Microsoft acquired Gears of War rights. Black Tusk to develop the games

[Machiavellian]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

Kresnik said:
Interesting move. Wonder how much they paid for it.

And I wonder how much steam is left in the IP. I'm sure GoW 4 (as with its PlayStation-initialed counterpart) will sell better than a non-numbered spinoff, but I have a feeling these two have run their course. Guess we'll see.

This is my thinking too. I love Gears of War but I wonder how valuable the IP is in 2014. It's not exactly a franchise like Super Mario or Gran Turismo or Forza that can continue ad infinitum.

Anyway, congrats to Microsoft for a bold, decisive move. Looking forward to the new game  

If you go by vgChartz, the franchise sold a consistant 6 mill besides from judgement which was a spin off.  If you ask me, thats a pretty sizable chunk of people.  I am sure if Black Tusk makes a good Gears game, it will continue to sell around 6 mill.