Earlier this year, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford teased a return to the World War II shooter, Brothers in Arms. While he didn't outright confirm it was in development, it sounded like something they were seriously considering. Now we have official confirmation it is actively in development at Gearbox and it sounds like the team is very passionate about the series!
Speaking in an interview with Geoff Keighley, Pitchford divulged some details regarding the next Brothers in Arms game.
"We've had in development for some time a new Brothers in Arms game. It's authentic, its got Sgt. Baker, it's the Brother in Arms game we want to make and we're doing it under our publishing label. I was really grateful when Ubisoft jumped in to help publish the original Brothers in Arms games but as that relationship matured, I think for them they thought the game looked pretty cool and it was sort of a side bet and it turned out to be a big franchise and it became important to their business and as that was true, they got more and more involved. I think their interests were different from what we think Brothers in Arms is," he said. "Now we can do the authentic game Brothers in Arms fans really want."
Pitchford went on to talk about why he thinks Brothers in Arms is so great and some inspiration they gained from Telltale Games.
"I think Brothers in Arms has always been strong because of its unique tactical gameplay, it's not just a raw shooter. There's a lot more to it than just the skill test. There's also a storytelling element, we're really pushing that to new places. Our experience working with Telltale on the Tales [of the Borderlands] series has taught us that you can actually make gameplay out of storytelling and you can have that be really engaging."
Gearbox doesn't seem to have anything substantial coming out anytime soon but we know this and Borderlands 3 are coming. Hopefully, we'll have some concrete details and some gameplay at E3 2018.
