Tag Archives: Cliff Bleszinski

Thu, Jun 21, 2012 | 01:56 BST

Gears of War: Judgement difficult enough to “make you sweat”

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Cliff Bleszinski thinks games have become too easy and wants Gears of War: Judgement to buck the trend.

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Tue, Jun 12, 2012 | 06:18 BST

Gears of War: Judgement character choice a “no brainer”

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Baird’s popularity and unexplored fiction made him the only choice for protagonist in Gears of War: Judgement, according to franchise creator Cliff Bleszinski,.

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Fri, Jun 08, 2012 | 03:46 BST

Gears of War: Judgement’s timeframe chosen for chainsaws

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When Epic sat down to conceptualise a prequel to the Gears of War series, it had a couple of important factors to consider. Most importantly: chainsaws.

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 23:14 BST

Class war – Bleszinski on GoW: Judgment’s multiplay

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A full day of E3 chaos after seeing Gears of War: Judgment may have dulled Alex Donaldson’s memory, but the new class-based multiplay is hard to forget.

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 10:40 BST

Bleszinski “really excited” to introduce class-based MP into Gears: Judgment

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The inclusion of class-based multiplayer with Gears of War: Judgment, a first for the series, has Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski pumped, he’s told VG247.

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Sat, May 12, 2012 | 20:10 BST

Bleszinski – Japan shouldn’t ignore multiplayer

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Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski feels multiplayer should be embraced by Japanese development studios in order to appeal to western audiences.

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Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 01:27 BST

Epic working on PC exclusive, Gears of War: Exile cancelled

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Epic’s rumoured Kinect title seems to have been shelved, but the Unreal Engine developer has something fancy in the works for the PC elite.

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Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 00:41 BST

Bleszinski: On-disc DLC is an “unfortunate reality” of games business

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Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski has said he isn’t a fan of on-disc DLC, but considers it a necessary by product of the way the games industry functions.

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Thu, Mar 29, 2012 | 14:10 BST

Games industry legends to judge Epic’s Make Something Unreal Live

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Epic and Train2Game have announced the panel which will be judging the entries for Make Something Unreal Live. Among others, Steve Jackson, co-creator, “Fighting Fantasy”, Ian Livingstone, and Peter Molyneaux will preside.

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Tue, Mar 27, 2012 | 08:23 BST

Bleszinski: Future Gears of War titles to be more Nolan focussed than Schumacher, Burton

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Cliff Bleszinski has said future Gears of War installments will aim to become more Nolan-based in its stories rather than be inspired by Joel Schumacher or Tim Burton.

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Mon, Mar 12, 2012 | 22:15 GMT

Bleszinski: Gears of War “always meant to be” more thoughtful

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Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski has said the direction he intended the series to go in and the one many fans like best are quite different.

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Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 21:48 GMT

Quick Quotes: Notch and Bieber are similar due to explosive success stories

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“Notch is the games industry’s Justin Bieber right now. Let me walk you through this. Justin Bieber has exploded, and Justin Bieber, as much as many want to hate him, is a very talented guy. If you did a Venn diagram of Minecraft fans and Bieber fans, I’ve no idea what that would look like, but each one via the internet has been born into a seemingly over night success, even though it likely took a huge effort over a very long time. Being like that can help put you in the spotlight. Notch and Minecraft deserve every success they have.” – Cliff Bleszinski on Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson to Develop.

Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 07:38 GMT

Quick quotes: Indie devs should start with PC, says Bleszinski

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“Xbox Live and PSN, skip both of them because you’re at Sony or Microsoft’s will as to what’s on the dashboard. iOS, maybe, but you have to have Apple’s approval, there’s too much piracy on Android, no one has a Windows phone, Kickstarter’s wonderful, go Tim Schafer. I would go with the PC.” – Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski, speaking at a GDC session as quoted by Kotaku.

Thu, Mar 08, 2012 | 21:21 GMT

High-profile game designers discuss the game which inspired them the most

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During GDC, a team of game designers sat down for a chat to discuss the games which inspired such luminaries as Will Wright, Cliff Bleszinski, Sid Meier, and John Romero.

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Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | 19:09 GMT

Bleszinski and Schatz to host GDC and IGF award shows, respectively

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Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski will host the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Monaco creator Andy Schatz will once again be hosting the 14th annual Independent Games Festival awards, according to GDC organizers. Both award ceremonies take place during GDC, Wednesday, March 7 at 6.30pm PST. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Tue, Jan 10, 2012 | 05:40 GMT

GDC 2012: Kasavin, Molyneux, Bleszinski and more added to line-up

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GDC organisers have announced three new sessions, including a star-studded panel with some heavyweight names.

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Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 07:37 GMT

Bleszinski: Any future Gears game would be “fresh and new”

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Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said any additions to the series will have to shake up its formula, among other references to the property’s future.

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Sun, Dec 11, 2011 | 23:16 GMT

Quick Quotes – Cliff Bleszinski on Epic’s “no dudebros” Fortnite

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“There’s no dudebros in it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, right? Creatively for the team, Gears has been amazing for us. But it’s fun to kind of stretch our wings and do something that’s a little different from the usual. It was a project that was pitched internally. I was a staunch supporter of the idea, because the game is just like a no-brainer – I was like yes.”

– Cliff Bleszinski, lead creative on Gears of War, tells Joystiq his feelings on Epic’s very different new project, Fortnite, which was revealed at the VGAs this weekend.

Mon, Dec 05, 2011 | 20:10 GMT

Bleszinski to unveil “fresh, new experience” from Epic at VGAs

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Boomtastic. Cliff Bleszinski’s appeared in a VGA teaser, confirming a brand new “experience” from Epic will debut at the event this weekend.

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Thu, Nov 17, 2011 | 21:34 GMT

Epic uses DLC to combat used game trade

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Extending the lifespan of games by producing DLC is one way to stop you trading it in, according to Epic Games.

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