Gears of War Creator Comments on Whether He Wants to Be Involved in the Franchise's Next Game

Bandai Namco has revealed that the mega-popular developer has canceled five of its in-development games, reportedly making changes to the company's development structure. As one of gaming's biggest and most iconic developers, Bandai Namco has created a plethora of iconic franchises, as well as publishing multiple high-profile games. Bandai Namco has served as publisher for Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, as well as a plethora of licensed anime games for franchises like Dragon Ball, Gundam, and Sword Art Online. Now, however, the developer is reportedly shelving several upcoming titles.

A new report has revealed the sizes of all the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog in February, with several high-profile titles joining the lineup. Sony's premium subscription service offers players a constantly changing roster of games to choose from, with new games rotating into PS Plus each month. The service's Extra and Premium subscriptions offer even more games, with the Game Catalog available for both tiers and Classics exclusive to the Premium tier. Now, a wealth of big-name games are joining the service in February.

The newly released Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is continuing to lose players on Steam, with player counts dipping every day since the game's launch. The newest shooter from Rocksteady Studios in the Batman: Arkham universe shifts players to an anti-hero role, taking control of villains like Harley Quinn and King Shark to battle a mind-controlled Justice League. Reception to the game has largely been mixed since its launch, with many criticizing its lackluster gameplay. Now, even more fans are stepping away from the new DC shooter.

A new mod for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is removing one of the game's most iconic features, draining the Great Sea and removing the game's water. The initial launch of the GameCube's first Zelda game saw a significantly different version of the beloved franchise than fans were expecting. Replacing the iconic kingdom of Hyrule was the vast openness of the Great Sea, tasking players with traversing the oceans of a flooded kingdom of Hyrule. Now, one fan creation is looking to reverse the flooding process within the game.

A Palworld player has discovered an unusual mix of status effects with one of their Pal workers, showcasing an Eikthyrdeer that is both «Overfull» and «Hungry.» The massively popular mix of monster-catching and survival games from developer Pocket Pair gives players plenty of things to do with their in-game Pals. Alongside taking Pals to traverse the in-game world, battling other Pals in the wild, and challenging bosses, players can use their Pals within their base to help with crafting items and building new structures. However, the game also tasks players with keeping their Pals happy and healthy.

Popular streamer Dr. Disrespect became part of the first team in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0's Season 2 to achieve a nuke win, immediately uninstalling the game after the accomplishment. Since his streaming debut in the early 2010s, Dr. Disrespect has become one of the internet's most prolific gaming personalities, boasting millions of subscribers on his YouTube channel and regularly streaming FPS games. The beloved streamer has even branched out into other ventures, including writing a book and starting his own video game studio in Midnight Society. Now, the streamer has achieved a major Warzone milestone.

Gears of War's creator has commented on the success of Palworld, revealing that he once pitched his own Pokemon-like at Epic Games "many years ago." 

Cliff Bleszinski, one of the creators of Gears of War, took to Twitter to express confusion as to why Microsoft hadn't asked him to consult on the series. 

Cliff «CliffyB» Bleszinski says he's «down» to consult on the next Gears game, saying «if they were smart», Microsoft and Coalition would invite him to «give his two cents».

Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said that Microsoft would be “smart” to enlist him as a consultant on the franchise.

Cliff Bleszinski (sometimes known as Cliffy B) has mentioned on multiple occasions that he was interested in returning to the Gears of War series, but after publically gunning for a consulting gig, he now says that "it's time to move on."

Gameplay from the canceled Call of Duty: Future Warfare has surfaced online, showing off gameplay and the futuristic setting of the canceled 2011 shooter. While the massively popular shooter franchise has largely been known for its modern military and World War 2-themed settings, the developers have sometimes branched out into other settings. The franchise has experimented multiple times with futuristic gameplay, with games like 2016's infamous Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Now, a newly surfaced video shows off an earlier take on a futuristic Call of Duty.