De oudere oorlogen lijken helemaal terug te keren. Battlefield 1 bracht ons naar de Eerste Wereldoorlog terwijl Call of Duty ons mee neemt naar de Duitse bezetting uit 1940 – 1945. Nu, negen jaar na de release van het laatste deel kondigt Randy Pitchford, Cho van Gearbox Software aan dat de studio bezig is met een nieuwe Brothers in Arms.
We’ve had in development for some time a new Brothers in Arms game. It’s authentic, its got Sgt. Baker, it’s the Brothers 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. Now we can do the authentic game Brothers in Arms fans really want.
Voor Pitchford was het werk van Telltale Games een grote inspiratie tijdens de ontwikkeling van de serie.
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.
De nieuwe Brothers in Arms krijgt geen datum en de game is ook niet aanwezig op de E3.
