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EA isn’t to blame for the decreased focus on horror in Dead Space 3, the market is. That’s according to former Epic and Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, who argues in an extensive blog post that out-and-out horror is simply not compatible with modern gaming business models. What will …
Read More »Bleszinski considers launching own studio
Veteran developer 'gestating slowly' on new IP codenamed Bluestreak
Read More »Bleszinski offers to help Capcom "fix" Resident Evil
Former Epic games designer and development star Cliff Bleszinski has expressed a desire to work on future Resident Evil titles. Hey, Capcom. Call me. We can fix Resident Evil. Together. :-),” he said on Twitter over the weekend. By fix”, of course, Cliffy B is referencing the lukewarm critical reception …
Read More »GDC: Notch is the industry’s Justin Bieber, says Cliffy B
And maybe it's something other indies should learn to be too, says outspoken Gears of War lead
Read More »FAQ: Cliff Bleszinski
The Gears of War man gets the rapid-fire question treatment
Read More »Cliffy B talks Gears of War 4
The trilogy may have concluded, but Gears of War is far from finished according to new comments from Epic’s design guru Cliff Bleszinski. I feel like we’ve wrapped it up and put a bow on it. It is what it is and we’ve put it under the tree for the …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski on fame and frags
With Gears of War wrapped up, Cliffy B explores how and why developers can become superstars
Read More »Gears 3 will ‘definitely’ top 6m sales
Gears of War 3 will not have a problem selling 6m units – so says the game’s developer. Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski is aiming high with a target of 10m copies, but believes the game will at least match the average sales of previous Gears instalments. They have …
Read More »Cliffy B: ‘We should work with hackers’
Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski has encouraged the games industry to embrace the hacking community. The Gears of War man was talking about the chances of seeing more user generated content options appearing in Gears of War 3. His comments come following the security breaches of Sony’s PSN and …
Read More »E3 2011: Bleszinski slams Kinect doubters
Epic developer Cliff Bleszinski has lashed out at what he sees as the unfair criticism of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect. "I just don’t understand," he told attendees of a behind closed doors session, as reported by Eurogamer. "If there gamers out there that are weird about it, like, what’s the …
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