BajiRav Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Today we're excited to announce that Microsoft Studios has acquired the rights to the ?Gears of War? franchise from Epic Games, including rights to all existing and future games, entertainment experiences and merchandise. In addition, we are excited to announce that Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver, BC will take over development of the ?Gears of War? franchise and that Rod Fergusson, former Director of Production at Epic Games on the ?Gears of War? franchise, will join Microsoft and play a key studio leadership role at Black Tusk on the development of the franchise going forward. We had a chance to chat with Phil Spencer, Head of Microsoft Studios, Hanno Lemke, General Manager of Black Tusk Studios at Microsoft Studios, and Rod Fergusson about the big news http://news.xbox.com/2014/01/games-microsoft-studios-gears-of-war ----- Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 nice. cant wait to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 This is interesting... Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper11 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Strange day to announce a new game, but hey, I'm ready for new content, so bring it on!. Now let's try not to get too excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Uh...somewhat disappointing. http://news.xbox.com/2014/01/games-microsoft-studios-gears-of-war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 It isn't really a game announcement is it? I personally got sick of Gears of War after the second game. Still will be interesting to see what they do with it. Gears of War-Karting might actually happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 It isn't really a game announcement is it? I personally got sick of Gears of War after the second game. Still will be interesting to see what they do with it. Gears of War-Karting might actually happen! Same here. I haven't bothered with GoW3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykranth Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Today we're excited to announce that Microsoft Studios has acquired the rights to the ?Gears of War? franchise from Epic Games, including rights to all existing and future games, entertainment experiences and merchandise. In addition, we are excited to announce that Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver, BC will take over development of the ?Gears of War? franchise and that Rod Fergusson, former Director of Production at Epic Games on the ?Gears of War? franchise, will join Microsoft and play a key studio leadership role at Black Tusk on the development of the franchise going forward. We had a chance to chat with Phil Spencer, Head of Microsoft Studios, Hanno Lemke, General Manager of Black Tusk Studios at Microsoft Studios, and Rod Fergusson about the big news Source: http://news.xbox.com/2014/01/games-microsoft-studios-gears-of-war Well, Microsoft did a smart move of getting back one of the franchises that makes the sales of the Xboxes given the cold reception of Gears of War Judgement Now, the big question: what is left with Epic? spenser.d 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woelfel Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Was hoping for an actual game. I stopped caring for Gears a while ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I would like to see a GoW game on Xbox One. They were already visually impressive on the 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 yay, more chainsaw grinding goodness. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 Ugh :hmmm: No Cliff, no want. Really wish it was a new IP. GoW3 wrapped up the story (what little of it there was), no need to milk it. BajiRav 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well this was clearly MS' announcement in collaboration with Black Tusk. Wonder what Ruffian has to announce. Don't care what it is, as long as it's new IP. Will it even be exclusive to Xbox more importantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2014 Would of been good to see a new IP, Gears was pretty much MS "only" anyway. Never thought I'd see it on PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 Here is hoping that it is not just another racing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 It isn't really a game announcement is it? I personally got sick of Gears of War after the second game. Still will be interesting to see what they do with it. Gears of War-Karting might actually happen! Nah, Nintendo would have to own it to make it a karting game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well this was clearly MS' announcement in collaboration with Black Tusk. Wonder what Ruffian has to announce. Don't care what it is, as long as it's new IP. Will it even be exclusive to Xbox more importantly. Is this in addition to whatever Black Tusk showed at E3 or will Gears be their only game in development? I can't find a clear answer anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 This is Ruffians announcement http://www.computerandvideogames.com/446899/crackdown-2-developer-submits-game-idea-to-square-enix-collective/ Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 Is this in addition to whatever Black Tusk showed at E3 or will Gears be their only game in development? I can't find a clear answer anywhere. Apprently not. I've read today Phil Spencer had to beg them to show something at E3 for filler. Quote from him: "The thing we showed at E3 last year, it was something that was done in Unreal and more of a concept piece," Spencer said, calling it "an asset" created by the team to get their creative juices flowing, not necessarily an in-development game. "The studio has really been incubating different ideas over the past six to nine months on what they might work on," he said, "but the discussion with Epic obviously didn't start yesterday. We've been in this discussion for a while. The leadership team there has known for a while." This is Ruffians announcement http://www.computerandvideogames.com/446899/crackdown-2-developer-submits-game-idea-to-square-enix-collective/ Oh well. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2014 There's still new IP in the works from what I remember but that doesn't mean they can't expand the gears franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Apprently not. I've read today Phil Spencer had to beg them to show something at E3 for filler. Quote from him: Sigh. That's ...disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2014 I doubt Black Tusk is only going to work on Gears, like Phil said, they've got a number of ideas and thinks they're looking at. Besides, if they have something else in the works they're not going to tell us now, specially not any new IP. They're going to hold off on those for big events like E3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 There's still new IP in the works from what I remember but that doesn't mean they can't expand the gears franchise. From who? Not Black Tusk, according to their developers. Microsoft have new IP including Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, D4, Project Spark and Titanfall. The latter 2 are cross-platform and according to Respawn TF will go multiplatform in future. Just a shame they are insistent on recycling the same releases year after year. A dedicated "factory" for Halo, Forza and Gears. Thank god Lionhead are finally being allowed to work on something other than Fable. Must be soul destroying for creative people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykranth Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Expanding the Gears franchise via games is going to be problematic: the main story arc has been pretty much wrapped up in GoW3. They could do side missions or bridge the events between GoW 1 and GoW 2 or GoW 2 and GoW 3 but that would make a GoW: Judgement like and I do not think it is a good idea for MS because Judgement was badly executed. (oh the pun!) Making a game in the time of the Pendulum wars is going to be no locusts, no chainsaw and that is not Gears as CliffB explained some time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2014 Who says Black Tusk is only going to work on Gears from now on? Or that they don't/can't have something else to, last I read they're not some tiny group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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