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Cliff Bleszinski Signals Possible Return to Games, Says Next Project Will Avoid PvP

Sobriety with advisory work has refocused him on cooperative PvE design after lessons from Boss Key's collapse.

Overview

  • The Gears of War creator told interviewers this week that he is considering a full return to game development after stepping away in 2018.
  • He says he has been sober since a March hospitalization and that sobriety helped reignite his desire to build characters and worlds.
  • Bleszinski confirmed he will not pursue competitive PvP for his next project and instead favors PvE cooperative modes he calls more 'evergreen.'
  • He attributes Boss Key Productions' failure to his own ego and alcohol problems, a flawed publishing deal with Nexon, and platform-launch choices that hurt LawBreakers.
  • He has already done advisory work on a horror game called Soul Walker but is not ready to share specifics about any new game yet, a cautious stance shaped by his past mistakes and the crowded PvP market.