Gears of War’s cinematics director leaves Epic to join Microsoft

The guy who directed the video sequences in the Gears of War games at developer Epic is back working on the franchise at Microsoft.

Greg M. Mitchell has left Epic Games, according to a post on Twitter. He revealed that he is joining the new Microsoft team Black Tusk Studio, which is making the next Gears of War game. Mitchell held the title of director of cinematics and video at Epic, and he’ll likely do something similar at Black Tusk. Gears of War is one of Microsoft’s biggest exclusive franchises, and it is building up its team to ensure that fans welcome the first entry in the series on Xbox One.