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RSS FeedsGears Of War Designer Explains Why He'll Never Make Another Game
(GameSpot DS News)

 
 

20 november 2018 01:36:51

 
Gears Of War Designer Explains Why He'll Never Make Another Game
(GameSpot DS News)
 


Cliff Bleszinski, who co-created the Gears of War franchise at Epic Games before splitting off to create the ill-fated LawBreakers studio Boss Key, says he`ll probably never make another video game.In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Bleszinski said, `I really, honestly, feel over it. (making games).` Bleszinski said he`s bowing out due to a number of reasons, including because the world has become so `polarized` as it relates to how people converse.`We`re in a polarized world in which we yell at each other through the glaze of glowing rectangles, when we could be kind to one another in person,` he explained. `We`re in a world where it`s cooler to watch other people play 1-3 games than to actually play one yourself. We`re in a world where you`re measured by the number of likes, subscribes, and impressions you get.`We`re in a world where expectations for a product are so off the charts, as are marketing budgets, that game budgets are so crazy that the average consumer can`t wrap their head around the cost of making said product.`Bleszinski`s new studio, Boss Key, went belly-up after LawBreakers and follow-up battle royale game Radical Heights failed to find an audience. Bleszinski says he`s not bitter, pointing out that he still has a good relationship with people in the video game industry, including Epic Games executive Mark Rein.Bleszinski`s comments about never making another game started earlier this week when someone criticized him on Twitter for not doing right by his former employees at Boss Key. Bleszinski stated that he paid his employees their salaries, including benefits like 401(k) and health care, for `months` after Boss Key went under. Not only this, but Bleszinski said he didn`t take a salary for two years after starting Boss Key.`This kinda sh** is another reason I am NEVER making another game,` he said about the drama.God of War PS4 director Cory Barlog responded to Bleszinski`s tweet with a statement of support, saying, `You did right b ...


 
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