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https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/28/19du9jk2atoh2jpg.jpg?quality=75640360It looks like Gears of War isn’t going to the PlayStation any time soon. Microsoft said this morning it had bought the series from Epic Games, assuring that the only console Gears will call home will continue to be Xbox.