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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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My point is, why bother announcing at all? They could have waited till E3 to make a big reveal. The game clearly isn't out this year, or even 2015 (Rod coming on board just now suggests that it's very early stages). Is that what MS would do to boost short term slump in sales? I doubt it
EDIT: The potential "leak" seems like a valid theory. Hmmm
perineumlick
Member
I'm part of the problem too. I will buy the sequels to both franchises day one, but in my heart I know that they have probably run their courses, and need to move on. I'm eager to see what will become the next big thing on both consoles this gen.
All the talent has left Epic anyway. I have more faith in a new studio doing Gears than Epic themselves. PCP can't handle Gears either.
I just hope that Black Tusk keeps the MP classic and makes sure that the main campaign is playable co-op and the game has a horde mode. They can experiment with the SP campaign.
goldenpp72
Member
So this is all Black Tusk is working on? I LOVE Gears but was hoping for a new IP from them 
That's not true. Big wigs left but there are plenty of talented folks there.
SwiftDeath
Member
That's true. I imagine that there was some valid reason to announce it now. Might be strange to reveal at the 2014 E3 that what you revealed at the 2013 E3 as an upcoming game was cancelled *shrug*
They'll make their money back faster than you think.
I wish I paid attention more in Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporations- Im not sure if they have to reveal acquisitions like this to investors? Either way I'm fairly certain that they couldn't have kept it quiet til e3 given upcoming investor calls.
Wouldn't know since they haven't released a game since Gears 3 afaik. Also someone at Epic designed the MP of Judgment, which was bigger joke than Gears 2 MP (even in it's initial broken state).
SwiftDeath
Member
You know what? Maybe MS was trying hard to finalize the deal for the January Yearly reports with shareholders but couldn't make the meeting. That would make sense to me to try and encourage shareholder confidence in the Xbox division
simplythebest
Banned
where else can you go with Gears, all I see is prequels and after Judgement they do nothing to progress the overall story. Why hang around telling stories about a war we already how it ends. Throughout the game when they try to make it out like the stakes are low and how it's their last chance to win this war you'll know that they win the end anyway.
It's different if Epic did a Halo 3 where they had a secret ending hinting that despite this "war" being over something else was coming. In Halo 3 Chief defeated the flood, saved the universe and won the war for Mankind, when he went to sleep at the end it was kind of Bungies way of letting him "rest"....for now and they hinted towards a new story before they left so when someone took over they had stuff to work with.
So even if they let Epic leave the franchise hanging around while they focus on other things at least then you wouldn't be making the games for the sake of it.
Obviously we don';t know where they are going to go with this but as I've said the only way they could go is a prequel and that's something I don't think many of us want to see...unless they find a very and I mean VERY smart way to push the series forward.
It's different if Epic did a Halo 3 where they had a secret ending hinting that despite this "war" being over something else was coming. In Halo 3 Chief defeated the flood, saved the universe and won the war for Mankind, when he went to sleep at the end it was kind of Bungies way of letting him "rest"....for now and they hinted towards a new story before they left so when someone took over they had stuff to work with.
So even if they let Epic leave the franchise hanging around while they focus on other things at least then you wouldn't be making the games for the sake of it.
Obviously we don';t know where they are going to go with this but as I've said the only way they could go is a prequel and that's something I don't think many of us want to see...unless they find a very and I mean VERY smart way to push the series forward.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Me too.
I doubt they spent that much and rare even in it's current state are able to create games that fits our tastes. It's just that MS isn't green-lighting them. So that would be 100 mil for more kinect games. Unless that's what you want.
I like it
But if, and only if, the netcode is clean, I am not against removing it.
So they better keep it.
Anyway, the first step is to avoid to continue what Judgment has started. Somewhat what 343i should have done with Halo and forgetting about Reach...
FallbackPants
Member
No new Black Tusk IP sucks, but the trailer looked really generic and dull.
Kind of disappointing. MS hyped up all of those supposed new studios and the only thing we have to show for it is that the so called most promising one is just doing a Gears game. Can still be good but doesn't leave me excited at all. I would like to see some of the older Gears games on Steam but I have zero faith in MS doing anything on the PC anymore. I really don't like what MS is doing with their first party IP as they have set up two studios now that are only focused on dealing with other people's franchises.
