by Kyle Prahl
The name Cliffy B doesn't exactly conjure reverent images for PlayStation diehards. After all, the guy is responsible for creating one of Microsoft's biggest franchises--Gears of War--and was an influential figurehead at Epic Games, a studio whose Unreal Engine 3 was notoriously lackluster during PS3's early years.
But now that Cliff Bleszinski has left Epic Games in pursuit of other career avenues, he's free to speak candidly about the industry he's grown alongside for 20 years. In an interview with Engadget, he had some choice words to share about Microsoft's treatment of indie developers and how Sony is doing it better. "I have a very good relationship with Microsoft, but [there are] a lot of TCRs you'd have to go through," he explained. ". . . all the stuff you'd have to go through to get your game on Xbox Live Arcade, or even issue updates on; it was a nightmare."
Step into the extraordinary universe of "Scrapper," the visionary comic book masterpiece brought to life by acclaimed game designer Cliff Bleszinski, renowned for his iconic contributions to the gaming world with titles like Gears of War, Jazz Jackrabbit, and Unreal Tournament. In an exclusive interview, Cliffy shares his inspiring journey from the gaming industry to venturing into the realm of musicals, revealing the personal inspirations that led to the creation of "Scrapper." Drawing from his 25 years of video game experience, Bleszinski seamlessly infuses the comic with captivating action and world-building prowess.
Bridging the world's of videogames and comics has been done by the Japanese for ages. Not gonna lie I'd rather play scrapper the video game then read the comic.
"You’re right, I suck."
Nah you're probably confused because Insomniacs does do a game based off a comic too in Spiderman and soon Wolverine
Dude made some killer Unreal and Gears of War games but has been dud after dud ever since. Don't understand why people hype him up. He's a jackass to start and way to into himself.
Like a month or 2 ago he tweeted that people were trying to cancel him and to 'bring it on' (or something along those lines) then someone posted the remarks he made over underage Olsen twins and he wasn't long deleting it.
Seems like he's always trying to do something to "change the industry" rather than just making a good f****** game again.
That article sounds like it was written by cliffy himself. This douche hasn't been relevant since the xbox 360 days.
Cliffy B's Boss Key Productions had to close its doors. Here's why the end of the studio is such sad news for everyone.
I was about to be pretty upset when I read the title. Despite my criticism of CliffyB at times, I actually do respect him when it comes to game design. He's even critiqued some of my projects at trade shows for students. Pretty nice guy really.
Pretty crappy of cheatcc to word the title like this IMO.
I wouldn't worry about Boss Key's unemployed developers. Sure, some might have to relocate, which sucks, but it was just a few weeks ago Cliffy was asking Epic Games to stop trying to steal his team, which considering what has since happened makes Cliffy look like as big a douchebag as we've always knew him to be. But there are tons of jobs available for developers, so these guys will ultimately be okay.
May not have to relocate. Raleigh, NC, where Boss Key and Epic are located has a thriving development scene. There's Insomniac, Red Storm, Ubisoft has a studio here(they also own Red Storm), and Epic among the big studios. There are also a lot of mid sized to smaller studios which are pretty well known in and around the area.
I don't think the term "creatively bankrupt" has ever applied as perfectly to a studio as it does to Boss Key games. They literally tried to bank on two gaming fads without a single unique idea to contribute. They're the Great Value of gaming, although not even, cause at least Great Value products are cheap, while Boss Key was asking full price for glorified Overwatch and Fortnite clones. And then they have the GALL to publish the ideas they had for other upcoming games, ideas that actually have a spark of creativity to them, as if to make us feel guilty by saying "Look at what you deprived yourselves of by not supporting our mediocre-ass games!" Cry me a goddamn river.
"without a single unique idea to contribute."
What are you talking about? Radical Heights plays almost entirely different from other BR games. Every BR mechanic works totally different in the game. It's full of unique ideas.
"Boss Key was asking full price for glorified Overwatch and Fortnite clones"
No, they were not. Neither game was asking full price. Lawbreakers was $30. Radical Heights is free.
"And then they have the GALL to publish the ideas they had for other upcoming games"
They weren't upcoming games. They were ideas that were pitched to all the major publishers, and were rejected. They weren't coming out.
You've made it incredibly obvious that you've never played their games, and you have no idea what you're talking about. You're just blindly hating on them. That's pretty sad.
Radical Heights is from the team behind LawBreakers, but it already looks like succeeding where that infamous shooter failed.
Indeed. It's far worse.
Not sure how many times people have to witness train wrecks like this in the making to just accept your instinct, but, anyone who's been around for even 5+ years, should see the caliber of stinker this is going to be.
Effortless, copycat, uninspired trash.
Gotta love Sony! :)
Go Sony!
-"Greatness Awaits"-
Here we go ...
welcome to the darkside.