Since last month, there have been reports saying that a Christmas patch shall be coming to the third-person shooter video game “Gears of War 4,” that surely had gamers excited.
They were expecting that game developer The Coalition shall bring different goodies to the game during the Holiday season in what they also described as Gearsmas Packs, reports News Everyday.
Latest reports have it that the Gearsmas Packs of “Gears of War 4” could be released this week but The Coalition has yet to come out with an official statement to either confirm or deny it, so everything is still up in the air as of this time.
Based on previous reports, the Gearsmas Packs shall come with new exciting tweaks and updates to the Daily Rewards feature of “Gears of War 4.”
Accordingly, gamers can get all sorts of gifts with the feature from special customization items and carts to the regular Bounty awards that gamers usually get within the game.
Keeping the release date under wraps
As it is, The Coalition reportedly prefers to keep the release date this month of Gearsmas Packs secret amid fans’ ardent request to have more information as to when they expect to get their hands on the treat.
There were rumors saying that “Gears of War 4” Christmas treat could be available on December 13 but there has been no solid evidence to back such speculation.
However, some observant gamers are saying that December 13 seems appropriate because it would be a countdown of 12 days of Gearsmas leading to Christmas Day, details Windows Report.
They also expect that two new maps would come out when the Gearsmas Packs start rolling out on the Xbox One and the PC.
Once the two new maps arrive, reports are saying that the two old one will also be taken out of “Gears of War 4.”
Making gameplay fixes but fewer performance improvements
Incidentally, about three weeks after its release on the Xbox One and the PC on October 11, “Gears of War 4” received its first title update on November 1, which had a file size of 5GB.
The update came with a lot of gameplay fixes but very little performance improvements from its game developer The Coalition.
Some of the other updates for “Gears of War 4” for Xbox One and Windows 10 include team reviving that does not cause stacking skills and also addresses the issue of ammo crates not appearing in TacCom in Horde.
The bug was also fixed in relation to switching weapons at EMBAR. With the update, users no longer receive bounties when they kill meat shields.
Gaming critics are saying that “Gears of War 4” has made the franchise feel alive again after five years.
It can be recalled that “Gears of War 3” was released on the Xbox 360 and the PC in 2011 and it was the high-water mark for the series up to that point.
The game did not release on the Sony gaming platforms since it has Microsoft Studios for its game publisher.
But the franchise has lost its way since then as game developer The Coalition seemed to have drifted away from game development with its then-owned studio, People Can Fly, doing a Gears side story that filled in story gaps that did not need filling at all. Worst, it offered gameplay twists that were occasionally interesting but superfluous nonetheless.
“Gears of War 4” seemed to have wakened up The Coalition from its obvious stupor. The game feels like a blend of old and new, capturing the characters and gameplay moments that made the series feel so impactful in the first place.
The game also advances a new set of characters along with a new and very good story, as well as a multiplayer option that gamers would really like to have in a third-person shooter video game.