Gears of War Series Will Continue, Direction Unknown Just Yet

Cliff Bleszinski confirmed that the Gears of War series will no doubt continue after the upcoming third installment, but highlighted that a concrete direction hasn't been settled on just yet.

The Gears of War franchise has earned a massive cult following on the Xbox 360 platform, as the titles, made by Epic Games and published by Microsoft, have amazed players with top-notch gameplay and the solid story.

Now, seeing as how the third game is set to end the trilogy of titles, the creator of the series, Cliff Bleszinski, shared his thoughts on continuing the series with RipTen.

When asked if there's still enough room in the Gears universe for a new title, Bleszinski compared it to the massively popular Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, which will which will soon see the release of The Hobbit.

"Well, there's always the Peter Jackson route, right? Do The Hobbit or something like that. I mean, we're business people. Gears 1 and 2 sold about 6 million copies, so if this game comes out and, God willing, sells 8 or 10 million it would be completely dumb to not do another one, right? It's just business 101."

But, while the decision to continue the series is quite simple to make, actually choosing where to take it is a bit harder, at least according to Bleszinski.

"So, I mean, the key is figuring out what's appropriate. What makes sense for this connected world that we're moving into? So, that remains to be seen. That's the million dollar question..."

Gears of War 3 is set to have the biggest single-player campaign in the series, while the multiplayer mode has been thoroughly tested out through a multiplayer beta stage earlier this year.

The game is out on September 20 for the Xbox 360.