Originally Posted by Anexanhume No questions the action is nice and polished, but you can carry that to a new franchise. Lord knows other franchises have adapted it (I'm looking at ME3).

Hmm... The founders of BioWare just quit last week... Maybe they're forming a supergroup with Cliffy B. to create the most badass TPS/RPG franchise ever. Gears of War with romance sidequests.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi Gears of War with romance sidequests.

Everyone's gay fantasies with Marcus Fenix can finally come true!

Also I'm betting money on Broszinksi emerging with an iOS centric venture after a period of rest.

Originally Posted by Strell Everyone's gay fantasies with Marcus Fenix can finally come true! Also I'm betting money on Broszinksi emerging with an iOS centric venture after a period of rest.

I don't think he will go mobile development. He's too passionate about 'hardcore' gamer experiences.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi Hmm... The founders of BioWare just quit last week... Maybe they're forming a supergroup with Cliffy B. to create the most badass TPS/RPG franchise ever. Gears of War with romance sidequests.

Sadly with the way the industry is shaping up I wouldn't be surprised.

I bet good money Dead Space is the next to get raped.

Originally Posted by KaneRobot Cliff gets his score printed in the first issue of Nintendo Power and later becomes the face of Epic. Nintendo Power shuts down and Cliff leaves Epic.

Oh man... o h maan

Originally Posted by Anexanhume I don't think he will go mobile development. He's too passionate about 'hardcore' gamer experiences.

Epic talked quite positively about how Infinity Blade sold really well, and effectively made more money for them than Gears of War. Granted, maybe it was Mark Rein saying this (it was a while ago so I'm not sure).

Which is to say, I could see him going mobile and saying that he wants to deliver first rate/hardcore/AAA experiences in that market. Maybe he could usher in actual buttons for such devices.

Not saying it really matters. It'll be interesting to see what he ends up doing.

I am kinda shocked but then again I am not. What I want to know is how much of these GOW Sequels were something Cliffy wanted and how much Microsoft threw cash at Epic to make it.

I think this could of been hey, were only making GOW games now. I wanna do something else but I can't, see ya.

Would be awesome if he'd develop something for the Ouya.

When high profile people who can make it on their own leave a company, it usually means they are going to take some time to start their own and run things the way they want. I expect the same here.

Originally Posted by Strell Epic talked quite positively about how Infinity Blade sold really well, and effectively made more money for them than Gears of War. Granted, maybe it was Mark Rein saying this (it was a while ago so I'm not sure).

It didn't make more money. Rein was talking about profit efficiency. How it was easier to make more money with Infinity Blade because the team was very small and they could churn out a product much faster than Gears of War which took over a year to make.

Kind of like the $15 million movie making $100 million versus the $250 million movie making $500 million. Sure, the $250 million movie made a much nicer profit of $250 million versus the $85 million profit. But it cost a lot more to make, took a lot more resources to make, and had a much higher risk.

But in terms of pure profit, it's not even close and totally in Gears favor.

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I meant from an efficiency standpoint. That's what is causing a lot of developers to strongly consider iOS/mobile development right now over traditional models.

Originally Posted by Strell I meant from an efficiency standpoint. That's what is causing a lot of developers to strongly consider iOS/mobile development right now over traditional models.

Until the market is flooded.

Isn't it already? Everyone thinks they'll be the next Angry Birds, so it's still a tempting lure. I'm willing to bet big name game honchos think they'll carry their knowledge into surefire hits in that market.

No one played Bulletstorm.

Originally Posted by Strell Isn't it already? Everyone thinks they'll be the next Angry Birds, so it's still a tempting lure. I'm willing to bet big name game honchos think they'll carry their knowledge into surefire hits in that market.

That's casual games. I'm talking hardcore that users can use to show off the graphics.

Originally Posted by limelight022 No one played Bulletstorm.

I bought it on its release date and didn't regret it one bit.

Originally Posted by limelight022 No one played Bulletstorm.

Plenty of people bought Bulletstorm, just not a $60.

Most of my CAG Buddies got it for $20 or less. It was a real fun game.

Cliffy B is going to be sorely missed. He was a icon at Epic games. But hey, everyone needs some time off and It's apparent he's made his money and can do whatever the shaq fu he pleases.

Originally Posted by limelight022 No one played Bulletstorm.

Didn't Epic only publish that one? It was developed by someone else, right?

Anyway, Bulletstorm. I watched my husband play the demo of that the other day. It was... off-putting, for both of us. The teenage-boy version of machismo on display was just too much.

We have no problem with games appealing to the "bro" demographic, either; among other shooters, I play Halo and he plays CoD. It just seemed that Bulletstorm, at least in the demo, was trying too hard.

That laser lasso/whip weapon thing was pretty neat, though.

Sorry for the tangent

Bulletstorm was awesome. I need to finish it.

Originally Posted by blueshinra Didn't Epic only publish that one? It was developed by someone else, right? Anyway, Bulletstorm. I watched my husband play the demo of that the other day. It was... off-putting, for both of us. The teenage-boy version of machismo on display was just too much. We have no problem with games appealing to the "bro" demographic, either; among other shooters, I play Halo and he plays CoD. It just seemed that Bulletstorm, at least in the demo, was trying too hard. That laser lasso/whip weapon thing was pretty neat, though. Sorry for the tangent

That's part of the appeal actually, it's definitely not one of those games that takes itself too seriously. My favorite part is when femshep tells you she's going to kill your dick