Jess Cliffe
Jess Cliffe | |
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Jess Cliffe in 2005 | |
| Born | June 27, 1981 |
| Occupation | Video game designer |
| Known for | Co-creator of Counter-Strike |
Jess A. Cliffe (born June 27, 1981) is a video game designer who co-created the Half-Life mod Counter-Strike with Minh Le and started the Counter-Strike series. In the first entry of the series, he is the voice of the radio commands, the voiceline "Counter-Terrorists Win!"[1] and various sound effects. He has worked on maps for Half-Life: Deathmatch.
Education
He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1999 to 2003.[2]
Career
Before getting involved with the original Counter-Strike, Jess Cliffe was a very active gaming website designer. The earliest known gaming website he founded was Jedi Knight Multiplayer Addon Group (JKMAG) which he founded in December 1997. After around a year of maintaining the website, he moved on to start the website Action Quake2 Map Depot. It was during the time he was involved with this site that he got to know Marcelo Dilay and Minh Le, as Dilay and Le were part of the team developing Action Quake 2. Around January 1999, Cliffe also founded the website Silo X devoted to Half-Life maps.
After graduating, Cliffe took a job with Valve, where he was employed as a game designer, 3D artist and level designer.[3] However, he was suspended from Valve in early 2018 due to being arrested.[2]
Legal history
In February 2018, Cliffe was arrested in Seattle on allegations of sexually exploiting a minor after meeting a 16-year-old girl through an adult website.[4] He claimed he believed she was an adult and denied videotaping their encounter, which the girl alleged occurred against her will.[4][5][6][7][8] Cliffe later wrote on Reddit that he ultimately entered an Alford plea to a reduced charge of second-degree assault and served 57 days in a minimum-security facility; he also stated he was innocent, and that he was a victim of catfishing.[9]
References
- ^ "Counter-Strike Co-Creator Arrested Over Sexual Exploitation Of A Child". GameSpot. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b McWhertor, Michael (February 2, 2018). "Counter-Strike co-creator Jess Cliffe arrested, suspended by Valve". Polygon. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Roland Li (September 5, 2017). Good Luck Have Fun: The Rise of eSports. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-63450-658-8.
- ^ a b "Counter-Strike video game co-creator Jess Cliffe arrested for sexual exploitation of a child". February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ ""A risk to the community"—Counter-Strike co-creator faces $150K bail post-arrest". February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Prosecutors: Counter-Strike co-creator Jess Cliffe paid teen for sex". KIRO 7 News. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jail Inmate Lookup Service". BA #218003190. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Montgomery, Blake (February 6, 2018). "The Co-Creator Of "Counter-Strike" Allegedly Hired A 16-Year-Old Prostitute". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Jess Cliffe (March 6, 2019). "TIL Jess Cliffe, co-creator of CS and voice of the radio commands, is now in prison". reddit.com (Reply post). Retrieved April 2, 2019.
Bibliography
- Vargas, Jose Antonio (2005). "Big Games Hunter." The Washington Post. October 25.
- Wallis, Alistair (2007). "Is Modding Useful?" Game Developer. July 1.