I figure this news is not only 24 hours old, as well as probably not all that surprising either. Either way, I should probably let the percentage of you that play the glorified tech demo of a game that it is now owned by Microsoft.
"It all comes back to our commitment to Xbox fans," Microsoft Studios President Phil Spencer said in a statement. "The Gears of War franchise has a very strong, passionate, and valued fan base on Xbox... This franchise, and these fans, are part of the soul of Xbox."
...Uh huh. I feel its probably more about protecting microsoft's precious few exclusives...
The newer games will be developed by the fledgling studio Black Tusk Studios, which used to be Microsoft, Vancouver. Whatever happens, bring on more Horde mode!
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