Amidst the news of Scalebound getting delayed, Microsoft has some better thing to say to the Xbox fans. The highly anticipated sequel in the Gears of War series will be making its beta debut this spring.

This is according to the latest statement from Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Marketing Mike Nichols. Nichols, in an announcement on the Xbox site, announced that Gears of War 4 Multiplayer Beta takes place in spring 2016. The final game launches sometime in fall 2016. So this news is a relief for the excited fans who are waiting for the game eagerly.

Gears of War franchise which was previously owned by Epic Games is now a Microsoft IP. The fourth iteration in the series, Gears of War 4 is under development by The Coalition. The development team at The Coalition is headed by former Director of Production at Epic Games, Rod Fergusson.

A 6 minute long gameplay demo which was shown at last year’s E3 is available online. You can watch it below.