Microsoft looking for lead on Gears of War and Shadow Complex

Looking for a job? Think you have what it takes to lead the Gears of War Franchise to new heights? Good, because Microsoft's waiting for you and 53 other talented people.

Most of the 54 new people will join either the Project Natal team or 343 industries, but what's most notable is the company's desire to hire a producer to lead "work with an experienced team at Microsoft Game Studios and the world class developers at Epic to drive the success of Gears of War and Shadow Complex in the highly competitive and fascinating world of interactive entertainment."

Does this means the Gears of War franchise will remain exclusive to the Xbox 360? Sure does sound that way. Rumors have been rampant about the game going multiplatform, more news as this story develop.

Thanks develop.

11/20/09 Ernice Gilbert

Epic Boss: Next Gears of War will have Natal Support

Mark Rein is the head honcho of Epic Games, so when the man speaks people listen. The studio is home to titles like the Gears of War franchise and Unreal Tournament, two of the biggest names in the industry. According to Mark, even those titles will have Natal functionality, Speaking to XOM, mark said:

We're just sitting down with [Natal] in the next two weeks, I think, to bring our studio guys in to have a look," Rein said.

On Gears of War, his answer was rather intriguing:

"I have no idea where we're going from a game standpoint, but from an engine standpoint, it's definitely cool stuff and we will support it. I think any future Xbox games we make will have some Natal support," he said. "We always want to have something that exploits the unique capabilities of a platform."

"I think everyone will do something that exploits Natal once it's out there and everyone has," Rein voiced. "So will people be able to benefit from it? Yes. And then if they want to make that 'oh my god' really cool Natal experience, well, we've got the engine for that. I'm pretty psyched about it."

Thanks OXM

10/09/09 Ernice Gilbert