With just a few weeks to go, anticipation is building for the latest entry in Microsoft's flagship third-person shooter series with Gears of War 4, with a new trailer revealed showing brand new gameplay as a new threat looms over humanity.

Ahead of the game's release in October, Microsoft has released a new trailer for Gears of War 4, giving a closer look at the upcoming struggles of Marcus Fenix's son JD and his companions, along with a look at some familiar faces that players will encounter from previous entries in the series.

Gears of War 4 releases for Xbox One and PC on October 11th, 2016 - in the meantime you can check out the new trailer below (along with a shorter teaser):

The Swarm descends.
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— Gears of War (@GearsofWar) September 18, 2016