Cliff Bleszinski

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Cliff Bleszinski is an American video game designer best known for his influential work at Epic Games, where he helped shape modern third-person shooters and popularized the Gears of War franchise.

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instanceOf entrepreneur
human
video game designer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Boss Key Productions NERFINISHED
Epic Games NERFINISHED
familyName Bleszinski NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork game design
video game industry
founded Boss Key Productions NERFINISHED
genre video games
givenName Clifford NERFINISHED
hasAutobiography Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games NERFINISHED
hasCreativeRole creative director at Boss Key Productions
designer on Jazz Jackrabbit
designer on Unreal Tournament
lead designer on Gears of War
industry video game industry
influenced Gears of War series design direction
influencedBy action games
first-person shooters
knownForQuote advocacy for AAA console game development
languageOfWorkOrName English
mediaAppearance featured in video game industry documentaries
name Cliff Bleszinski NERFINISHED
nationality American
nickname CliffyB NERFINISHED
notableAchievement helped establish Gears of War as a major Xbox franchise
helped popularize modern third-person shooters
notableFor Gears of War franchise NERFINISHED
cover-based shooter mechanics
third-person shooter game design
notableWork Gears of War NERFINISHED
Gears of War 2 NERFINISHED
Gears of War 3 NERFINISHED
Jazz Jackrabbit NERFINISHED
LawBreakers NERFINISHED
Radical Heights NERFINISHED
Unreal Tournament NERFINISHED
occupation businessperson
video game designer
video game producer
platformWorkedOn PC
PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED
Xbox 360 NERFINISHED
Xbox One NERFINISHED
positionHeld design director at Epic Games

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Gears of War series creator Cliff Bleszinski