The Gears of War 4 beta has a rough guide for when it will drop.
The beta will become available sometime in spring of 2016. Owners of the Gears of War Xbox bundle (which is currently in the works, due out in August) will be able to get early access into the beta providing they have Xbox Live and have played Gears of War: Ultimate Edition before March 1, 2016.
Currently we have no details as to what the beta’s actual content will be, but I have a vague suspicion that it will involve guns, aliens, blood, and maybe some explosives.
Gears of War 4 was announced at E3 last month and is scheduled to launch during holiday 2016. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, a remastered version of the Xbox 360 game, we release on the 25th August this year. Microsoft will also release a special $350 Xbox One bundle that day that comes with the game. The Ultimate Edition is also coming to the PC, but no date has been confirmed.
^Ben (@Benwatson90)
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