U.K indie developer Cliff Harris created a stir last week when he called out Epic VP Mark Rein on his block, calling Rein a “jerk” for his comments during a Develop Conference panel about indie games.

Rein apologized for his comments in a lengthy letter Harris, which he also passed to Develop. In it, he offered his apologies for interupting Harris’s panel, writing that he’s “supremely passionate about the plight of indie developers, and game developers in general.”

Referring to a conversation during the panel about having a one-on-one relationship with customers, Rein wrote, “Epic was a tiny indie studio back in 1992 when I became a partner in the business and this sort of thing (sales, marketing, PR) was my specific responsibility. Just like you do now we sold our games directly to our customers by giving our free ‘shareware’ episodes (or demos) they could download with no fuss.”

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