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Vancouver-based studio taking over development as Microsoft acquires franchise from Epic Games
Read More »New 2K Games studio led by Bioshock Infinite, Gears of War director
2K Games has formed a new San Francisco-based studio to be led by Gears of War and Bioshock Infinite vet, Rod Fergusson. The announcement was originally made via Fergusson’s Twitter, with 2K later confirming the news to Polygon. "We are happy to confirm that Rod is heading up a new …
Read More »Gears of War on Xbox One? Microsoft is hopeful
Microsoft hopes that it can one day bring its incredibly successful Xbox 360 franchise Gears of War to Xbox One. There’s bad news, though – it doesn’t sound like there are any plans in place at the moment. Gears of War is developed by Epic Games, and they’ve been our …
Read More »Development Legends: An Unreal tale
Epic's Tim Sweeney and Mark Rein tell their story - and their perspective on success
Read More »Gears of War producer exits Epic for BioWare
Chris Wynn gets key role on Mass Effect 4 as senior development director
Read More »AC III and storytelling sessions at GDC Europe
New additions to the developer conference's business and design tracks
Read More »Ted producer on-board for Gears of War movie
The man behind Ted, Battleship and, erm, You, Me and Dupree, is working on the Gears of War movie. According to Variety, Scott Stuber has been tasked with producing the film and to begin developing a script with franchise creator, Epic Games. The project doesn’t yet have a writer, star …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite VP of development Rod Fergusson departs Irrational
Former Gears of War producer and current Bioshock Infintie VP of development Rod Fergusson has announced his exit from Irrational Games just eight months after being hired on. Fergusson explained to Polygon that his joining the Bioshock Infinite team was based on good timing, as the studio was looking for …
Read More »Gears of War: Judgment is No.1 but sales down massively on GOW3
Microsoft’s Gears of War: Judgment has debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK All Formats Top 40… but the news isn’t all rosy. Its predecessor Gears of War 3 sold four times as many copies as its sequel achieved in its first week in the UK. There are factors …
Read More »Gears of War: Judgment goes big on IAP
Friday release Gears of War: Judgment will offer an array of XP-boosting in-app-payment options for gamers. Videogamer reports that the entry-level purchase costs 80 Microsoft Points (around 70p) for which gamers receive double XP for ten games. 320 MSP (2.75) buys a 50-match long boost, 560 MSP (4.80) a 100-match …
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