Gears of War 4: The Coalition reveal thought process behind new multiplayer maps

<div style="text-align: justify;"> UPCOMING Xbox One exclusive Gears of War 4 has been a long time coming.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYzATg_7yxCqPLc_OmLtIyVu-8CalacSrWzR6MEHoarQJLAdUV97nSLPkTUAJ1jl3IH9-cHef-y00L6O3l9DZLitt5QO2Lzj6E82VjsEIS1KgCb4WTwBdSs0ZXwlLfzRcGOl389U6l6xS/s1600/Gears+of+War+4-+The+Coalition+reveal+thought+process+behind+new+multiplayer+maps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Gears of War 4: The Coalition reveal thought process behind new multiplayer maps" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYzATg_7yxCqPLc_OmLtIyVu-8CalacSrWzR6MEHoarQJLAdUV97nSLPkTUAJ1jl3IH9-cHef-y00L6O3l9DZLitt5QO2Lzj6E82VjsEIS1KgCb4WTwBdSs0ZXwlLfzRcGOl389U6l6xS/s640/Gears+of+War+4-+The+Coalition+reveal+thought+process+behind+new+multiplayer+maps.jpg" title="Gears of War 4: The Coalition reveal thought process behind new multiplayer maps" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gears of War 4 is set for release later this year</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The latest title in the series has been almost two years in the making and is more than likely to become one of 2016's biggest games following the success of the Ultimate Edition.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=451019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As reported by <em>News News Blog Gaming</em></a>, Gears of War 4 is in line for a Q3 release despite originally being slated for a Christmas launch.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> And Lead Multiplayer Designer Ryan Cleven has now lifted the lid on the process behind the game's new multiplayer maps.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4698149317001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="4698149317001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. 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Gears of War 4: The Coalition reveal thought process behind new multiplayer maps

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