardy	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
rewarded	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
reasoning	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
teetering	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
something	O
greater	O
,	O
but	O
despite	O
the	O
improvements	O
it	O
makes	O
to	O
the	O
storied	O
franchise	O
,	O
its	O
missteps	O
hold	O
it	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
inspiration	O
here	O
,	O
and	O
creativity	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
rethinks	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gies	O
stated	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
I	O
was	O
finished	O
with	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4s	O
campaign	O
,	O
I	O
remember	O
wondering	O
why	O
it	O
did	O
n’t	O
do	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taken	O
all	O
together	O
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
does	O
n’t	O
completely	O
reinvent	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
’s	O
not	O
always	O
"	O
bigger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
October	O
,	O
behind	O
Battlefield	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
