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Microsoft has bought the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, and handed development duties to Black Tusk Studios. The move means the series will remain an Xbox-exclusive. As part of the deal Rod Ferguson, former director of production of the series at Epic, will join Microsoft and help the team at Black Tusk out.
Microsoft's Phil Spencer commented on the decision to hand Black Tusk the reigns to the series, saying, "Black Tusk has assembled a world-class team with deep experience and passion for the shooter space, and specifically the Gears of War franchise."
Black Tusk Studios opened its doors in late 2012, when Microsoft Vancouver underwent a rebrand. While we don't know what it's been working on since, at the time it was tasked with creating "the next Halo".
Source: IGN
Some more good news for Microsoft today. Now the question is whether this will become Black Tusk first project or have they really been working on a break through IP since they studio was created? Either way MSFt is taking the right steps ensuring more exclusives. I can't wait till E3 where MSFT promised to unveil many more exclusives.