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[sangreal]

Searched but didn't see a thread on it. VGLeaks has some info on a kinect RTS epic is (was?) making:

Kinect has changed the Microsoft policy. They have changed the hardcore games for Kinect games. RARE abandoned IPs like Banjo, Killer Instinct for casual games. Only Halo, Forza and Gears of War stay with us.

Epic hinted a Gears of War only for Kinect. This game is called Gears of War: Tactics (temptative title). A RTS based on GoW franchise. We would like to show you pictures of this game, those pictures are extracted from a previous footage. The graphics are poor, obviously, the video showed a game in works, probably an alpha version, maybe more primitive.

In Tactics you can take the control of four players. Draw a path with your finger until the place you want to move the character and later you choose an action (or make and action and move later, like you want). One by one or groups, you have the control.

Epic Games were developing the game for Xbox 360, but now probably they moved the project to Durango.

http://www.vgleaks.com/gears-of-war-tactics-first-screens-alpha-work/

There are more screens at the link. They're (bad) captures from a video as article states

edit: per some of the comments below, this project was mercifully canned

Cliffy - "Let's just bury the hatchet now, Gears of War: Exile was an unannounced game that I can't give any details about that has since been cancelled."

Unless Epic were working on two Gears games for Kinect, which seems unlikely, we can assume this is the same cancelled project.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Microsoft what have you done?

 

[Wario64]

Looks like an iPad game.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

...why?

 

[StealthGoblin]

I did wonder what they did with GeOW: Exile.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

So bad.

 

[sangreal]

Looks like an iPad game.

Sounds like one too, but vgleaks says Kinect so who knows. I can't imagine "drawing a path with your finger" using Kinect. Either way it sounds pretty terrible

 

[chertipros]

Are we serious right now? Well, I'm cautiously optimistic

 

[RoKKeR]

Wasn't this project canned?

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Well, this'll turn out fine.

 

[iNvid02]

finally some real games

clever move, take away some steam from sony's feb 20th

 

[Soulflarz]

Someone tell Cliffy B. he should try and stop this regardless of leaving

*this was a semi serious reply

 

[Baconsammy]

Epic Games were developing the game for Xbox 360, but now probably they moved the project to the nearest garbage can.

Fixed that quote for him. Hopefully.

 

[Tan]

So much why.
"Alright you guys! It can't capture gestures well enough so let's just make it an invisible tablet!"

 

[Steverulez]

Decent premise, shame about the Kinect side of it. Probably would be better as a tablet game but I hope this is not all Epic are doing for MS/Durango. Perhaps the reason why Exile was delayed from that VGA meeting was that MS were thinking of going for it on Durango?

 

[Mrbob]

Core Kinect gaming! I'm stoked.

 

[Kazerei]

In Tactics you can take the control of four players. Draw a path with your finger until the place you want to move the character and later you choose an action

Ugh. Just give me a mouse and keyboard, thanks.

 

[derFeef]

I like the idea, but nothing else I see or read.

 

[Reiko]

So this is why Cliffy B left Epic.


*Sarcasm ended*

Curious to see how this works out.

 

[DEADEVIL]

Cliffy said they cancelled that a long time ago.

 

[Glorified G]

I was elated at first reading the title until my eyes landed on Kinect.

Kinect ruins everything.

 

[Yonafunu]

Really? Really?

 

[Mileena]

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Well, that's one new Microsoft game

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Like the idea, but because it would involve fine tracking of hands for drawing paths, it would be better to use a more capable version of the technology. A fully integrated air-slate and voice-recognition-based tactics game is a no-brainer for the interface if they allow the player to easily switch between commands with varying levels of precision, like directing a unit to a certain colored wall, or more general locations, like telling them to cover the intersection they're nearest to.

 

[pharmboy044]

Looks like an iPad game.

Maybe Surface? CrossPlay?

 

[sangreal]

Cliffy said they cancelled that a long time ago.

good

 

[Conor 419]

Someone tell Cliffy B. he should try and stop this regardless of leaving

*this was a semi serious reply

I have a new found faith in incompetent Microsoft's 4 new IP's.

 

[Mokubba]

Dem Core Games

 

[GhostWriter24]

I don't see a problem with this, isn't there another 3rd person GOW on the way?

 

[A Sentient Keyboard]

Oh man

Oh man

This will make for some great threads, announcement meltdowns and, above all, gifs.

 

[Jasper Avenue]

Hot exclusive.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Just what I have been waiting for, awesome.

 

[slightconfuse]

damn that dead horse. hopefully they put this in the game

 

[feli]

...why?

/thread

 

[Chuck Norris]

MS, you have my axe.

Spoiler

end it quickly

 

[stephen08]

It's not a terrible concept for a game honestly. Gears of War meets X-Com. I could see it.

Of course if we attach the Kinect anchor all is lost.

 

[LiK]

WTF is this shit?

 

[maquiladora]

Looks like an iPad game.

 

[Maztorre]

Goddamn, they're actually making RTS interfaces on consoles worse at a time when RTS/action RTS are among the most popular games in the world right now.

 

[MikeE21286]

So the canceled one?

 

[revolverjgw]

At a glance it looks like Killzone Liberation

A Gears game like that would actually be awesome

 

[The Living Tribunal]

I'm pretty sure this was canned a while ago.

 

[Vire]

Thought this was cancelled?

 

[dmr87]

Enjoy.

 

[Diddy Kong]

lame

 

[Drencrom]

Finally a game for all the hardcore kinect gamers out there

 

[BadAss2961]

Flawless.

 

[Doffen]

Would be nice for Surface and Windows Phone.

 

[derFeef]

At a glance it looks like Killzone Liberation

A Gears game like that would actually be awesome

Exactly! That's why I like the idea actually.