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"I get you're sad, but god, this is another reason I am NEVER making another game"
Read More »Former Boss Key boss Cliff Bleszinski insists he’ll ‘never’ make another video game
Boss Key’s closure is a sad but unfortunate lesson in marketing for triple-I studios
Confusing messaging leads to promising studio closing its doors
Read More »Why LawBreakers ditched free-to-play
2016 has been the year of many things. It’s when virtual reality took off; when Pokmon Go briefly changed how society functioned and when video game films suddenly became ‘a thing’ once more. But it’s also been the year where the team shooter genre took off again. Perhaps inspired by …
Read More »Bleszinski invests in crowdfunding platform Fig
New crowdfunding platform Fig has revealed it has received support from another notable developer: Cliff Bleszinski. The man best known for creating Gears of War has invested in the platform and offered help to set up new projects – when he’s not developing his new studio’s debut title Lawbreakers, of …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski latest big name dev to invest in Fig
Lawbreakers and Gears of War creator joins ahead of latest campaign conclusion
Read More »Cliffy B goes (nearly) bald to raise money for cancer research foundation
Gears of War designer and Boss Key founder raises nearly $10,000 for St. Baldrick’s
Read More »Boss Key abandons free-to-play model for LawBreakers
‘Using a digital premium model helps ensure an even playing field,’ explains Cliff Bleszinski
Read More »Bleszinski’s LawBreakers is no longer free-to-play
Developer Cliff Belszinski has said that his next shooter will not be a free-to-play title after all. LawBreakers was announced last year. But despite some positive noises about the payment model to begin with, Bleszinski has said that the negative reaction to F2P has led to change of heart. "We …
Read More »Kojima invited Bleszinski to develop Silent Hills
Before film director Guillermo Del Toro became Hideo Kojima’s creative muse, the Metal Gear Solid mastermind considered someone else within the world of games. Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has revealed that he was among those Kojima asked to work on now-cancelled horror title Silent Hills. I was flattered …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski declined offer from Hideo Kojima to work on Silent Hills
Gears of War creator claims he refused because ‘I love new IP and would’ve fucked up Silent Hills’
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