| darkenergy said: Could you give a link to this? |
It's from Polygon, it's a really good article. It also answers TC's question, but I assume he's being retorical: Black Tusk were offered to work on Gears before Microsoft purchased the IP, most likely due to Epics 10cent buyout re-directing the company toward F2P- Rod actually specifies in the this is why he left Epic, because he wants to make blockbuster games.
"We could continue working on the IP we were working on," Crump says. "Or we had the opportunity to take on Gears of War."
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"Microsoft was in discussions with Epic," Crump says. He and other senior members of Black Tusk assembled to discuss the studio's future. "
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But according to Crump, in the end, the final decision was a "no-brainer."
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"We went around the table and everybody was in favor of going for Gears of War."
