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Monday Musings: Shooting For The Future Epic’s announcement in early April that it was working on a PC-exclusive title got people talking, even though it wasn’t clear what they were talking about. Epic’s CliffyB has at least struck one potential PC title off the list.
Cliff Bleszinski didn’t grow up reading comic books. He was all about video games and movies as a kid. But that all changed when he started reading Preacher, the blasphemously brilliant series written by Garth Ennis, and drawn by Steve Dillon. The series published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint opened Bleszinski up a whole new storytelling medium and he’s been a regular reader ever since. I talked with Epic Games’ Design Director last week about his favourite writers, superhero sex and why he loves dogs more than cats.
Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski was at work prior to 9am this morning. Stay tuned to Twitter for further developments on this breaking story. [Twitter]
Earlier this month at the Game Developers Choice Awards, Deus Ex and Epic Mickey designer received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the gaming. This Mega64 tribute to Spector featuring Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski aired during the program. I’m surprised they didn’t take the award back on the spot.
Epic Games makes macho games that feature manly men. Gears of War, for example. But they’re also making FortNite, a game their lead game designer, Cliff Bleszinski, tells G4 should help the studio’s shed the developer’s “dudebro” image just a bit.
The Game Developers Conference has announced that Epic Games head Cliff Bleszinski will be hosting the Game Developers Choice awards, which takes place the week of GDC.
