By Tony Antunovich @tonyantunovich

Microsoft's Black Tusk Studios, the Vancouver-based studio now working on the next chapter in the Gears of War saga, has announced it has changed its name to The Coalition. This is not a restructuring, just simply a rebranding.

"What's in a name? In short, The Coalition speaks to who we are as a team, and what it is we're working on," states studio head Rod Fergusson. "A coalition is a team of diverse individuals working together for a common purpose, a concept that we feel describes our studio quite well. Fans will also recognize the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) from Gears of War lore. When people hear 343 Industries, they associate it with Halo; when they hear Turn 10 Studios, they know that’s who makes Forza. Moving forward, when you hear The Coalition, we want you to think of Gears of War."

There is much speculation surrounding rumors of a new remastered HD version of Gears of War for the Xbox One that the studio has been working on.

E3 2015 is less than two weeks away now, and Fergusson says that The Coalition will reveal more on Gears of War Gears of War on Monday June 15 on Xbox Daily: LIVE at 4PM Pacific.

Microsoft acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games last summer.

SOURCE: Xbox Wire