Variety is reporting that interest in producing a Gears of War film has picked up - and intriguingly, it coincides with Cliff Bleszinski’s sudden departure from developer Epic Games.
The entertainment periodical notes, “The exec, known as “Cliffy B” by the gaming community, had been instrumental in all aspects of the design and promotion of the company’s games.
His departure comes as Epic is readying to release the series’ fourth installment, “Gears of War: Judgment” next year, and after Epic sold a minority stake in the company to Chinese Internet giant Tencent this summer. Size of the investment has not been disclosed, but deal enables Tencent to cash in on sales of Unreal Engine, the software used for games like “Batman: Arkham City” and “Mass Effect 3,” licensed by other publishers.”
Could Bleszinksi, who is ”instrumental in all aspects of the design and promotion of the company’s games”, have been the stumbling block for a Gears film?
