Brothers in Arms: Furious 4

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Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleaseCancelled
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4, later called Furious 4, was a

Brothers in Arms series, the title eventually became an independent intellectual property for Gearbox Software. The project was ultimately cancelled by Gearbox in July 2015, with many of the gameplay elements transferred to another project, Battleborn
.

Plot

Following its unveiling at

Brothers in Arms titles, taking a very different approach to its World War II subject matter. Instead of portraying a realistic take on war focusing on Staff Sgt. Matt Baker of the 101st Airborne Division, Furious 4 would follow four new characters of an unnamed unit on a fictional romp through Germany after Hitler.[2]

The four protagonists are Chok, a Native American soldier who uses hatchets to dispatch enemies, Montana, a large lumberjack turned Nazi slayer who wields a machine gun, Crockett, a Texas native who uses a cattle iron to brand fallen enemies, and Stitch, a mentally unstable Irishman who shocks enemies with a custom made taser.[3]

Development

Furious 4 was announced at

Penny Arcade Expo.[6][7] He declared that the game has been undergoing some drastic changes.[8]

Pitchford had stated in 2013 that a new entry in the Brothers in Arms series will arrive in the future, but Gearbox will hold off on making an announcement on the game until the time is appropriate.[9] In a 2014 interview with Polygon, Pitchford explained about the decision to turn Furious 4 into a new intellectual property, saying that after plenty of internal discussion, the studio came to the conclusion that "Furious 4 just wasn't right for Brothers in Arms". He said this led to a decision that Brothers in Arms did deserve a new game which they had been working on for a while and it would be announced when they feel it is the right time to do so.[10]

Pitchford revealed that Furious 4 "is not a thing anymore".[11] Many elements of the game were inherited by and transferred to Battleborn, which is a new intellectual property from Gearbox.[12] The company announced that they were working on a new "authentic" Brothers in Arms video game, and was seeking additional help from external developers.[13] Currently, no news about new game from Brothers in Arms series came afterwards.

Reception

While the announcement CGI trailer garnered comparisons to

Brothers in Arms is known for.[14]

References

  1. ^ Watts, Steve (2011-06-06). "Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 announced". Shacknews. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  2. ^ Aziz, Hamza (June 12, 2012). "E3: Nazi killing fun in Brothers in Arms: Furious 4". Destructoid. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Onyett, Charles (2011-06-06). "E3 2011: Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  4. GamesRadar. Archived from the original
    on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
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  6. ^ Bradley, Lee (2012-09-03). "Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 is no Longer Brothers in Arms: Furious". Xbox Achievements. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  7. ^ Goldfarb, Andrew (2013-02-11). "The Future According to Randy Pitchford". IGN. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  8. ^ Dyer, Mitch (2012-07-09). "Gearbox Hints at Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Changes". IGN. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  9. ^ Makuch, Eddie (February 11, 2014). "Gearbox talks next Brothers in Arms". GameSpot. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  10. ^ Crecente, Brian (February 14, 2014). "Borderlands 3 isn't being made, but two new Gearbox IP are". Polygon. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  11. GamesRadar
    . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  12. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (July 16, 2015). ""Authentic" Brothers in Arms title still in the works, says Pitchford". VG247. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  13. ^ Karmali, Luke (July 16, 2015). "Gearbox Working On 'Authentic' New Brothers In Arms Title". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Gies, Arthur (2011-06-08). "E3 2011: Brothers in Arms - Furious 4 and the Smiley Chainsaw". IGN. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  15. Gamasutra
    . Retrieved 2015-02-03.