'' Gears of War 4 '' was presented for the first time during Microsoft 's E3 2015 press conference . Studio head Rod Fergusson stated that the gameplay presented during the press conference was meant to reflect the overall tone of the game , returning to the franchise 's roots as being a " monster game " , and " something personal , intimate , dark , and mysterious " ; and the setting 's design took heavy inspiration from Northern Italy . '' Gears of War 4 '' would be set on Sera , nearly 25 years after the events of '' Gears of War 3 '' , with Marcus Fenix 's son JD Fenix as the lead character . Owing to the people of Sera rebuilding their society after the Locust war , the game 's new weapons are inspired by construction equipment . The game features a new enemy faction known as " the Swarm " ; the Swarm 's " Drones " behave similarly to the Locusts of previous games , " Juvies " are fast moving and their screams can burst " pods " that contain more enemies , while Pouncers can pin the player to the ground and fire quills from their tails
E3 2015
E3 2015
Gears of War 4