The Coalition is abuzz this week with the sound of the Gears weapons you love (and some you will grow to love), clattering keyboards, and coffee grinders working overtime. It might just be the sound of another day on the road to release here at the studio, but it's an important one. As we head towards the final couple of months before Gears of War 4 can be in your hands (or digital hands depending), the time is now also right to begin talking to you more about our studio and our game.

Over the coming months, we will bring you inside the studio to reveal more details about Gears of War 4 and bring you closer to the people behind it. Welcome to The Coalition Developer Blog.

These direct-from-the-studio updates will vary. Sometimes, we'll be here to tell you new things about Gears 4. In others, we'll focus more on bringing you behind the scenes here at The Coalition. Regularly it will be a mix of both. We're incredibly excited to bring you closer to our work and let you know more about the game you'll be playing this October.

As you may have seen this week, retailers have announced a variety of pre-order bonuses related to Gear Packs and Cards - a feature we talked a little about prior to the Beta and some of you experienced for yourselves with the Beta Bounties. In our first Developer Blog, we’ll break down what kinds of cards you can expect, how you can expect to acquire them, and what this means for you as a player in Gears of War 4.