Cliffy B Leaves Epic

[Clarky]

Gears of War man, Cliff Bleszinski has left Epic today. stating that he needed " Much needed break". A write up on the ex-employee can be found here.​

Can't say I'm a huge fan of his stuff but the guy did create waves with a number of devs using GOW influences

 

[dgwillia]

While I'm not really the biggest Gear's fan, Cliffy B always seemed like a pretty awesome dude. Hope all goes well for him, and we see more work from him in the future.

He seemed pretty enthusiastic during his AMA on Reddit, I wonder if something went down.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Cliffy B and Epic has done a lot more than Gears of War. Just creating the Unreal Engine alone is a major achievement.

So don't knock Cliffy B for Gears when a shitload of games play on an engine he was involved with creating. Not to mention many more will use UE3 or UE4.

 

[[M]artin]

Unfortunate...

but...

Spoiler

HELLS YEAH!

 

[nando]

didn't realize he was that old.

 

[Clarky]

So don't knock Cliffy B

did anyone knock him?

 

[Gahars]

So you're telling me Cliffy B gone?

Well, it's a shame to hear about it. I can appreciate his accomplishments and contributions to gaming, and this might work out for him. He might not have to make an appearance at every single VGA from now on.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Cliffy B is gone? Wonder what was grinding his gears.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Ehh... kinda couldn't care less. If guys like Shigeru Miyamoto, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and all the older fellas are still making games when they're so much older than Cliffy, I can't really see why he would "need a break". Hell, if you're going to take a break, don't quit.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Ehh... kinda couldn't care less. If guys like Shigeru Miyamoto, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and all the older fellas are still making games when they're so much older than Cliffy, I can't really see why he would "need a break". Hell, if you're going to take a break, don't quit.

He developed the most important engine of this generation and is working on its successor for the next.

Give the man some credit. Maybe he doesn't strike a lot on game design (not that Gears, Infinity Blade, Unreal Tournament, etc are bad, they're just not masterful) but he did create a cornerstone of gaming.

 

[gamefan5]

A shame. He contributed a lot to the gaming industry. Big props for him.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Ehh... kinda couldn't care less. If guys like Shigeru Miyamoto, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and all the older fellas are still making games when they're so much older than Cliffy, I can't really see why he would "need a break". Hell, if you're going to take a break, don't quit.

He developed the most important engine of this generation and is working on its successor for the next.

Give the man some credit. Maybe he doesn't strike a lot on game design (not that Gears, Infinity Blade, Unreal Tournament, etc are bad, they're just not masterful) but he did create a cornerstone of gaming.

I'm not saying he doesn't deserve credit, he does. I'm just saying, he shouldn't have quit.

 

[notmeanymore]

Ehh... kinda couldn't care less. If guys like Shigeru Miyamoto, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and all the older fellas are still making games when they're so much older than Cliffy, I can't really see why he would "need a break". Hell, if you're going to take a break, don't quit.

He developed the most important engine of this generation and is working on its successor for the next.

Give the man some credit. Maybe he doesn't strike a lot on game design (not that Gears, Infinity Blade, Unreal Tournament, etc are bad, they're just not masterful) but he did create a cornerstone of gaming.

I'm not saying he doesn't deserve credit, he does. I'm just saying, he shouldn't have quit.

He might just want a break from being expected to work on Unreal Engine and Gears of War. Let the man announce his intentions before you object to them.

 

[Nebz]

Awww man. Who's gonna suck me into the next Gears title with him and Rod Fergusson gone?