Gears of War Creator Cliff Bleszinski Talks E-Day, the Gaming Industry and His Future Projects

This week on Pause for Thought, the original creator of Gears of War, Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski joins Naomi to chat all about his career. He talks about what he's been up to lately, his future gaming projects, the state of the industry and even his thoughts on E-Day. For more content and articles, be sure to check out gamerant.com Follow us on socials for more:   / gamerant   https://x.com/GameRant   / gamerantofficial     / gamerantofficial   Host: Naomi Kyle Video Editor: Bilal Kaakati Senior Producer: Patrik Slater Special thanks to Cliff Bleszinski Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Work Life Balance 03:18 - Career Overview 06:25 - Returning to Game Dev 09:20 - Soul Walker 11:43 - LawBreakers 13:04 - Being CEO 15:09 - The World as Systems 19:32 - Creativity from Reality 21:02 - Game Design Verbs 24:12 - Hollow Point 30:39 - PVE Games 33:18 - Gears of War 35:43 - Gears of War: E-Day 37:17 - Industry Evolution/AA Gaming 40:55 - Zach Cregger's Resident Evil 43:17 - Creative Pivoting 45:21 - Upcoming Projects 50:10 - F13 Podcast 50:56 - Defining Games 53:28 - Special Guest 54:02 - Closing Thoughts #gearsofwar #gearsofwareday #epic #xbox #microsoft