At the 2011 Spike VGA’s this weekend, Epic Games revealed its next title, the survival horror/tower defense hybrid FortNite. After coming onstage to announce the new game, Epic design director Cliff Bleszinski took a moment backstage to answer some questions about Epic’s other franchise, Gears of War.
"We could be faced with the console transition at some point. We would certainly love to make more experiences in the Gears universe. If we get around to it, I want to make sure we switch it up sufficiently so it still feels like Gears DNA, but it feels fresh and new,” said Bleszinski (Via GamerLive.TV).
Bleszinski also dashed some fans hopes that the title would cease being a Microsoft exclusive eventually.
"It's technically capable, but we have a good deal with Microsoft, so that's the home of Gears for the foreseeable future," he said. "Business is business man. We could speculate about anything. What if streaming online services decided they wanted to make a great deal with us? Then Gears would be a streaming game. But as of right now, Microsoft's been an amazing partner for us."
He also mentioned the Epic Games’ title responsible for naming the studio’s engine, Unreal. Unfortunately, while Bleszinski would “love” to revisit the franchise, Epic doesn’t have any plans to move forward with a new title.
"I will tell you right now, if you could magically double Epic's team temporarily and just build another game like that I would love to do it," he said. "I've had all sorts of crazy ideas. I think it would be amazing to reboot the original Unreal with a Fallout/Skyrim vibe, where it's more about exploration than it is about action, and more RPG elements. But we're a slave to our success with games like Gears and Infinity Blade.”
