“We were going to let Gears sit on the shelf for a decade or more,” says Epic
Black Tusk Studios to the rescue!.
Attention, Gears fans. Before you read on, you may wish to face in the direction of Black Tusk Studios, fall to your knees and utter a few words of gratitude. According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, the company had planned to park the Gears of War franchise for “a decade or more” before Microsoft bought the IP and put Black Tusk in charge of it.