{"id":87118,"date":"2016-03-17T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=87118"},"modified":"2016-03-17T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T15:21:49","slug":"gears-of-war-4-new-weapons-screenshots-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/87118-gears-of-war-4-new-weapons-screenshots-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War 4: new weapons, screenshots revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Besides getting a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/86842-gears-of-war-4-character-details-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\">new characters<\/a>, we don&#8217;t know an awful lot about <em>Gears of War 4.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, thanks to some new information from <a href=\"http:\/\/gameinformer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Game Informer<\/a>, we&#8217;ve got a sneak-peek into the game via some new screenshots and details about the murder-machines you&#8217;ll be using in the upcoming sequel.<\/p>\n<p>As for the screenshots (we know you really want to see those), we&#8217;ve created a little gallery for you below to scope out (click to enlarge):<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87118 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/87118-gears-of-war-4-new-weapons-screenshots-revealed\/attachment\/gears-of-war-4-screenshot'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-110x110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/87118-gears-of-war-4-new-weapons-screenshots-revealed\/attachment\/gears-of-war-4-screenshot-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-2-110x110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/87118-gears-of-war-4-new-weapons-screenshots-revealed\/attachment\/gears-of-war-4-screenshot-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-5-110x110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-5-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gears-of-War-4-screenshot-5-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And in terms of the weapons,\u00a0old favourites like the chainsaw equipped Lancer and the trusty snub pistol return, but with some aesthetic changes.<\/p>\n<p>To help instill the more survival-horror aspects of the game, the Lancer now has a flashlight attached to it that simultaneously makes targets easier to see and highlights their creepier features.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the new weapons, below:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Dropshot<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16161\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dropshot--1024x422.jpg\" alt=\"dropshot\" width=\"800\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dropshot functions somewhat as a replacement for the Digger launcher from<em> Gears of War 3<\/em>, which fired explosive creatures underground.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Dropshot fires an aerial mine that floats over the battlefield in a straight line as long as you hold the trigger.<\/p>\n<p>The moment you let go, the mine spins downward violently. If it hits the ground, it drills for a second before exploding, blowing anything nearby into chunks.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Buzzkill<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/buzzkill610.png\" alt=\"buzzkill610\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Buzzkill fires buzzsaws \u2013 a lot of them. And they spew everywhere as long as you hold down the fire button.<\/p>\n<p>However, these saws don&#8217;t become embedded in walls; they bounce, ricocheting off surfaces and tear enemies to shreds.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Combat Knife<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/knife-2-final-1024x395.jpg\" alt=\"knife 2 final\" width=\"800\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Gears of War 4<\/em> brings new melee executions to the series in the form of combat knives.<\/p>\n<p>These brutal finishers are a gruesome sight to behold, with knives plunging into ribs and skulls.\u00a0In multiplayer, the look of your knife will depend on which faction you&#8217;re playing as.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>In Other News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Tips on how to get the most out of The Division\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/86818-tips-on-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-the-division.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tips on how to get the most out of The Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Fable Legends is cancelled: Lionhead Studios set to close\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/86790-fable-legends-is-cancelled-lionhead-studios-set-to-close.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fable Legends is cancelled: Lionhead Studios set to close<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Seagate set to release world\u2019s fastest SSD\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/86808-seagate-set-to-release-worlds-fastest-ssd.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Seagate set to release world\u2019s fastest SSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/columns\/86269-there-are-reasons-to-be-upset-over-quantum-break-but-not-good-ones.html\">There are reasons to be upset over Quantum Break, but not good ones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some brand new details on Gears of War 4&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":87120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1415,1966,2664,14376,431,4654,91,1969,16915,17462,6772,1157],"class_list":["post-87118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-epic-games","tag-games","tag-gaming","tag-gears-4","tag-gears-of-war","tag-gears-of-war-4","tag-microsoft","tag-news-2","tag-shooting","tag-the-coalition","tag-third-person-shooter","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87138,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87118\/revisions\/87138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}