Next Gears of War to be revealed at E3. How many Gears of War games do we need?

Gameinformer is teasing a Gears of War game to be revelead at the MS press conference at E3. It will be released on the 360. You would think MS would save it for next gen.

Maybe it's a Kinect game?

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. We figure this news and a glimpse of the shrouded Gears of War cover are least some consolation, as the image raises some interesting questions: Who is in chains, and where?

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I got rid of my X360 before Gears 2 hit, but I had a lot of fun with the original Gears. Worse franchises have gone 'yearly'.

Gears of War is a hardcore-oriented third-person shooter. I seriously don't see it being paired up with an inaccurate piece of sh!t like Kinect, but then again, this IS Microsoft, which seems to have its head up its ass these days, so anything is possible.

As for Gears, I think it's still a good series, but the last game's campaign was uninspired and flabby due to the co-op designed levels. I think Epic is slowly veering back into being a company whose forte is multiplayer, which is fine for most of the mouth-breathers that only want that sh!t, but not so much for those of us who still value single-player experiences. So for me, they're not as much of a top-tier company as they were back when they released the first Gears.

There was a GOW kinect game in the making at one point & then months ago it was announced that it was cancelled. Maybe MS picked it back up & decided to finish it? I mean what else could it be.

If its a full GOW game i dont see it being developed by EPIC. They only just finished GOW3 off last year. They woouldnt have time to put something together so quickly for one & two they stated they were done with the GOW series for now.

I also remember Clffy talking about what he would want from the GOW series had they handed it over to another developer. This may be that game.

I'm worried. As fun as Gears is with friends, it can get very boring, very repetitve in a very quick manner.

I'm not sure what they can do to freshen up the series at this point.

Why save it for a next-gen that is nothing but a blurry idea right now? MS will try to ride on 360 sales for as long as people keep buying the thing. This could be an effort to reignite sales during the final months of the system before its sucessor hits. SteelAttack

There was a GOW kinect game in the making at one point & then months ago it was announced that it was cancelled. Maybe MS picked it back up & decided to finish it? I mean what else could it be.

If its a full GOW game i dont see it being developed by EPIC. They only just finished GOW3 off last year. They woouldnt have time to put something together so quickly for one & two they stated they were done with the GOW series for now.

I also remember Clffy talking about what he would want from the GOW series had they handed it over to another developer. This may be that game.

brucecambell

Gears 3 was done way back in 2010. They pushed it back to April 2011 for marketing reasons, then again to September for marketing reasons. So technically Epic has been working on something new for a good year and a half now.

It is definitely not this new Gears though. People Can Fly, the developer of Bulletstorm, is supposedly working on a prequel trilogy for Epic. It's owned by Epic so CliffyB will be overseeing the development if I had to guess.

prequel.

In my opinion Gears is one of the best third person shooter game and its one of the best co-op. I don't mind getting more Gears since I'm far from being sick of it. It's not like I'm forced to play every game in a franchise.gago-gago

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There was a GOW kinect game in the making at one point & then months ago it was announced that it was cancelled. Maybe MS picked it back up & decided to finish it? I mean what else could it be.

If its a full GOW game i dont see it being developed by EPIC. They only just finished GOW3 off last year. They woouldnt have time to put something together so quickly for one & two they stated they were done with the GOW series for now.

I also remember Clffy talking about what he would want from the GOW series had they handed it over to another developer. This may be that game.

S0lidSnake

Gears 3 was done way back in 2010. They pushed it back to April 2011 for marketing reasons, then again to September for marketing reasons. So technically Epic has been working on something new for a good year and a half now.

It is definitely not this new Gears though. People Can Fly, the developer of Bulletstorm, is supposedly working on a prequel trilogy for Epic. It's owned by Epic so CliffyB will be overseeing the development if I had to guess.

But again, will it be a good game that's full of variety or still the same? Lately, I've had enough of Gears...so worried that it will stagnate at this point.

I agree with Shameus about the Gears 3 campaign. It was well-done, but lacked that "special something" that made Gears 1 and 2 owning for the single-player experiences. The multiplayer was easily best-in-series, though.

I don't see Gears as being as played out as some franchises at this point, Killzone, Uncharted, Resistance etc, have been far more milked. Probably a rental for me, this game.

why would they save it for next gen when the average game takes about 2 years to make and next gen consoles wont be out for another 2 years at least. I just hope it's something different from the previous Gears games and not the same hide and seek shotgun fest.

I don't see Gears as being as played out as some franchises at this point, Killzone, Uncharted, Resistance etc, have been far more milked. Probably a rental for me, this game.

Jbul

It's too soon to reveal another sequel when we've just had one released barely six months ago. THat's what makes it seem played out.

Also, this will be the fourth entry of Gears this gen. Uncharted has had 3, and it's likely done at this point. Same with Resistance. Killzone has had 2, hardly milked.

If I see Sony release any more sequels to those franchises for this gen, i'd be just as annoyed.

If I see Sony release any more sequels to those franchises for this gen, i'd be just as annoyed.

S0lidSnake

Another one? already?

Until they can do proper TPS with proper bosses fight and good story like Binary Domain but don't copy BD's MP mode.

I thought they fleshed out everything they had after Gears of War 3. Don't know what else they would do with the series and here's the point where I get franchise fatigue.

Apparently, the people who were responsible for Bulletstorm is handling the next Gears Of War game. Next thing you know, we'll have to play the game with a system designed for whoever gets the best kills and earns the highest points based on their creativity! Yay...

Apparently, the people who were responsible for Bulletstorm is handling the next Gears Of War game. Next thing you know, we'll have to play the game with a system designed for whoever gets the best kills and earns the highest points based on their creativity! Yay...

Metamania

I'm very much looking forward to it, but I think it will be released this gen, possible late 2013/eary 2014.

I'm worried. As fun as Gears is with friends, it can get very boring, very repetitve in a very quick manner.

I'm not sure what they can do to freshen up the series at this point.

Metamania

http://kotaku.com/5915054/baird-and-cole-trane-will-be-back-in-gears-of-war-judgement

If they are making another Gears that is a prequel, it should be the last one, otherwise it'll end up getting stale. Where would they go with more sequals, 3 ended it well.

In my opinion Gears is one of the best third person shooter game and its one of the best co-op. I don't mind getting more Gears since I'm far from being sick of it. It's not like I'm forced to play every game in a franchise.gago-gago

Same Here, Gears to me is one of the only shooters that doesn't get "stale" after a few plays. :P

Rarely do I feel the need to play a prequel... and this case is no exception.