Game Informer writes:
Usually, we like to reveal the name and final cover art for our upcoming issue's cover story the Thursday before it hits subscribers. This time we're saving the full unveiling of the game's title until Monday during Microsoft's E3 press conference, but we can confirm that our next cover is the new installment in the Gears of War series and is coming to Xbox 360.
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Perhaps a sequel to the original gears trilogy? With a hint of the man in chains being Marcus Fenix.
Gears of War: Exile
Come to think of it; I could see this being the Halo:Reach of the gears series.
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As for the reveal: really? Another year of "Halo, Gears, Kinect, and Xbox-is-awesome-goodnight-folk s!" hype? They've been doing the same show for three years it feels like.
a brand new Gears for the 360 would really change predictions about a next gen in 2013
"Another GeOW? Didn't see that coming at all tbh"
....really, though? Did you think they would let one of their more popular franchises take a rest? And I do mean both MS and Epic Games.
Gears prequel FTW...
Life is good
Evil
Please,
Please,
PLEASE show a lot of footage and multiplayer at E3!
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If you don't like the idea of it... just don't buy it ;)
Although you can get people to play new stuff, the fact is being part of a reknown franchise is the selling point of this gen. Don't matter it it's crap (not that I'm saying either those sequels are), don't matter if it's more of the same, as far as they keep pumping out those sequels within 2 years the brand is recognised and so it sells.
And you can fit here MS or Sony just as much as you could fit Activision, EA, Ubisoft, etc... Japanese devs do it less, like have some 3 to 4 years in between main games of the same franchise, but they also do it none the less, or maybe even more if we look for the spin-offs.
This doesn't mean Sony and MS operate on the same ground though, Sony simple invest more in 1st party, so the difference is that they can do that to more titles while still release major new IPs yearly, while MS relies more on the 3rd party for that so it's not so often we get something new.
Basically it means while both MS and Sony do the "milking" (if you want to call it that), the general complain is that MS survive out of it alone, while Sony don't.
Not saying it's a fair complain, MS do have new IPs, specially within Kinect, but Sony have more devs behind them, hence this (distorted?) impression.
Resistance has had 5 titles over 3 platforms.
This will be gears fourth title on one platform all by the same dev with the last major release being the end of last year.
Unless its a next gen launch title....
if uncharted 4 was announced for this gen then Sony fans would be saying the same thing, but it ain't so they aren't.
But if it's start of a new gears of war trilogy then yeah hopefully does come to other consoles.
Don't you know Microsoft's exclusives pattern is "Halo, Gears, Halo, Gears, Halo, Gears, Halo, Gears..."?
I mean there was 2 years between Gears 1+2 and 3 years between 2+3..
This is less than a year after Gears 3's release date.
Well either that or they're going to release a sort of 'teaser for a teaser' and it will say "full announcement 2013"
Krug - O I know, so maybe I should've worded differently. Like why would MS let this out before E3, one of their biggest games would have been a huge surprise...Now it will only be a surprise if it's not what the people want(like kinect)
But yeah, I think they should of held onto the announcement till their conference rather than announcing it this way.
I cant help but feel MS will announce some new IPs after this.
You actually think that Microsoft is going to let them go and push a major game, a game that MS would be incredibly invested in, without any of their own input? Yes, they don't own the rights to the new game (yet), but they do have a rather strong business relationship with Epic. Both companies would be in constant communication with each other as it would be mutually beneficial. In a business relationship like this, MS holds most of the cards as they have the fatter wallet. Epic isn't gonna piss them off by 'surprising them'.
Also, it's already been confirmed that the official unveiling is going to happen at Microsoft's Press Conference, meaning the two parties were in communication prior to Game Informers announcement. In fact, the whole cover wasn't unveiled, meaning, they're holding off until the conference to allow MS and Epic to mutually announce it.
Even if it does go multi platform(which it wont), Epic would have been in communication with MS so as not to loose their buisness relationship.
"Both companies would be in constant communication with each other as it would be mutually beneficial. In a business relationship like this, MS holds most of the cards as they have the fatter wallet. Epic isn't gonna piss them off by 'surprising them'." Their business relationship changed as soon as their contract ended so Epic will surely take a course of line that is most advantegeous to them, not MS, because Epic are the ones holding ALL the cards as they own the IP. LMAO pissing MS off.
As for the game being unveiled on MS conference it doesnt change the fact that Epic can do whathever the fuck they want with their Ip. Even make it multiplatform, unless of course they've made a new deal with MS.
