Gears of War 4 is a third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One. Released in October 2016, it is the fourth main installment in the Gears of War series. The game is set 25 years after the original trilogy and follows JD Fenix, the son of Marcus Fenix, as he battles a new threat to humanity's survival. The game features a single-player campaign, cooperative play, and various multiplayer modes. It maintains the series' cover-based combat system and introduces new weapons, characters, and gameplay mechanics.