After 20 years at Epic Games the mastermind behind the Gears Of War (GOW) franchise has left the company stating “it’s time for a much needed break.”
The step down comes as quite a surprise to many considering the pipeline work on the next GOW game “Judgement” however epic has released a statement stating that current games in development will not be affected by Bleszinski’s departure.
The new Gears Of War game production will continue unaffected
In a statement from Cliff he says:
“I’ve been doing this since I was a teenager, and outside of my sabbatical last year, I have been going non-stop,” Bleszinski said in a statement. “I literally grew up in this business, as [Epic Games president Mike Capps] likes to say. And now that I’m grown up, it’s time for a much needed break.”
Epic Games wish him all the best in future endeavors. What do you think Bleszinski’s next move will be? Is he really going to step aside from the gaming world for a while or do you reckon he has plans to move to another development studio? It’s currently unclear but if GOW is anything to go by, Cliff can work some real magic with a development studio.
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