In the recent past, CliffyB has turned down several questions regarding the truth of the Gears of War trilogy. However, yesterday, the corporate VP of marketing at Microsoft spilled the guts, revealing the truth.

From TeamXbox:

In an interview with GameDaily, Jeff Bell, the Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business unit at Microsoft, has accidentally confirmed that the publisher plans a trilogy of games set in the Gears of War universe. Speaking on the “Mad World” commercial, Bell said:

“The goal of this ad is to establish Marcus Fenix as the hero of the Gears of War trilogy.”