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Microsoft Studios acquires rights to Gears of War franchise/Black Tusk does the work
- Thread starter ekim
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Assuredly, a higher paycheck.
Vinterbird
Member
That he is very obviously lying as Stumpokapow has pointed out - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98642603&postcount=52
Fortnight and other unannounced F2P games.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I still need to play Judgment. Wish it would go on sale today or something.
Galactic Barret
Member
Could it be that Black Tusk's new IP was so similar to Gears that MS just decided to convert it into a reboot?
PanicFreak
Member
I can't help but be disappointed that Black Tusk won't be working on a new IP but I do love me some Gears.
Hopefully, Black Tusk will get a shot at creating a new IP soon, as in sometime this generation.
Hopefully, Black Tusk will get a shot at creating a new IP soon, as in sometime this generation.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
It's big news because the rumors were Gears was coming to PlayStation and that could have easily happened had this deal not gone down. That would be a huge exclusive lost for MS. Not hard to see...
MadJackChurchill
Banned
The horse keeps getting beaten.
Femmeworth
Banned
This makes me worried about People Can Fly. 
It's depressing watching id and epic just fade away into tech/support companies
Gears of War was looking like a big return to games for epic and instead they just mess it all up
I want epic megagames back
SomethingInTheSea
Member
Hasn't the Gears of War story pretty much run its course at this point, where's there to go with it that could generate another 3 to 4 games worth of content to make this deal worthwhile?
MS needs exciting new IP, not creating studios like 343 and Black Tusk just to put out increasingly stale entries in existing franchises. At least Halo was on top before 343 took over, GOW needs a lot of rebuilding work at this point.
MS needs exciting new IP, not creating studios like 343 and Black Tusk just to put out increasingly stale entries in existing franchises. At least Halo was on top before 343 took over, GOW needs a lot of rebuilding work at this point.
TheRealTalker
Banned
E3 Spy thing was a tech demo...
Oh well I was right!
Hahahahahaha. Pretty cool
Oh well I was right!
Hahahahahaha. Pretty cool
This makes me worried about People Can Fly.
They can go make the rest of Fortnite and when they';re done BULLETSTORM 2 #Believe
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Look I'm hype. Black Tusk, led by the Gears Viking will be fucking beautifull. I'm ready for next-gen shotgun tangos, YOLO grenades and another re-imagining of Gridlock.
WhiskeyKnight
Member
Gears, really?
Gotta say I'm disappointed. Was really hoping for something original from Black Tusk.
Gotta say I'm disappointed. Was really hoping for something original from Black Tusk.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Bruuuuuuuuuce!
Banned
This is my favorite franchise. Gears 3 was a nearly perfect game and the MP pretty much was perfect.
Pendulum Wars Gears is what I'm hoping for!
Pendulum Wars Gears is what I'm hoping for!
Vinterbird
Member
It's depressing watching id and epic just fade away into tech/support companies
Gears of War was looking like a big return to games for epic and instead they just mess it all up
I want epic megagames back
Epic is working on several games. But you might not be happy with them, since they will be Tencent games.
It was very clearly a thing - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98642603&postcount=52
Ol No Bones
Banned
What kills me is that he says he has good news about a new title they are announcing and I can't be any less excited. Did they think the consumers were clamoring for another gears?
I loved GOW3; the MP hit the sweet spot for me. That is the draw to this franchise at this point, for me at least.
Galactic Barret
Member
I don't think they ever said they outright owned it, just that it was an important IP for them.
BuggeryBugz
Member
Alx
Member
I suppose that's big. I haven't touched a GeoW game since the first one, though, but good for the fans.
It's hard to get exactly the MS strategy, though, for years both them and their partners claimed that it was a good thing that their deals did leave the IP ownership to the studio, but if they end up buying the rights, what's the difference ?
It's hard to get exactly the MS strategy, though, for years both them and their partners claimed that it was a good thing that their deals did leave the IP ownership to the studio, but if they end up buying the rights, what's the difference ?
BumblebeeCody
Member
I think it's good Gears has a home to stay in but I smell this series being milked to the point the cows going to start giving out dust. Halo is a perfect example.
When there's a game about Baird, yeah.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
This tactic MS has of buying the IP and creating their own studio to continue to work on the game once the original creatives tire out of it is so fascinating. It was a mixed result with 343 but this is really exciting. That concept trailer they showed was so uninspired
yankeehater
Member
I wonder if there is any chance MS could hire Cliffy to come work on this?
Vinterbird
Member
I think he is more interested in working on his own IP.
Actually a good unintended example. Insominac isnt a first party developer, rather a indepent one who happen to develop the Ratchet and Clank Series exclusively for Playstation.
Epic did the same for the Xbox 360. Both could have published their future games for the other plattform, if it werent for deals. The IP belonged in both Cases to the Developer.
That is now not the case for Gears of War and Epic anymore. Future Ratchet and Clank Games can still come to Xbox One.
ChiliManiac
Banned
Wow, awesome!!! Smart move on Microsoft to consolidate it's main brands! The real question now is how big Black Tusk actually is? Do we have a studio headcount? 343 Industries is huge and working on multiple projects so could Black Tusk be working on more than one thing as well?
shinobi602
Member
No, they didn't.
mysteriousmage09
Member
MS desperately clinging to the same IPs year after year.
highrider
Banned
Man I thought the campaign in gears 3 was weak. Good multiplayer though.
Going by this thread, the Microsoft faithful seem to approve. That series has always gone over like a wet fart for me, so I'm with you.
It's too bad, a new IP might have been interesting.
LiquidSolid
Member
That's honestly a pretty dire list. I mean, there's a couple of interesting new games in there but as a whole, not really something to get excited about.
Why do people keep spreading this BS? Naughty Dog didn't own shit, Universal/Vivendi owned Crash Bandicoot from the very beginning. Same thing goes with Spyro.
The One and Done
Member
Holy shit Yaaaaaas!!!!
He is done with gears he wants to do his own thing instead of getting stuck at Microsoft in the GOW farm studio.
Well... There is hope
Who says they have to use current gears universe...
Make it a template, make something interesting out of it. As awesome as gears was, the locust shit was overdone .