ExitPlanetDust
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Whoa, my jaw is on the floor.
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Cliffy B departs Epic - Takes break from industry - GAF writes disturbing fan fiction
- Thread starter Wario64
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Somehow I got the idea of cliffy wandering the world looking for answers like in batman begins.
Henri Ducard: No, no, no. A Game developer is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or fired. But if you make yourself more than just a Developer, if you devote yourself to a video game, and if the publishers can't stop you, then you become something else entirely.
Cliffy B: Which is?
Henri Ducard: A legend, Mr. bleszinski
CLIFFMAN BEGINS. I like this.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Holy fuck!
HOLY FUCK!
"I came in with Nintendo Power in 1988. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Nintendo Power. The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together."
HOLY FUCK!
I would not define Fortnite as sticking CliffyB on what makes Epic successful or a big budget game.
So is this the misconception that anything with shooting in it is dudebro?
heavy rain wasn't naughty dog, but i guess i could see how you might make that mistake.
and good luck to cliffyb. 20 years is a helluva long time to do that without being completely burnt out at one place.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
Whoa, this is unexpected. Good luck in your future endeavors Cliffy B.
soulassssns
Banned
DAMN!!!!!
Lionel Mandrake
Member
Whoa. That's pretty big.
VillageNinja
Banned
lol Cliff going to Naughty Dog. Why would he leave epic to work on an inferior cover shooter?
michaelius
Banned
I'd care more if his last good game wasn't Unreal Tournament in 1999
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
UT2004 and UT3 were better than 90 percent of their generations
Refreshment.01
Member
To tell the truth i don't think we as gamers are missing much by his departure. In fact we might gain from this. Since he is a fantastic PR face we might see him in more interviews, really smart person and good speaker, always entertaining to listen.
UT2k4 is still one of the best FPSs ever.
Hitlersaurus Christ
Banned
Obviously he left so he can post on GAF and SA more often.
...right, Cliffy? Right?
...right, Cliffy? Right?
brochiller
Member
"I came in with Nintendo Power in 1988. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Nintendo Power. The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together."
Wait, did he actually say this?
tkscz
Member
"I came in with Nintendo Power in 1988. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Nintendo Power. The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together."
CONSPIRACY!!!
Madrugador
Member
You will be missed Cliff. Good luck.
IdreamofHIME
Member
CliffyB will be missed
His office was my dream as a 9 year old kid, lol.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
Could see him teaming up with Adrian Chmielarz.
BlackBanditSho
Member
Nah, the game industry took a loss today. In interviews, Cliffy STILL has the enthusiasm of a new guy! He's still got more ideas in the can than people ever cook up their entire career. I remember this one interview where he was talking about a concept for survival horror where the entire mechanic is that the monster is active the second you look away. You're constantly looking over your shoulder!
Cliffy is AMAZING, and I'm sorry to see him go. Good luck to your life, Cliffy. You've earned whatever rest you get. Just don't stay away too long, hear?
Google says the source is this thread
...or Mark Twain: http://www.twainquotes.com/Halley's_Comet.html
Mark Twain said:
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
"Taking a break from the industry"
Translation:
Waiting for the duration of my no compete clause with Epic to expire, then I'll be doing some tablet and smartphone stuff.
Translation:
Waiting for the duration of my no compete clause with Epic to expire, then I'll be doing some tablet and smartphone stuff.
SuperSonic1305
Member
He's not working on Gears of War Judgment.
Neuromancer
Member
He was too beautiful for this industry
CliffyB giving up his illustrious career in game development to become full-time GAFer? I can see it.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Damn, I hope he finds happiness wherever he ends up, but I do hope he does return to the industry. So much respect, and I don't even like his games (so far) that much.
*shakes head*
CliffyB giving up his illustrious career in game development to become full-time GAFer? I can see it.
Living the dream.
Yeah I could see that If it came with piles of money
why would he go from one big publisher to another?
i dont think he wants more stress than he had at epic.
Scofield94941
Member
He's going to Nintendo. He loves Nintendo and is probably sick of making games involving just shooting things