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Forrest Dowling, project lead on the newly released Clash in the Clouds DLC for BioShock Infinite, has shed some light on how Rod Fergusson helped Irrational Games finally finish and ship its ambitious story-driven first-person shooter earlier this year.
Fergusson joined Irrational in August last year and promptly left once Infinite shipped. Development was widely thought to be struggling when he joined, and the fact his brief spell at the company saw it advance to market quickly, achieving incredible critical acclaim and huge sales in the process, has done wonders for his reputation as a sort of Horse Whisperer for troubled video games.
"I think his role, the role of a producer, is very much about determining where you're going to spend your very limited resources," Dowling told me this week at the launch event for the Clash in the Clouds DLC.
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Fergusson joined Irrational in August last year and promptly left once Infinite shipped. Development was widely thought to be struggling when he joined, and the fact his brief spell at the company saw it advance to market quickly, achieving incredible critical acclaim and huge sales in the process, has done wonders for his reputation as a sort of Horse Whisperer for troubled video games.
"I think his role, the role of a producer, is very much about determining where you're going to spend your very limited resources," Dowling told me this week at the launch event for the Clash in the Clouds DLC.
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