You didn't think Epic Games was going to let Gears of War die after its third installment, did you?
A fourth game in the Gears of War series was announced today at E3, entitled Gears of War Judgment.
The game is a prequel and focuses on events several years earlier than those in the first Gears of War game, smack bang in the aftermath of Emergence Day -- the infamous moment in the Gears world, in which hell broke loose and chainsaws started being plunged into the chests of the invading Locust enemy.]Plot-wise, Judgment centres on Augustus Cole, Damon Baird and a couple of fresh faces: Sofia Hendericks and Garron Paduk. Together they are Kilo Squad, attempting to save the city of Halvo Bay from "a terrifying new enemy", which presumably packs up its bags at the end of the game since we don't see hide nor hair of it in the last three Gears installments.
There will be new cooperative gameplay functions and multiplayer modes, plus a feature called Mission Declassification, which rewards the player with new story scenarios for discovering "critical information" during playthrough of the game's main campaign.
Little else is known about Gears of War Judgment, but an early 2013 release is promised worldwide
