Playing with power tools

ThisGears 4multiplayer trailer doesn’t reveal much in the way ofnew information, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t any less fun to watch giant steroid monsters hacked apart by chainsaws. Also, I appreciate the DJ Shadow/RTJ soundtrack.

The trailer shows off some of the new executions, weapons, and modes players can look forward to. I’m particularly partial to the ricocheting giant buzzsaw launcher. Reminds me ofNuclear Throneand hownothing bad ever happenedwhen I used a disk gun. Looking forward to the anti-clutch self-decapitation fail clips already.

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The trailer ends promising 60 FPS action and dedicated servers. This is kind of a standard promotional bullet-point, but I love the wayGearshas to nudge and point out the dedicated servers. The spectre of host advantage shotgun insta-gibs still haunts this series a full decade since the first game.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.