Sun, Jan 03, 2010 | 20:42 GMT
CliffyB’s “awesome shit” will be revealed “when the weather’s warm”
Speaking in an interview with Joystiq during the VGAs last month, Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski has revealed he’s working on some “awesome shit”.
And it doesn’t sound as though you’re going to get to see what it is for a while yet.
When asked the obvious, Cliff said: “I can’t tell you that! It’s actually quite agonizing for me right now, because there’s a bunch of awesome shit we’re working on, but I can’t say a damn thing about it no matter how many alcoholic beverages you might try and feed me.”
When are we going to see it?
“Maybe sometime when the weather’s warm, you’ll be hearing something.”
Epic’s upcoming home output remains a mystery. The developer has previously blanked assumptions it’s started work on Gears of War 3, saying it’s currently committed to Gears 2 DLC.
Most recently, Epic boss Mike Capps caused drama at TGS 09 on the subject of ongoing Gears dev by saying another game in the series wouldn’t be released in this console generation.
He quickly withdrew the remarks, saying if another Gears game was to hit in the next “four to five years,” it would be for current consoles.
Gears of War 2 was released in November 2008. A third game remains unannounced.
Projects from Epic-owned external studios are a little less mirky. The US developer acquired Polish outfit People Can Fly in 2007, saying in August 2008 that the Painkiller-creator is working on a new IP to be published by EA.
Utah’s Chair Entertainment, bought by Epic in 2007, said in early 2008 it had acquired rights to create a game based on Orson Scott Card’s classic sci-fi novel, Ender’s Game.
Chair released Shadow Complex on XBLA last August.
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17 comments
#1
Hunam
04/01/10, 12:32 am
Hopefully its Gears 3 minus all the gimmicky shit that was the bane of Gears 2 and just the pure awesome stuff of Gears.
#2
No_PUDding
04/01/10, 1:37 am
Well whatever it is, if the westher is warm, it won’t be comign for Fall 2010.
Unless he means Spring.
#3
reask
04/01/10, 2:05 am
Good on you jc happy new year/
#4
DarkElfa
04/01/10, 3:42 am
Fresh news, Jebus be praised.
#5
natesaninja
04/01/10, 3:56 am
he’s finally beat bioshock and can no start playing gears 2 to see what all the fuss is about
#6
Johnny Cullen
04/01/10, 6:09 am
I told you Dark, we don’t fuck about.
Reask – Ta man. You too.
#7
Blerk
04/01/10, 8:23 am
Maybe he is just preparing to lay a monster turd?
#8
Johnny Cullen
04/01/10, 8:44 am
It’d still be a megaton. AYEOOOOO!
#9
fantomena
04/01/10, 11:18 am
I hope it`s Gears 3 very much!
#10
polygem
04/01/10, 11:51 am
it´s a natal game called gears of love
#11
Sardauk
04/01/10, 3:32 pm
It won’t be Gears 3: he claimed it would be for the next gen already.
#12
Johnny Cullen
04/01/10, 4:13 pm
Na, that’s Mark Rein.
And he retracted what he said then. So there is a chance we will still see GoW3 this gen.
#13
Blerk
04/01/10, 4:25 pm
Never mind ‘this gen’, I think we’ll see it ‘this year’.
#14
The Hindle
04/01/10, 4:32 pm
Hmm Gears 3 this year, would be stupid for MS to release a Halo game and another Gears game in the same period. Im thinking 2011 for Gears 3
#15
Hunam
04/01/10, 4:42 pm
I don’t know, It could be wide open, Microsoft could rule christmas because of the massive hype of MW2 I’d say that CoD has now peaked.
#16
The Hindle
04/01/10, 4:52 pm
Same here Hunam i think the same for Halo as well dont think it will ever reach Halo 3 levels of hype and sales but who knows
#17
Hunam
04/01/10, 4:55 pm
I’m not sure about Halo, Halo 3 was massive and ODST was barely a ripple in the ocean compared, but Halo is the Xbox brand really and I can see it having a peak each gen.