Cliff “Cliffy “Dude Huge” B” Bleszinski, formerly of Epic but on a break for a while, has a new gig. It’s being published by Nexon, but before signing on that dotted line, he met with pretty much everyone. And that included Zynga.
In a Reddit AMA, Cliff says:
I know so many folks at EA, Ubi, MS, etc… After I left Epic I felt like the belle of the ball, EVERYONE wanted to meet with me when to be honest I just needed time off. But I have a very good agent who did the deal with Nexon, and he was eager, so after stalling him as long as I could (and knowing I’d want to come back eventually) I met with nearly all of the old guard. Even Zynga. (Mark Pincus came into my meeting 45 minutes late.)
If that doesn’t sum up Zynga in 2014 I don’t know what does.
A couple of other things from the AMA: Project Bluestreak is indeed named after the Transformer. And here’s some art from the game.
AMA [Reddit]
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2 responses to “On Cliff Bleszinski, Zynga & Meetings”
If Nexon’s track record is any indication, it was more likely the rep said “and this is how many zeroes your pay will be with our microtransaction system”.
It really shows you how much integrity Cliff has.