The Gears of War franchise has been known for its kick-ass multiplayer, and Judgment is shaping up to present the most complete, versatile and blistering multiplayer action yet.

At the bottom of this article, you will find a new video entitled ‘Gears of War: Judgment’s “The Guts of Gears: Multiplayer”‘, which features a voice-over from lead character Baird, who runs us through the newest modes, weaponry and rewards in Gears of War: Judgment’s multiplayer…and not without some cheek.

Here is an official list of all the new features (although you should definitely watch the video below to see them in action):

Multiplayer Modes:

• OverRun:
  • OverRun marks the first time that class-based competitive multiplayer has been introduced into the “Gears of War” series. Think of it as a combination of our popular Beast and Horde modes pitted against each other.  OverRun is a 5v5 attack/defend game type, where the COG are always defending, and the Locust are attacking… and you have an opportunity to play both as attacker and defender to determine the winning team.

• Team Deathmatch:
  • In this returning fan-favourite, two teams of five players start with a shared pool of respawns. The goal is to take out your opponents and deplete their respawns before your own pool is gone. Perfect for “Gears” veterans and new recruits alike, Team Deathmatch has everyone battling to be the last squad standing.

• Free-For-All:
  • Free-For-All is an “every player for themselves” Deathmatch mode.  No teams mean shoot anything that moves.  The perfect mode for relieving some stress.

• Domination:
  • Domination is a 5v5 team based competitive multiplayer mode.  Teams will compete over three rings placed throughout the map.  Control the ring to earn points, the first team to 250 points wins the match.

Armory Updates:

• Sticky Grenades: Like Frag Grenades, these cause lethal damage to opponents, except they stick to targets before detonation.

• Beacon Grenades: The Beacon is a tactical grenade most commonly used by COG Scouts.  It electronically marks all enemy targets in its blast radius, and reveals their position for a short time, even though walls and other obstacles of any thickness.

• Stim Grenades: The Stim is an extremely useful tool for Medics and those wishing to play a support role in combat.  When detonated, it emits a cloud of medicinal gas that will instantly heal all friendly targets within its radius.

• Markza: Before the Locust invaded Sera, the people of the COG had spent decades at war with the Union of Independent Republics, and the Markza is one of the UIR’s most infamous weapons.  This semi-automatic rifle is perfect for medium range combat, with a deep clip and an attached scope that extends its effective range and ensures greater accuracy at distance.

• Breechshot: The Locust are more than just a brute force, and the Breechshot is a shining example of their ingenuity and tactics. The base of the gun is a confiscated UIR Markza that has been converted to inflict massive amounts of damage.  The barrel has a larger bore to support a higher-caliber projectile, and the stock has been retrofitted with a vicious blade making this versatile weapon perfect for short to medium range combat.

• Booshka: The Booshka is a devastating grenade launcher of UIR design.  It is capable of lobbing smart shells that detonate on direct impact with an enemy, or bounce off walls and other obstacles to detonate off a brief time