I don't get the hype over it. It was a generic "dude scaling a building" then a cliche CSI zoom into a gunshot cinematic. It was all bullshots as far as I can tell.
ZackieChan
Member
Pretty sure this is a "material" event, and would require an 8k or something like that - http://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/8-k.asp
FallbackPants
Member
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Oh. Would've been neat to get a PS4 GeoW HD collection, but it makes sense for MS to lock down the IP as an exclusive.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Speaking of which, is there any word on what Epic is working on?
Not entirely convinced this is a wise investment for them. GoW has been declining in quality, and the story is pretty much just prequel fodder, so unless they retcon the fuck out of the
story, they're stuck with making more Judgement's.
Unless Epic were in talks with Sony or something, they would have been better off spending this money on a price drop coinciding with Titanfall's release, then buying the Ip once their marketshare is bigger.
story, they're stuck with making more Judgement's.
Unless Epic were in talks with Sony or something, they would have been better off spending this money on a price drop coinciding with Titanfall's release, then buying the Ip once their marketshare is bigger.
Didnt think of that. Good point.
Did you ever play Gears 3?
Maybe if you're drunk. Yeah, let them make more Kinect shit or fuck up yet another Banjo game
SwiftDeath
Member
That is indeed a very good point I hadn't realized. Still I always expected a Gears 4 though
Goodacre0081
Member
gears3/J had dedicated servers.
EL CUCO
Member
Gears 3 was fine. It had dedicated hybrid servers.
When did he die?
gave up after 2.
looking forward to seeing the new x1 MS dedicated solution when this hits but titanfall/halo5 will be out before it to see how good it really could be
boredandlazy
Member
Why?
clem84
Gold Member
Let's all look at the bight side. Epic are a talented bunch when it comes to technology and game design. They were the force behind Gears. Now they are free to work on a new IP.
I'm really skeptical about Black tusk. Even with the Gears franchise to base their work on, they'll have to prove to me they can deliver. But Epic is a sure thing. I personally think the Gears franchise has run its course so now Epic will use its resources to work on something new, instead of milking a franchise to death.
I'm really skeptical about Black tusk. Even with the Gears franchise to base their work on, they'll have to prove to me they can deliver. But Epic is a sure thing. I personally think the Gears franchise has run its course so now Epic will use its resources to work on something new, instead of milking a franchise to death.
because I loved the game, I hated the host advantage
LapinAgile
Member
This just reminds me of Halo all over again. Microsoft gets a talented team that makes a fantastic game, then it pushed them to keep churning out that game until they saw no other option to negotiate an escape. Halo Reach was their final effort and even there they tried to brand it as it's own game (Reach on the title screen etc.) Then they go off and get back to making new stuff so Microsoft assembles a new team to make more Halo and the fans again are divided and keep asking for the old game or elements from the old game to come back. Now we are seeing this again with what happened with Judgement. People want the old game but that game is now several years old... diehards will love it and newcomers will play a bit and then leave it... if they buy it at all.
They will add progression and unlocks, and try to bring in the COD crowd just like Halo did. Because that is the mountain to climb right now... I would rather see someone come out with something fresh and different that is just plan more enticing than what Call of Duty has offered. Retreading the same ground is only going to cause the excitement and hype for the games to stagnate over time. Even in it's broken and bare bones state Dayz is the most exciting and fresh multiplayer experience I have had in years. I think console gamers deserve better than having franchises they love passed between studios to sell games off a name alone. I want a reason to be excited other than "Yes another one!!". /rant sorry about the book
They will add progression and unlocks, and try to bring in the COD crowd just like Halo did. Because that is the mountain to climb right now... I would rather see someone come out with something fresh and different that is just plan more enticing than what Call of Duty has offered. Retreading the same ground is only going to cause the excitement and hype for the games to stagnate over time. Even in it's broken and bare bones state Dayz is the most exciting and fresh multiplayer experience I have had in years. I think console gamers deserve better than having franchises they love passed between studios to sell games off a name alone. I want a reason to be excited other than "Yes another one!!". /rant sorry about the book
I haven't played Judgement so I assume there. Spoiled, damn it!
you're crazy. Gears gameplay is the most refined experience of any 3rd person shooter except maybe vanquish.
Judgement was a prequel, so Marcus must have died before the trilogy started