Long-missing Gearbox Software title Furious 4 eventually became the game we now know as Battleborn

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That's according to president Randy Pitchford, who spoke to IGN at Develop: Brighton about the state of the one-time Brothers in Arms title and why its character Montana can now be found in Battleborn."So the thing about that… Furious 4 is not a thing anymore, right?" Pitchford says. "Creative development is a trip. The idea that something that started as a Brothers in Arms game through some absurd convolution ended up as Battleborn is evidence of what’s possible."Pitchford told IGN in 2013 that Furious 4 had evolved into a new game . He continued, "But I wouldn’t take Montana’s existence in Battleborn as being representative as a cameo. Montana really exists only in the Battleborn universe. He never existed in the Brothers in Arms universe, because that game never happened."In Furious 4, Montana was one of the four Inglourious Basterd-esque heroes tasked with hunting down Nazis. His character was massive and used a huge machine-gun as his weapon. Cut to 2015, and Montana is one of the 25 playable characters in Battleborn. Once again he's a huge man using a machine-gun.Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 was announced back at E3 2011. After a mixed reaction to its different tone, Gearbox opted to remove the Brothers in Arms brand from the game and, since then, not much has been heard about the title. Until now it wasn't clear what was going on with the game - some had suggested it's forming the basis of Gearbox's unannounced new next-gen franchise - but it seems it'll never see the light of day.Also this week, Pitchford has confirmed a new and "authentic" Brothers in Arms is on the way . For more from the Gearbox chief, keep your eyes on IGN.

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