"Why would Epic make a poor decision to betray the company that put them on the map..."
Dude, u don't know what u're talking about! MS put Epic Games on the map? LOL it's Gears that has put the Xbox brand on the map, not the other way around! Unreal Engine & Unreal Tournaments are what putting Epic on the map way before MS even in the console business! Even without MS, Epic was already racking in those money from their Unreal Engine licensing from left and right! It's the single most used game engine ever!
I know what happened, I've heard about it in the games and I'm sure if I wanted to know more I could buy the novels that they've brought out
This may seem silly but I like Marcus as a character, for me he was the face of Gears of War like how Nathan Drake is the face of Uncharted and how the Master Chief is the face of Halo, if they do lock him away like the picture suggests then I don't think I could play as another character. Shame they didn't have a Halo 3 Legendary type of ending for Gears 3 showing a new threat, giving Marcus and the gang a chance to rest but giving off the impression that "peace dosen't last for ever".
I mean I wanted to know about Myrrah and how she is human.
I just feel with prequel trilogies it's not as exciting because you know what happens in the end. I thought in a secret ending they would of shown some other type of Locust carrying Myrrah away in a ship and then revaling a "King" Locust on board, then zooming out to reveal that a planet next to Sera is the real home planet of the Locust and because the Queen has failed they have to finish a job she couldn't finish herself......I know how bad that idea was but it's just an example
"I mean I wanted to know about Myrrah and how she is human."
This needs to be explained aswell
No next generation Xbox then, right?
I hope its a proper length game and not some expanded DLC like ODST (which I liked).
And if it is for Kinect I will not be happy.
@LOL_WUT
Why not? I like Gears of War.
The maps in TDM just feel like s#!t and unbalanced...
On point:
Hell yeah!!!! a new fricking Gears!!!!!!!
"Today Must Be A Good Day"!
Sorry Cliffy but thats not the problem, its the tired characters and stories in a depressing environment
That would've been a pretty big announcement had it actually been SAVED for the actual press conference ...
Ahh well, ever MORE to look forward to!
I don't expect to see this gme released this year though.
I really want MS to cut the s#!t and dabble with fresh/new franchises... stop exhausting us with bested/tested franchises... we get it, they are good!
It's more of a profitable business choice than anything else. A sound one at that.
I actually totally agree with you both that a new 'flagship' IP wouldn't be beneficial to MS from a business standpoint.
My comment was purely from the consumerists point of view. As a fan, I hope that MS putting their money into Gears isn't at the expense of other potential IP's that I am now missing out on. Even smaller, non flagship titles. I guess I just hope what Chunky said turns out to be correct and that there are some new (hopefully non-Kinect) titles announced at E3.
Also, it is rumored that MS will show off a new IP at E3. I think people are in for some surprises from Microsoft's show this year.
Not to bash on Sony, because I enjoy their games and console just as much as Microsoft's and Nintendo's, but if you look at some of their newer IP's and exclusives recently, they aren't doing so well in the sales department. I'm sure Microsoft has paid close attention to that.
This is probably the reason we will see another Uncharted this generation and a new God Of War next year. Established IP's sell better and actually make money.
Not a surprise at all... Hope it's good though and better than GOW3 (will it be downloadble or spin off or prequel like it's suggested?)!
Announcing a new gears of war is a little bit surprising though as gears 3 was brought out less than a year ago... which is interesting...
Well, looks like MS E3 this year could be 5x better than last years and there disastrous E3 2010 offerings.
I know people will always find a reason to hate on Microsoft on this site, but the core gamers who own Xbox 360's obviously love Gears Of War and Halo games, so I don't blame Microsoft for putting out more of them. Its a tough economical time, so I don't blame any company for not taking a ton of chances with new games and things like that.
If you look at Gears 3, it was the best selling of the franchise and its one of the top games from 2011. I'm excited for this, mostly I'm excited because we'll have more exclusives from Microsoft than Halo 4, which is what most people were trying to say.
Microsoft's E3 could end up looking pretty good with Halo 4, Gears Of War 4 or prequel, Forza Horizon, Steel Battalion and the rumored new IP. Might even find out that Splinter Cell 6 is console exclusive like Conviction was.
So I think this at least adds a bit of excitement around Microsoft's Entertainment Evolved show. There will be games.
I'm pretty sure it will explain why marcus was coming out of jail in the first game.
MS needs some new HC franchises.