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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2025 · 1H 6M

Cliff Bleszinski (Unreal, Gears of War) - Interview

from Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast · host Arcade Attack

WARNING: This interview includes swearing and themes that are not appropriate for children. DOUBLE WARNING: Don't let the kids hear this! Cliff Bleszinski (aka CliffyB) is the legendary game designer best known for his work on the Unreal and Gears of War franchises while at Epic Games. After leaving Epic in 2012, he co-founded Boss Key Productions which released LawBreakers. In this no-holds-barred interview, Cliff reflects on the highs of Jazz Jackrabbit, working on Unreal titles and of course, creating the Gears of War series. He also talks about the Gears of War movie, his favourite games, how he "hates" Hideo Kojima, and how the breakdown of his marriage helped inpsire his work. Cliff Bleszinski Twitter: https://x.com/therealcliffyb Cliff Bleszinski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CliffBleszinski Control Freak Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Control-Freak/Cliff-Bleszinski/9781797148700 Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? The best way to do that is to become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack We've plenty of retro gaming video content (if that's your thang) at: https://www.youtube.com/@ArcadeAttack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material contained within this podcast is the property of their respective rights owners and their use here is protected under ‘fair use’ for the purposes of comment or critique.

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