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[PopcornMegaphone]

Wow, I'm shocked. I'm sure wherever he lands will be great

 

[Sean]

Anyone think that maybe something is going down at Epic with all these recent departures?

First Rod Fergusson left, then a couple people from PCF team a few days later (Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzej Poznanski and Michal Kosieradzki), now Cliffy B.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

No flipping way.... never thought I'd see this happening.

GL where he goes.

*Does anyone know where he went yet?*

 

[Kabuto]

Whaaaat?! I hope he does well with whatever he plans to do next.

Spoiler

Rod and Cliff leaving before Judgment's release is a little scary

 

[Toki767]

Surprising news, but I'm sure the guy can pretty much write his own check at this point and go wherever or do whatever he wants.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

This news has ROCKED THE WORLD.

Why Cliffy, WHY?!

 

[see5harp]

Damn...well I guess Epic will be fine with their middleware and People Can Fly.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Microsoft's new Game Division CEO

 

[thekonamicode]

Had a conversation with Cliff at the Gearbox party at Hotel Figueroa party during E3 this year, and yes I saw this coming.

 

[The Wizard]

Wow, I'm curious as to where he will he end up.

 

[Barakov]

This is actually something that deserves the "SHOCKING NEWS" headline. Not sure how I feel about this.

 

[Izick]

Wow, this is insane...

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

Epic started to make a PC only titled (Fortnight) and CliffyB couldnt take it, since he seems to hate PC

 

[Nibel]

That came out of nowhere

First Rob and now Cliffy? What the fuck is going on with Epic? Fuck!

 

[Router]

WOW. I wonder what he will do after his break.

I bet Microsoft would be throwing money at him.

 

[Raide]

Pretty major for Epic. I am sure he will resurface with a new studio heading up some massive Next-Gen title. He has some creative talent and it would be a waste to let it vanish.

 

[Twenty7KVN]

See him become the top boss of Kojima Productions LA.

Nah he's going to be the head of Nintendo new hardcore division.

 

[derFeef]

Again, good luck Clifford. Whatever it is I am sure it will be badass.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Hope he starts up a new project. I've always liked the dude.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

Maybe taking his Gears money to create his own studio. Should be interesting.

 

[subversus]

WHAT THE FUCK

The end of the era. Unreal, never forget.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Well that was surely unexpected.

 

[Hot Coldman]

This means Jazz Jackrabbit is never coming back! Hahahahaha

 

[Übermatik]

And RETRO studios advertised for a software engineer today... a coincidence? I think not...

 

[VeryGooster]

End of an era.

 

[Struct09]

Good luck Cliff!

 

[Blades64]

Hes joining Nintendo to design Wii-U games ...

/internet melts..

Gaf would implode. Lol

 

[EmCeeGramr]

 

[Mafro]

iOS games.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Oh wow, I hope he'll stay in gaming after this much deserved break. Good luck to him anyway.

Somebody needs to find that hilarious christmas card he made :lol

 

[Tenki]

It's pretty shocking. Good luck to him.

 

[Harlock]

Is he going to Polygon too?

 

[Goodacre0081]

wow, that was out of nowhere. I don't see why either, he had job security at Epic which seems like a rare thing in the industry.

first rob fergusson, now cliff.

this is news to me too. wtf is going down a Epic?

 

[Derrick01]

Epic started to make a PC only titled (Fortnight) and CliffyB couldnt take it, since he seems to hate PC

Yeah I'm sure that was it...

If anything I think it's the opposite. He seems sick of the way the console industry is heading and the extreme, crippling linearity and scripted stuff in most big games now.

 

[Data West]

We've lost Bioware and now Epic

 

[Anteater]

He finally decided to join us full time as a gaffer, I knew it

 

[Hot Coldman]

Finally, an opportunity to put that "cornfields" jpeg folder to use

 

[MrCunningham]

I'm dying here.... perfect.

 

[Nuborn]

Holy shit what the hell is going on at Epic? Cliff seemed like he was set for life and now he's packing his bags, lets hope when he comes back to gaming it aint for some shitty mobile game.

 

[B.O.O.M]

well damn! Everyone is departing from everywhere!

Best of luck to him

 

[Canis lupus]

wow

 

[GlamFM]

Goes to Microsoft, leads the 720 Team.

I hope.

 

[Thoraxes]

Dude, this is huge.

Subtle, but I liked it.

 

[King_Moc]

Probably got fed up of the sequelitis that's started there.

 

[SirIgbyCeaser]

I can't imagine the Unreal Engine games without Cliffy B.

 

[Donthizz#]

EPIC!

 

[exYle]

Holy shit.

bahahahaa

 

[Toki767]

I wonder if that Chinese company is starting to get more than just a minority stake in Epic or something.

 

[Screenboy]

Had a conversation with Cliff at the Gearbox party at Hotel Figueroa party during E3 this year, and yes I saw this coming.

Care to elaborate?

 

[MoogPaul]

Wouldnt shock me if Microsoft set him up with his own studio.