Microsoft after buying out the Gears of War franchise last year had put Canada studio Black Tusk to task to churn out future Gears of War games for the company’s console Xbox One. Now, the Microsoft-owned developer has changed its name to The Coalition, which it announced on Xbox’s website.
“In short, The Coalition speaks to who we are as a team, and what it is we’re working on,” studio head Rod Fergusson said in a statement. “A coalition is a team of diverse individuals working together for a common purpose, a concept that we feel describes our studio quite well. Gears fans will recognize the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) from Gears of War games.”
Fergusson said he wants people to recognize the name The Coalition with Gears of War franchise just as players think of Halo when they hear developer 343 Industries’ name.
“When people hear 343 Industries, they associate it with Halo; when they hear Turn 10 Studios, they know that’s who makes Forza. Moving forward, when you hear The Coalition, we want you to think of Gears of War.”
More of the Gears of War news will be announced E3 in two weeks from now. The HD remaster of the game is pretty much in works and a Brazilian game rating body listed a game called Gears of War: Ultimate Edition with a 2015 release date.