With our cover story on Gears of War 4, we covered a lot of topics to describe The Coalition's work on the next installment for the series. With today's feature, we want to focus on what it's actually going to be like for players when they get their hands on an Xbox One controller. While visiting the studio, we spoke with lead campaign designer Matt Searcy and studio head Rod Fergusson about the team's plans to maintain the classic Gears of War-feel while adding several new tweaks and features. To learn what Game Informer editors thought of the new Gears of War 4 gameplay, check out our discussion on The Game Informer Show.

Watch the video below to learn more about how the team is changing cover mechanics, adding extreme weather, and embracing co-op in a new way.

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