Gears of War 4, the latest entry in the series developed by The Coalition, will receive a brand new update later today on both PC and Xbox One, introducing a new Quit Penalty system and several improvements.

　　Alongside the many improvements, the new update will introduce two new maps, which haven't been detailed, as well as the Gear Pack Season 2 content. You can check out some of the improvements coming today to the game right below.

　　Players leaving a Core/Competitive game early will now be suspended from matchmakingPlayers can rejoin a Core/Competitive match within 5 minutes of being dropped or quitting from an option in the main Versus menuRejoining and completing a match will remove the matchmaking suspension timeAdded functionality to display matchmaking suspension time (including to your Squad Leader). You will not be able to matchmake if your Squad contains a suspended user until their suspension has completed.Player Cards have been re-designed to take up less visual spacePlayer ammo and reloads are now visible in the Spectator Mode UICrosshairs are now visible to SpectatorsRespawn timers are now displayed on Player CardsWeapons holstered onto a player’s back can now be seen in Spectator ModeK keyboard button now removes spectator inputs UI and/or the black bar altogether'L keyboard button toggles Player Cards to the far edges of the screen or normal positioningV, B, and N keyboard buttons now jump to specific Escalation hill battle camerasFixed an issue with X-Ray vision not rendering as intendedMade X-Ray a 'toggle' rather than 'Press-And-Hold'Fixed the ordering of players in Competitive UI to match the Lobby OrderPressing B while holding Jump Cam now cancels a pending Jump CamGamepad A, Keyboard Z -> Switches to Player or Follow Cam. If already in Player Cam, switch to Follow Cam and vice versa. Last used mode is saved as your preference when switching back to Player/Follow Cam from other modes and when using the Jump CamGamepad X, Keyboard X -> Switch to Ghost CamGamepad Y, Keyboard C-> Switch to Battle CamSkill ranking will now be visible again at the end of match scoreboardAdded 'Spawns Swapped' UI when spawns flip in VersusIncreased the Energy cost of the Hammer of Dawn Strike in HordeIncreased Escalation Win and Loss bonusesIncreased Escalation Win Bounty RewardsTuned criteria and rewards for King of the Hill BountiesFixed an exploit that allowed players to teleport Energy to their position in HordeSquad Members can immediately see when they have been removed from a SquadThe 'Horde Skills' UI Notification alerting you to new skills now works correctlyHorde Skill cards can now be equipped and unequipped in the Horde Skills inventoryAdded UI notification to show new Cards in your collection when opening Gear PacksImproved UI on Turret Heat barImproved performance when switching tabs in Card view menusAdded slider to control how long text chat remains visible after a messageThe Longshot can no longer shoot through walls if positioned through a 90 degree cornerAdded a Duplicates Only filter to the Inventory MenuFixed an issue where audio slowly cut out in HordeFixed an issue allowing grenade effects to continue into the next round in VersusRemoved an exploit allowing users to break the map boundaries in Horde on FoundationFixed an issue that allowed players to respawn out of the map boundaries in HordeFixed an issue where offline customization would reset if user changed charactersMiscellaneous fixes and improvements