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Microsoft Vancouver Now Called Black Tusk Studios, Working On The Next Big Exclusive Franchise

Posted on Thursday, November 29 @ 13:16:26 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


If (like me) you've been whining about the fact that Microsoft's first-party software lineup is pathetically thin, you'll be pleased to know that some exciting new stuff is currently in the works at the company's Vancouver branch, which has just been renamed Black Tusk Studios.

In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, studio manager Mike Crump revealed that he and his team are hoping to build the next big Microsoft exclusive. "We are working on Microsoft’s next big entertainment franchise. We’re not working on an existing franchise, we’re looking to build the next Halo here in Vancouver, for example, which is really exciting. We are building something from the ground up,” he said.

The thought of a brand-new IP makes me giddy with delight. With rumors that the next Xbox will launch sometime late next year, I'd say it's safe to assume we'll be seeing their first effort on the 720—or whatever you want to call Microsoft's next box.

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  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
    With a badass name like Black Tusk how could their game not be good?
    0 1
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
    Judging by the name their next game will feature boars, angry boars.
    0 1
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
    That or elephants with poor dental hygiene.
    0 1
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
    Here's to hoping it doesn't go get cancelled like a lot of the PS3 new IPs that were shown at E3 2005.
    0 0
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
    Surprised more gaming companies are leaving via a mass exodus from BC. They tax those companies soooo hard. The province gives them a 17.5% tax credit on labour costs... here in Ontario our (for the most part terrible) provincial government actually gives them a 37.5 percent tax credit which is actually massive.
    0 0
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
    *they don't actually tax "sooo hard", comparatively high in relation to ontario
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 10:28 am
    A lot of 360 games were never released and they were the whole reason I got a bOx
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