Gears of War is 'goldish,' CliffyB done

"My job as designer of Gears of War is, well, more or less done," writes CliffyB in his latest blog, titled "fin." The Gears lead designer is now off to fulfill his duties for the hype machine, leaving us to assume that Epic's game is gold and ready to lead Microsoft's holiday charge. Of course, Cliffy "can't speak to the status of gold" ... or can he? During a recent interview with Major Nelson, the designer clearly drops the "gold" word:

"We actually found out like about week before we went gold that [the final boss] was actually too tough to beat, even on casual." [8:19]

[Thanks, Baker]