Clifford Michael Bleszinski is one of the most polarising developers on the planet. He’s young, super wealthy, has a big mouth and is never scared to open it and tell the world exactly what he thinks.
Those are just some of the reasons why people love hating on Cliffy B – but no matter what you think of him as a person as a gamer you can’t be anything but impressed by his development credentials. The games he has been part of read like a top 20 gaming list of the last two decades with hit titles like Jazz Jackrabbit, Unreal Tournament, Shadow Complex and Bulletstorm to name but a few.
However he really hit the public conscience with the massive break out-title that was Gears of War which propelled the Xbox into millions of homes around the world. Well last year he took a sabbatical from gaming and just last night he announced that he was coming back.
I’m officially coming out of retirement to make video games again. Stay tuned here for details in the next 7 days! #DontCallItAComeback
— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) June 30, 2014
While he hasn’t given us any more information on the type of game that he is going to be making I for one am excited that he is coming back. We need characters in this industry and he still owes us that kick in the nuts he promised previously, how can he do that if he isn’t in the industry?
Last Updated: July 1, 2014
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:05
O_o But he posted a pic a few months back & said he was working on something new. Lay off the crack Clippy.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:05
Went to the store, bought eggs and came back home.
#DontCallItAComeback
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:12
But it was an adventure? I went to Makro yesterday, that was an adventure.
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:13
Awww did your mommy lose you in the aisles?
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:14
I said adventure, not survival-horror :/
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:14
What I love most about that, is that you didn’t deny the mommy/cutesy thing at all.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:16
goddamnit
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:26
Everyday is an adventure…Go to town , you never know if you gonna make it back alive
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:28
I play that game on easy mode – I use my car.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:29
LOL WEAK BRO. I’m on hard mode, bus. I feel sorry for people playing on the Metrorail difficulty level
Rince&Shitity
July 1, 2014 at 13:06
Lulz, Gavin must have been sent this from someone else as Cliffy still has him blocked on Twitter.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:08
Not you though right? You guys are still best bro-friends for life?
Rince&Shitity
July 1, 2014 at 13:12
4EVA!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 1, 2014 at 14:12
BroFist!
Gavin Mannion
July 1, 2014 at 13:17
Nah I don’t think he blocked me… he blocked Nick back in the day
Rince&Shitity
July 1, 2014 at 13:18
Ah, he yes, he is still blocked, he bitched about it recently, just remembered.
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:06
Who’s Cliffy B?
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:06
Phil Fish’s brother
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:08
Creator of go fish? Or C.O.D.?
FoxOneZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:07
#brofist #fistbump
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:12
This is one hell of a douche bag….We don’t hate him because he’s wealthy or that he speaks his mind. We hate him because his mouth reeks of horse sh*t. Foul mouthed arrogant SoB
Rince&Shitity
July 1, 2014 at 13:13
0_O You’ve changed man. Where’s the softly spoken, pink-haired gentleboy we all used to love?
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:15
Swapped him out of the party…..Well, I just don’t like this guy, and you’ll always hear people praising him for ‘telling it like it is’…..Difference between that and being an arrogant douche…
Rince&Shitity
July 1, 2014 at 13:16
But, what about, G, G, GEARS?!
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:18
Nothing against his achievements though, great game, one doesn’t have to like the person who made the game to like the game…Also Gears 1 was best and only great game in the series. Everything else did NOTHING to improve
Rince&Shitity
July 1, 2014 at 13:19
But, but you could play, INSIDE a worm!
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:21
That just made me think of Dune. A far superior (and much missed) franchise.
Just saying.
Dutch Matrix
July 1, 2014 at 14:34
Once it was good, twice was a rehash and thrice it was nothing more than the first two and wait, Dom died in that one, you said? Quite frankly, I wept a lowly tear for A Carmine and B Carmine, non for Dom…
Viking Of GabeN
July 1, 2014 at 13:14
Are you talking about Cliffy B or Phil Fish? 😛
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 1, 2014 at 13:16
Both 😛
Rags
July 1, 2014 at 13:14
Cool. Welcome back :>
FoxOneZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:21
You can’t deny how much good this guy has done to the console market. He can be a diva at times but if it weren’t for him, we’d still be waiting for Doom 4 and Crysis to run on those feeble consoles.
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:23
Now if only he’d stfu and spend that time making more great games.
FoxOneZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:26
Being a diva comes with the job >.>
Gareth L (That eXCheez Guy)
July 1, 2014 at 13:23
Was that header Photoshopped?
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 1, 2014 at 13:27
Nope. Actual photo. He’s surrounded by his legion of greatest fans – the one-eyed, the morons & the hipsters.
Gareth L (That eXCheez Guy)
July 1, 2014 at 13:28
Man, that looks like one heck of a party!
Consumer of Little Rabbits
July 1, 2014 at 13:27
cliffy b must fuck right off to that whole that spawned him IMO
Anon A Mouse
July 1, 2014 at 13:35
I see a point and click with millions of micro transactions in the near future.
Kensei Seraph
July 1, 2014 at 13:39
“To unlock this door please purchase the Basic Key Pack for $3,50.”
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:39
*buys pack* – Intro starts.
Kensei Seraph
July 1, 2014 at 13:41
“Thank you for purchasing the Basic Keys Pack.
To continue past the tutorial you will need to purchase the Beginner Key Pack.”
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:42
*To combine items, please buy the tool belt kit for $4.99*
Anon A Mouse
July 1, 2014 at 13:44
*To activate left click button on your mouse please subscribe for a low monthly fee of $9.99*
ToshZA
July 1, 2014 at 13:45
This sounds like a job foooooooooor….. EA!!!!
Mossel
July 1, 2014 at 13:42
He was behind the gem that is Jazz Jackrabbit?! Loved that game!
Weanerdog
July 1, 2014 at 13:47
And off topic, Happy Birthday Mr Mannion.
Johan Fourie
July 1, 2014 at 13:50
Cliffy B makes games? Didn’t know he was a coder, concept artist, sound designer etc. Much skill. Thought it was a team effort. Probably not in Cliffy’s world.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 1, 2014 at 13:52
Unreal Gears of Jazz JackRabbit, incoming!
HvR - Still dislikes Random.or
July 1, 2014 at 14:01
Everytime I hear the name Cliffy B I think of this South Park episode.
Kromas
July 1, 2014 at 14:58
I dedicate the following song to Cliffy.