Following yesterday’s news that The Coalition studio headRod Fergusson would be leaving the developer to go to Blizzard, another prominent figure associated with theGears of Warfranchise has offered to make his own knowledge of the series available to Microsoft, if they so desire.
Over on Twitter recently, Cliff Bleszinski, the lead designer of the first three entries in theGears of Warseries, stated that he would be interested in consulting on the franchise moving forward. Other than Fergusson, Bleszinski is perhaps one of the most knowledgable people around when it comes toGears of War. While he hasn’t worked on any entry in the series sinceGears of War 3, The Coalition, you assume, would surely appreciate feedback from one of the key people who helped bring the franchise about.
Bleszinski went on to add that he previously had a lot of ideas forGears of War 4, noting that there was “one thing they haven’t gotten to” that he wanted to see implemented the most. He also wagered that if he was to somehow aid with aGears 6, a project which would likely land on theXbox Series X, the game’s community would surely be excited.
While Bleszinski definitely sounds interested in helping withGearsmoving forward, he also made clear that he has no intention of returning to game development full time. Responding to one inquiry about whether or not he’d like to join The Coalition in a full capacity,Bleszinski said, “F**k no I can’t handle that stress.” Simply being a consultant wouldn’t take up all of Bleszinski’s time and would allow him to keep his focus on hiscurrent ventures which involve Broadway.
It remains to be seen if the powers that be at Microsoft would truly consider Bleszinski’s offer to aid withGears, but it doesn’t seem like the worst idea by any means. I tend to agree with Bleszinski that simply having his name attached to a futureGearstitle in any capacity would surely make quite a few fans happy. We’ll have to see if this potential partnership ends up coming to fruition down the road.
Until then, the most recent entry in the saga,Gears 5, is available right now on Xbox One and PC.Gears Tactics, a strategy take on the series, is also set to release later this year in April.
