Gears of War

Going into the next console generation, many popular franchises introduced this generation find themselves in an interesting place – the overarching story established in the first game has been resolved, but the franchises have proven too popular to let ride into the sunset. Gears of War is a perfect example of this – it’s almost certain Epic Games has been working on the next game in the franchise since Gears of War 3 shipped in 2011, and it’s almost certainly a next-gen title (this year’s Judgment, developed by People Can Fly, was almost certainly intended as a stopgap intended to keep the franchise fresh in peoples’ minds). Considering Gears was one of the Xbox 360’s defining franchises, it’s outright surprising that there was nary a mention of the next entry in the franchise at E3.