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Cliff Bleszinski - His Last Gears Of War Interview

NowGamer: Cliff Bleszinski chats about the ups and downs of creating the Gears of War series in his last interview about the trilogy.

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jimbobwahey4214d ago

"If I could go back in time I would remove the sawed-off shotgun. Yes, I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong."

Yet here we are with Gears Judgement keeping the gun in the game, and removing the gnasher from the default loadout. Somebody really needs to fire the lead multiplayer designer for that game. His only previous experience is on Duke Nukem Forever, he shouldn't have a job in the industry after that, especially not overseeing the multiplayer component of such a major franchise.

BinaryMind4214d ago

That makes me think that Cliff probably wasn't given the authority to cut the gun, among other things. Hence, the resignation.

ChunkyLover534214d ago

He was one of the head people at Epic Games, your probably reading a bit too much into things. 20+ years at the same job is a long time, especially if you just got married and hadn't really had time to take a break or any time for yourself.

I'm sad to see him go, mostly because he was good to the fans and an outspoken member of Epic Games, but there was more to Gears and Epic Games than Cliff. It was a team and it'll continue to be a team.

BinaryMind4213d ago (Edited 4213d ago )

If he did have that power, why would he say 'Damn, I wish I cut that gun' days after leaving the place where he could have done just that?

TekoIie4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

congrats on not even listening to the devs.

Gnasher has been removed as a starting weapon for the Alpha version so that more people who have never played the game can have a chance at having fun at the conventions. As far as we know they said they are considering it to be a permanent in FFA. They are not saying anything on the traditional Gears MP because they're still testing it so everything you just said is a complete lie for the standard MP.

So congratulations on your ranting but lack of actually knowledge on the game.

nukeitall4213d ago

I liked the Sawed Off, but it got nerfed so bad you cant even kill a pooch now.

If there is a thing they need to fix is the retro-lancer and hammerburst actives. Doesn't take many shots to down you from a distance, especially with those modded controllers with rapid fire.

LAZL0-Panaflex4214d ago

Gears trilogy on ps3 please.....ONE BLURAY 3 games

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New Shark Tank Inspired Wolves’ Den Game Contest With Spatial, Youtube, and Gaming Legends

Rapper/Actor Ice-T, and YouTube, Gaming Legends, Cliff Bleszinski, Welyn, And Barji To Judge First ‘Wolves Den’ Game Jam Series On Spatial Platform

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N4GTG40d ago

This could be great for some indie developers

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Gears of War Creator CliffyB Offers His Thoughts on Xbox Exclusives Going Multiplatform

During a recent Game Rant interview, Gears of War creator CliffyB comments on Xbox-exclusive games possibly adopting multiplatform models.

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S2Killinit41d ago

Im sure he would love it. More money for him.

OtterX41d ago

Yea, I remember seeing him and his Lamborghini at one point in history. Lol, I think that kind of gives it away.

rippermcrip41d ago

Doubtful he gets any residuals from anything Gears related.

rippermcrip40d ago

Bunch of clowns down voting without any explanation of how exactly he is getting money off Gears. You think Notch still gets Minecraft money too?

jznrpg39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

Depends on the contract. Some contracts have residuals some don’t

Whitey2k41d ago

Sometimes I don't get what he says half the times. He could of put gears on the playstation from the start but he's fanboyness for xbox got in the way

Notellin41d ago

I imagine this is exactly how fanboys feel how this went down. Microsoft paid for all the development and took all the risk off Epic games for a new IP.

It has nothing to do with anyone being a fanboy. Well other than yourself who oversimplified this entire franchises history.

LoveSpuds41d ago

I agree Notellin, however, once he was in bed with MS he did become pretty 'anti Sony' ans was such a shill for MS.

Hofstaderman40d ago

This. And Sony also does this with titles these days.

shinoff218340d ago

I thought it was said cliffs shopped it around hence rumors of a ps3 demo being out there. If ms took on all the cost, why is there a ps3 demo?

Rude-ro40d ago

Not true at all.
Microsoft had to buy the ip because the contract ran out on keeping it exclusive.
Microsoft took no risk, they just marketed the game and payed for a contract.
Not hard to find out.

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Ironmike41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Your the the fanboy

Sciurus_vulgaris40d ago

No, Epic signed a development and publishing contract with Xbox for Gears of War. After Judgement Microsoft still had the Gears of War publishing rights. Epic then sold the Gears of War IP to Microsoft in 2014. Cliffy B never owned Gears of War, he was just a lead designer of the series.

rippermcrip40d ago

Ya I don't know what people are saying about CliffyB making money of Gears sales nowadays. He was never the owner and Epic no longer owns it either.

ChasterMies40d ago

“He could of put gears on the playstation from the start but he's fanboyness for xbox got in the way”

It has nothing to do with fondness for the Xbox platform. Microsoft paid for exclusivity.

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Travesty40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Well when you look at the sales perspective of ps5. It has a big audience selling over a 2 to 1 ratio. It makes money sense.
Fanboy era was at its prime during the ps3-360 generation. It’s not as toxic as it once was, thankfully. People grow out of it eventually. I have my preference just as the next person. That being said it’s coming to be more about expanding availability instead of standing behind a brand. Much more Microsoft than Sony. But Sony will probably move up its time of PC release for increase revenue.
We will see, it’s just speculation.

Psychonaut8540d ago

CliffyB is like David Jaffe at this point, always quick with the opinions but haven’t made a successful game in over a decade at this point. Do any of us really care what they think about anything? I certainly don’t.

shinoff218340d ago

I never liked the guy tbh but he's got more relevance in gaming then we do.

Skuletor40d ago

CliffyB, I haven't heard that name since Lawbreakers flopped.

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15 Top Notch Single-Player Games You Can Complete in 10 Hours

For those who don't have time for massive open worlds or role-playing games with epic tales, these 15 games are worth checking out.

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anast41d ago

Good games for the $9.99 bin, you can get all of the Metro's for $10 in a bundle.