It?s been nearly a decade since Ubisoft and Gearbox announced Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 at E3 2011. In 2012, Ubisoft walked away from both Furious 4?s trademark and the Brothers in Arms IP. Thus, the ball landed squarely in Gearbox?s court, leading to the studio?s dropping Furious 4?s association with the beloved war franchise. After all, it looked more in line with Inglorious Basterds, and less like a proper Brothers in Arms entry. But why was Furious 4 ultimately cancelled" Apparently, it has everything to do with ?business reasons? and nothing to do with the creative side of things.
This is according to Gearbox producer Randy Varnell, who remembers working on Furious 4. In an interview with Wccftech, he was asked about the experience by someone who?d been at the 2011 press demo. Varnell told the publication the scrapping of Furious 4 came down to business-related issues he can?t speak on. Interestingly, development on it was initially paused to make room for production of the Borderlands sequel. Varnell divulged,
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