Cliff Blezinski leaves Epic Games
Cliff Blezinski leaves Epic Games
Sad news for the Epic crew...he and Rod Fergusson were the faces of the company.
http://kotaku.com/5948741/cliff-bleszinski-leaves-epic-games
Cliff stated:
I've been doing this since I was a teenager, and outside of my sabbatical last year, I have been going non-stop. I literally grew up in this business, as Mike likes to say. And now that I'm grown up, it's time for a much needed break.
I will miss the projects, the playtests, the debates, and most importantly, the people. Epic only hires the best of the best, and it has been a joy working with each and every one of you on a daily basis, whether you were hired weeks ago or decades ago. I have been fortunate enough to collaborate with a variety of disciplines, from code to art to marketing and PR – it's been one big, rewarding learning experience. I'm confident that each project that is being built, whether at Epic, Chair, PCF, or Impossible will be top notch and will please gamers and critics alike.
Hopefully, he's had his full input on Gears: Judgement by now. I hate to see him go...I loved what he brought to gaming, especially the Gears series. That was my first foray into online gaming and the current Generation.
This was a holy shit moment for me this morning. First Rod leaves then Cliff.... at the same time Epic is expanding and buying up studios to become a major game publisher as well. I can only think that maybe these guys didn't see eye to eye anymore with Epic's vision and direction. On the other hand, Cliff did just get married and has a shload of money so maybe they want to start a family.
I'm glad I go tthe opportunity to meet him at PAX and get some of my stuff signed, who knows if and when we'll see him again in the industry.