Microsoft's recent acquisition of the Gears of War franchise has been praised by Cliff Bleszinski.
Although he won't be involved with the next instalment in the millitary third-person shooter series, the former Epic Games director said he thinks that the property is in capable hands.
"My former employer has sold the Gears of War IP/franchise to Microsoft and my friend Rod Fergusson is going to be working on it," wrote Bleszinski on his blog.
"To be honest, I don't think the franchise could be in better hands."
He added: "Gears is just as much Rod's baby as it was mine. He'll take good care of her."
Last month, Bleszinski expressed his desire to develop a first-person arena shooter for PC.
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Gears of War: Judgment is the last Gears of War title that was developed by Epic Games.
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