Det er bare én måned siden at Gears of War- og Boss Key Productions-stifteren Cliff Bleszinski meldte ud via Twitter, at han og hans hold netop havde udgivet Radical Heights, og at de var "happy with how it's going". Det føles som lang tid, for nu har Bleszinski i stedet meldt ud, at studiet nu lukket, og ikke bare det, han tager en længere pause fra spilbranchen for at reflektere over tingene.
Han leverede beskeden via Twitter, og den lyder således:
"As of today, Boss Key Productions is effectively no more.
Four years ago I set out to make a world class video game studio and I hired some of the best talent in the videogame industry. They worked tirelessly to produce quality products and, while we had our ups and downs, I'd like to think we had fun doing it. LawBreakers was a great game that unfortunately failed to gain traction, and, in a last ditch attempt we scrambled to do our take on the huge battle royale genre with Radical Heights which was well received, however, it was too little too late.
As for myself, I'm going to take some time off and reflect. I need to focus on myself and family as well as my Aussie, Teddy, who is slowly fading from us. Videogames will forever be a part of who I am and I hope to make something new again someday, however, I need to withdraw and take this time.
To those of you who have supported myself and the studio these last four years, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart and everyone who came to work for me.
Please note that servers for Radical Heights will remain up for the near future.
Thanks again,
Cliff
Heldigvis har en række virksomheder, deriblandt Blizzard, rakt ud til tidligere ansatte hos Boss Key, for at hjælpe dem med at få nye jobs.