Cliff Bleszinski and Paul Gale
Here’s what Cliff Bleszinski had to say EpicGames.com:
“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.”
Well Cliff…whether your future endeavors will be video game related, have to do with a different type of entertainment, or something else entirely, here’s wishing you the best of professional success and personal happiness. Thank you for always being kind and for really wanting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Crisis to be real! Here’s to you, my friend.
Well, to be honest, there goes the Gears of War games. Once you lose someone on the team, no matter who it is, games usually go down hill. Hopefully not this time.
The last Gears game is already made/being finished so it doesn’t matter that much. Cliff is definitly a big name in the industry though, and i hope he continues to be somewhere else in the near future.