Jess Cliffe
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Jess Cliffe is a Valve Corporation computer game designer and co-creator of Counter-Strike with Minh Le (a.k.a. Gooseman). He is the "voice of Counter-Strike" via the radio commands and sound effects and has also worked on maps for Half-Life: Deathmatch.
Cliffe grew up in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and went to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey before attending Virginia Tech from 1999-2003. After graduating Cliffe took a job with Valve Corporation where he is still currently employed as a Game Designer.
While still attending college Cliffe ran a site named "Silo X" for Half-Life. The website's main purpose was to enable map/level designers to upload their maps and get them to major audiences worldwide. When working together with Minh Le on the first Counter-Strike version, Jess Cliffe quit working for the "Silo X" website and was followed up by Tom Konings known as HaLf-DeAd in the Half-Life gaming community. When Half-Life became outdated the "Silo X" website shut down.
Legal history
Arrest for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
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At 1:17 AM Pacific Time on the 2nd of February, 2018, Jess was arrested on charges of "sexual exploitation of a child" in the Southwest Precinct of Seattle. [1] Cliffe does not have a previous criminal record. He is currently in the King County Department of Adult Detention Seattle Correctional Facility with booking number 218003190 and bail has been denied. [2] [3]
Bibliography
- Vargas, Jose Antonio (2005). "Big Games Hunter." Washington Post. October 25.
- Wallis, Alistair (2007). "Is Modding Useful?" Game Developer. July 1.
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- ^ "Counter-Strike video game co-creator Jess Cliffe arrested for sexual exploitation of a child". 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Counter-Strike co-creator arrested over alleged child sexual exploitation". 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Jail Inmate Lookup Service". BA #218003190. Retrieved 2018-02-02.