Microsoft Exec inadvertantly confirms Gears of War trilogy

Epic games has made it a point not to comment on the future of the franchise, but now Microsoft has let the cat out of the bag.

In an interview with GameDaily, Jeff Bell, the Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business unit at Microsoft, has accidentally confirmed that the publisher plans a trilogy of games set in the Gears of War universe. Speaking on the “Mad World” commercial, Bell said:

"The goal of this ad is to establish Marcus Fenix as the hero of the Gears of War trilogy."

I think that the ending of Gears of War pretty much confirmed that there would be a sequel so this news isn't too surprising. But, the news is interesting nonetheless.