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It is sad to see one of the first "celebrity" game designers go, but this can only leave room for new ideas to enter the industry which is never a bad thing!
haha I was going to say it but the first post said my exact thoughts. He will be back doing something stupid with iOS.
Spit out my midevening tea all over my monitor when I saw this headline. Woah. First the Bioware Doctors, now Cliffy B? Damn.
What's next, Ono-san retiring?
What's next, Ono-san retiring?
I'm confused to see people who seem to think he is just leaving the industry. Say what you'd like about Gears, but it was pretty fun, and when it first came out it DID change the way some things were done throughout the industry. You can't blame Gears for the fact that it's mechanics were poorly copied to what feels like every game now.
Anyways, I think Cliff has a bright future ahead of him. My bets are on him making his own studio, which I've kind of wondered why it didn't happen sooner. Leaving Epic means he can escape the shadow he created with Gears and perhaps make another series, but this time with his own freedom to do exactly what he desires.
Anyways, I think Cliff has a bright future ahead of him. My bets are on him making his own studio, which I've kind of wondered why it didn't happen sooner. Leaving Epic means he can escape the shadow he created with Gears and perhaps make another series, but this time with his own freedom to do exactly what he desires.
This is really weird. Just came out of nowhere. As much as people tend to hate on the guy I bare him no ill will. He clearly had a passion for what he was doing. It's sad to see someone like that leave the industry. Seems like so many people like that have been going a similar way recently. The future of the medium is starting to look uncertain.
Thanks Cliff, I've really enjoyed your games.
Part of me hopes he's teaming up with the Bioware guys for a yet to be announced Xbox 720 exclusive.
What a week in gaming, this is almost like gaming's "Day the Music Died."
Part of me hopes he's teaming up with the Bioware guys for a yet to be announced Xbox 720 exclusive.
What a week in gaming, this is almost like gaming's "Day the Music Died."
Despite his public persona being a bit off putting at times, I think he made some fun games. He was responsible for one of the best co-op games this generation. I hope he stays in game development.
I'm curious, between Cliffy B, Rod Fergeson and Lee Perry leaving, the hand-off of Gears of War to People Can Fly, and Epic's odd design choices (to me) in their new game Fortnight, I can't be the only person who gets the impression that something is wrong at Epic? I mean, does it not seem strange to have so many upper level employees leaving the same year.
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Epic seems to a be a company with some shifting priorities, I get the feeling they might be more interested in the mobile market since Chair rakes in tons of money for them there at little cost, and that they might be developing better support with the next version of the Unreal Engine since tons of companies licensed the last version.
Epic seems to a be a company with some shifting priorities, I get the feeling they might be more interested in the mobile market since Chair rakes in tons of money for them there at little cost, and that they might be developing better support with the next version of the Unreal Engine since tons of companies licensed the last version.
The guy works hard all the time from what I hear, so knock off the hate and bad remarks.
Good luck, Cliffy B.
Good luck, Cliffy B.
Meh...whatevs. Gears is one of the most overrated games ever. Online's good tho. No respawn ensures that the chumps stick to kiddie games like Halo and CoD.
The amount of underage kids in this comment thread is astounding.
So what if he was a bit douchey, the man has been working hard on games since the 90's, he's made some genre defining games in 2 different gaming eras and his Unreal maps where among the best the series ever offered. The man is a legend.
A shame to see him go but he obviously has enough money, hopefully he takes a break and comes later and creates something else that will define a genre again.
So what if he was a bit douchey, the man has been working hard on games since the 90's, he's made some genre defining games in 2 different gaming eras and his Unreal maps where among the best the series ever offered. The man is a legend.
A shame to see him go but he obviously has enough money, hopefully he takes a break and comes later and creates something else that will define a genre again.
Oh no! He's going to work on that list of people he wants to punch in the face! Somebody warn Max Scoville! D: D: D:
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