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" I don't take accusations of selling out lightly. "
Clive Barker
Out
Selling
Lightly
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" Though I respect hugely the effort and the care and the beauty of games, I want to be working with people who want to create the 'War & Peace' of games, the 'Citizen Kane' of games, and not just be warming up George Romero. "
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" I remember when I watched 'Hellraiser' with my mother. She cried when she saw my name in the opening credits, and I had to tell her that that was the happiest she was going to be for the next two hours. "
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" I love the idea of stories being about great beginnings and terrible endings. "
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" There's a lot of art and comics and movies being paid homage to by game designers. "
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" Hell is reimagined by every generation. We have to reinvent the worst so that we can reinvent the best. "
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