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  2. Blizzard Entertainment (2020–present) Rod Fergusson is a Canadian video game producer, best known for overseeing the development of the Gears of War franchise, originally at Epic Games and then as head of The Coalition. More recently, Fergusson moved over to Blizzard Entertainment to oversee development on the Diablo series.

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    Fergusson has followed Gears of War for most of its life-span. He started his career at Microsoft early, working on Microsoft Train Simulator and the original Xbox's port of Counter-Strike in the early 2000s before moving on to Epic Games. There, he would work on the entire Gears of War series before departing for Irrational Games to work on BioSho...

    Fergusson would go on to help bring Counter-Strike to the original Xbox, a project that came together in months. As Fergusson tells it, he originally pitched an idea for Counter-Strike so outlandish, he thought it would get the project canned; Bonnie Ross, now the head of 343 Industries, gave it a green light. In about four-to-six months, Counter-S...

    Fergusson uses a couple different analogies to describe the old Gears of War and the new Gears. The first is the dichotomy between the Tim Burton Batman movies and the Nolan series; the second, Star Trek and The Next Generation. Both aren't one-to-one, but they were inspirations for how the Gears series could reinvent itself with Gears of War 4: te...

    While Fergusson tells me Game Pass hasn't changed too much about the overt presentation of the Gears franchise, it has given The Coalition a new mindset moving forward. "Game Pass changes in the sense of, you have to think about who's coming to your game now," Fergusson says. "Like before, it was the tried-and-true or the very experienced. Now, the...

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  3. Feb 5, 2020 · By Matt Kim. Posted: Feb 5, 2020 3:46 pm. Rod Fergusson, Gears 5 director and head of Microsoft’s The Coalition studio, announced that he is leaving the company to join Blizzard in March ...

  4. As of 2024, Rod Fergussons net worth is $100,000 - $1M. DETAILS BELOW. Rod Fergusson (born June 2, 1968) is famous for being game designer. He resides in Canada. Video game producer who is best known for his time as the studio head at The Coalition production company.

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    • Canada
    • Game Designer
    • June 2, 1968 (age 55)
  5. Feb 7, 2024 · February 7, 2024. Image via Hawg. Rod Fergusson, known for his role in game development and production, has gained a reputation for rushing projects and making questionable decisions. This has led to a string of disappointing releases and frustrated players. In a recent video by Hawg titled “Rod Fergusson – Destroyer Of Franchises,” the ...

  6. Feb 6, 2020 · Rod Fergusson, the studio head at The Coalition, recently announced he will be leaving the company to join Blizzard and oversee the Diablo franchise. ... 2020. Fergusson joined Microsoft in 1996 ...

  7. The Financial Review Rich List 2020 is the 37th annual survey of the 200 wealthiest people resident in Australia, published by The Australian Financial Review in The Australian Financial Review Magazine on 30 October 2020. The net worth of the wealthiest individual, Gina Rinehart, was A$ 28.89 billion; while the net worth of the 200th ...

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