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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Boss Key Productions
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Epic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bleszinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
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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
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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
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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
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helped popularize modern third-person shooters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gears of War franchise
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cover-based shooter mechanics ⓘ third-person shooter game design ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gears of War
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Gears of War 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gears of War 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Jazz Jackrabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ LawBreakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Radical Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Unreal Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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video game designer ⓘ video game producer ⓘ |
| platformWorkedOn |
PC
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PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox 360 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | design director at Epic Games ⓘ |
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