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Cliff Bleszinski 
Bleszinski at the Gears of War 2 launch event in Universal City Walk Los Angeles in 2008Born Clifford Michael Bleszinski
February 12, 1975
North Andover, Massachusetts, USAOther names CliffyB, Dude Huge Occupation Game designer Employer Epic Games Website http://www.cliffyb.com Clifford Michael "Cliff" Bleszinski (born February 12, 1975) is the design director for the game development company Epic Games in Cary, North Carolina. He is most famous for his continuing hand in the development of the Unreal franchise, especially 1999's Unreal Tournament, and the Gears of War franchise. He cites Shigeru Miyamoto as his biggest influence.[1]
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Personal Life
One of his brothers is Tyler Bleszinski, a sports blogger who founded Athletics Nation.
On his website, Bleszinski often shares his thoughts and feelings on the world, American culture, gaming, and life in general. He is occasionally cited for his charitable nature like helping fans get jobs in the industry. Bleszinski also lists his interests on his 1UP.com page, citing Donnie Darko and 21 Grams amongst his favorite films, with Choke and Stupid White Men as some of his favorite books.[2]
Bleszinski's first game was The Palace of Deceit: Dragon's Plight, a 1991 pixel-hunting adventure game for Windows. He is also known for the games Dare to Dream and Jazz Jackrabbit. In 2006, he served as lead game designer on the game Gears of War for the Xbox 360. Bleszinski will be an executive producer on the upcoming Gears of War movie.
Despite the extensive amount of weapons that Bleszinski incorporates into each of his games, he had no experience with a machine gun prior to a guest spot on The Jace Hall Show.[3]
According to Bleszinski's MySpace page and his website, he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.[4]
The nickname "CliffyB" was given to him derogatorily by "some jock kid" as a shy teenager, which he then took and developed a tougher persona around.[5] In 2008, he expressed a desire to retire the CliffyB moniker, saying it's "time to grow up a bit".[6]
He is good friends with Comedian and UFC Commentator Joe Rogan. [7]
Credits
Video games
- Gears of War 3 (2011), Microsoft Game Studios[8]
- Bulletstorm (2011), Electronic Arts
- Lost Planet 2 (2010), CE Europe Ltd.[8]
- Fat Princess (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.[8]
- Shadow Complex (2009), Microsoft Game Studios[8]
- Gears of War 2 (2008), Microsoft Game Studios[8]
- Unreal Tournament III (2007), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.[8]
- Gears of War (2006), Microsoft Game Studios[8]
- Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (2005), Ubisoft, Inc.[8]
- Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.[8]
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (2004), Atari, Inc.[8]
- Devastation (2003), HD Interactive B.V.[8]
- Unreal II: The Awakening (2003), Infogrames, Inc.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit (2002), Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.[8]
- Unreal Championship (2002), Infogrames, Inc.[8]
- Unreal Tournament 2003 (2002), Infogrames, Inc.[8]
- Unreal Tournament (Game of the Year Edition) (2000), Infogrames, Inc.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files (1999), Gathering, Project Two Interactive BV[8]
- Tyrian 2000 (1999), XSIV Games[8]
- Unreal Tournament (1999), GT Interactive Software Corp.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (1998), Gathering, Project Two Interactive BV[8]
- Unreal, GT Interactive Software Corp.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 (1995), Epic MegaGames, Inc.[8]
- Tyrian (1995), Epic MegaGames, Inc.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit (1994), Epic MegaGames, Inc.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM (1994), Epic MegaGames, Inc.[8]
- Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 (1994), Epic MegaGames, Inc.[8]
- Dare to Dream Volume One: In a Darkened Room (1993), Epic MegaGames, Inc.[8]
- The Palace of Deceit: the Dragon's Plight (1992), Game Syndicate Productions[8]
Filmography
Jake and Amir (Note: He played himself)
References
- ^ "Cliff Bleszinski". Giant Bomb. http://www.giantbomb.com/cliff-bleszinski/72-9856/.
- ^ http://www.1up.com/do/my1Up?publicUserId=5474264
- ^ "Jace Hall, Ep 3: Zach Levi! Cliffy B! And Cung Le!". The Jace Hall Show. 2008-06-19. No. 3, season 1.
- ^ CliffyB.com -- Frequently Asked Questions, accessed 2007-07-20
- ^ The Grammar of Fun
- ^ Blog post on MTV Multiplayer
- ^ https://twitter.com/#!/therealcliffyb/status/80361352287363072
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Mobygames Developer BIO". mobygames.com. http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1298/. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
Further reading
- Bissell, Tom. "The Grammar of Fun." New Yorker, November 3, 2008.
External links
- Cliff Bleszinski on Twitter
- Personal website
- Cliff Bleszinski's profile at MobyGames
- Page On 1UP.com
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Gears of War... Article about Bleszinski's GDC2007 presentation "Designing Gears of War: Iteration Wins"
- GameSpot Video Interview with CliffyB
- Gears of War 3 debuts on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Epic Games Subsidiaries Games developed OtherBulletstorm · Epic Pinball · Extreme Pinball · Infinity Blade · Jill of the Jungle · Kiloblaster · Shadow Complex · Silverball · Solar Winds · Super ZZT · Xargon · ZZTGames published The Adventures of Robbo · Age of Wonders · Ancients 1: Deathwatch · Brix · Castle of the Winds · Dare to Dream · Electro Man · Heartlight · Highway Hunter · Ken's Labyrinth · One Must Fall: 2097 · Seek and Destroy · Traffic Department 2192 · Tyrian · Zone 66People Technology Miscellaneous Infinity Blade: AwakeningCategories:- American video game designers
- Living people
- 1975 births
- People from Essex County, Massachusetts
- People from Raleigh, North Carolina
- American people of Polish descent
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