20 Things We Learned From Gamescom 2016

2. Gears Of War 4 Might Be Too Much Of The Same Thing

There's a reason you've not heard the same earth-shaking rumblings surrounding the release of Gears 4 - its multiplayer beta was incredibly underwhelming, and short of Microsoft recreating the 2004 'Madworld' teaser with Disturbed's rendition of The Sound of Silence, its barely received any personality or exposure since.

Now from Gamescom, comes a 10 minute gameplay demo - the intention being to show you just how much the leap between console generations has done to Gears' core formula... except it hasn't. I'm a huge Gears guy, but from graphics to gameplay, I'm struggling to see anything here that doesn't feel as though it could've been done on the 360.

Stop n' pop cover systems, the occasional chainsaw finisher and a ton of active reloads, this is 'more Gears' - for better or worse.