News shock to the videogame industry and beyond: Cliff Bleszinski, the father of some of the titles that have marked the history of videogames, including Gears of War, Epic Games has left and, as written in an open letter to everyone, seems to have needed a break before continuing to move forward with his career: " I have done this work since I was a teenager, and leaving my sabbatical, I never stopped. I literally grew up in this business, just as Mike likes to say. And now that I've become an adult, it's time to take a break ".

Chronologically speaking, Cliffy B lets the software company in North Carolina after the departure of Rod Fergusson, his inseparable buddies now at work at Irrational Games, and that of Adrian Chmielarz, founder of Epic Poland, better known as People Can Fly. We can only wish the best to Cliff Bleszinski, who also recently married: maybe this will be one of the reasons for his break?