Gears of War : Judgment is the last game in the franchise to be developed by Epic Games and released on Xbox 360 before it was acquired by Microsoft at the start of 2014 .
On 4 June 2012 , Microsoft announced the development of Gears of War : Judgment at the company 's press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 , before releasing a debut trailer and demonstrating the upcoming multiplayer features .