Epic's Cliff Bleszinski recently sat down with GameDaily for a feature called 10 Questions, where an esteemed member of the gaming industry is asked ten fan submitted questions. Cliff was thrown Q's from everything related to breaking into the industry, why he ditched a Dodge Viper and how to make it in today's gaming world.Of course Gears of War 2 was a hot topic and fans asked how it will stand-up to it's Game of the Year winning predecessor. "With the sequel, we're able to significantly streamline the online experience with a far more robust package that enables players to kick more ass online with their friends," Cliff answered.
Without giving away too much information on the single-player experience, Cliff said the game must throw more interesting scenarios at players in between combat situations to stay fresh, "In Gears 2, we've got dozens of surprises in every level that will keep people talking for months to come."
With changes to Epic's premier gaming engine fans wondered how updates to Unreal Engine 3 will change the Gears experience. While Cliff was tight-lipped, he assured gamers the environments would add to the experience with a wider capacity for damage. "Players will really feel like they're in a sci-fi multiplayer version of Black Hawk Down."
Gears of War 2 hits Xbox 360 this Novemeber.
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5-22-2008 @ 4:43PM
Caleb said...
Wow, he lost the B and instantly became a lot less of a douche. Good interview.
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5-23-2008 @ 12:33PM
ANt said...
He's still a D-bag
5-22-2008 @ 4:44PM
anon said...
For a guy who's dropping his nickname of 'Cliffy B', so people might take him more seriously, perhaps he should stop posing around with imitation chainsaw guns first.
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5-22-2008 @ 4:49PM
Dustin Burg said...
I for one enjoy the replica Lancer and, if owned one, would take every opportunity to be photographed with it.
5-22-2008 @ 5:21PM
Anticrawl said...
Agreed Dustin, then again I have no shame.
Glad he dropped that B, because his little nickname drove me to the point of violent outbursts.
5-22-2008 @ 5:32PM
Andrew said...
He seems like a cool guy now without that stupid nickname. I wanted to hurt a kitten every time I heard it.
5-22-2008 @ 6:35PM
emirabal said...
No offense but you guys are pretty sad saying that all of a sudden now that he dropped the B he is less of a douche, he is the same person, "a rose by any other word would smell as sweet" - shakespeare, he is still the same damn guy.
As for the interview lot of information but mostly just a summation of everything he has said before. I dont get the part where he says "keep your head down" you would think he meant up, but i can not wait for gears 2, i might get UT3 just for visuals sake.
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5-22-2008 @ 7:23PM
trev0586 said...
red faction damage + gears of war fx = good times!
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5-22-2008 @ 8:42PM
evilfoxhound said...
He needs to stop swearing and talking like a teenager if he wants people to take him seriously.
New name or not, the guy is still an "oo-rah" moron.
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5-22-2008 @ 8:47PM
Zon said...
I find it funny that people think that after Cliff dropped his nickname people think that he somehow is an entirely different person in interviews. I'm pretty sure that he answered these questions before he asked to drop the nickname. The game looks pretty cool though.
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5-22-2008 @ 9:59PM
Caleb said...
I disagree, I'm pretty sure when he saw that hilarious youtube video of himself being "Cliffy B" he went into serious PR mode. That's why he dropped the name. And that's why he's all the sudden less of a douche. He saw what an idiot he always looks and sounds like.
5-22-2008 @ 10:55PM
Bac0nator said...
I can has chainsawzzzzz
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5-23-2008 @ 11:07AM
Vcize said...
While I hate to interrupt all the 12 year old prepubescent girls arguing about how sex they think cliffy b is now that he dropped his nickname, there is actually some fairly big Gears 2 info in this interview.
-Thank god someone finally asked about whether or not they're trying to reduce host advantage in Gears 2. It's good to hear that it's high on their list.
-I don't think I like this new idea of bullets from the front slowing you down. It seems like it will just turn things into a lancer camp fest with unless they tone the lancer back down from where they boosted it to in the last patch.
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