There are few things more glorious than a gruesome and overly gory kill – at least, that’s strictly the case when it’s directed towards a monster within the Gears of War universe. The series is very well known for several things (with one being its tightly-knit cover-based shooting mechanics), but the name of the game for the franchise has always been near-obscene amounts of gore. Many longtime fans will be happy to know, then, that Gears of War 4 won’t be changing that up – despite word that it will be allowing gamers to censor the violence at their discretion.

Leading up to the game’s Beta launch this April, The Coalition has been teasing fans with little snippets in a bid to get them excited for the shooter, and one of the biggest ways the newfound Gears developer went about doing this was through a cinematic trailer for Gears of War 4 called ‘Tomorrow’. While that piece played to the title’s narrative quite well, some new gameplay featuring the franchise-first knife execution has now surfaced to further tease fans.

To reaffirm what has already been said in this article, gore has not gone anywhere in Gears of War 4.