Boss Key Productions co-founder Cliff Bleszinski has shed light on why he left Epic Games, discussing his frustration with the company, as many thought Gears of War was "kind of a fluke."
"It's simple: a big Chinese company comes along and I had a chunk of ownership at Epic and they buy out 40 percent of it without any strings attached," Bleszinski said on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered when asked why he retired.
"Epic at the time, and I say this very carefully because they've really kind of changed into their own entity.... But at the time there was this whole like 'Gears was kind of a fluke,' you know, and I could pitch any idea to the company and inevitably I'd have somebody in my office going 'I don't buy it.'"
At that point Bleszinski was "creatively getting frustrated," so when the buyout happened and "they couldn't come to any sort of terms" in renegotiating his contract, he simply stopped going to work, a move he admits was "unprofessional." Tim Sweeney drove out to speak with him later that year, telling him he needed to either return to work or leave the company, and the following day he decided to hand in his resignation.
For more on Bleszinski's history at Epic Games, as well as details on his new game LawBreakers and why he believes Gears of War 3 is the series' best installment, be sure to check our full interview with the incredibly successful game designer on the new, full episode of IGN Unfiltered.
Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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