Cliff Bleszinski’s comeback started at Radio City Music Hall

Last week, I sat down virtually with Cliff Bleszinski to chat about why his studio went under back in 2018.

I’ve been writing these post-mortems with founders and studio heads for 80 Level for more than a year now. I’ve always loved getting people to reflect more deeply on pivotal moments in their lives.

This series of monthly-or-so stories has allowed me to do just that.

What I thought would be an hour or so interview with Bleszinski turned into a nearly three-hour conversation. Our chat delved into not only the issues that LawBreakers and Radical Heights faced when they were released, and the collapse of Boss Key Productions, but also deep insight into the developer, probably best known for his work on Unreal Tournament and Gears of War.

The long interview was likely in part due to the fact that Bleszinski and I have known each other for more than twenty years. I’ve chatted and hung out with him while covering the Unreal Tournament games, Gears of War, Bulletstorm, and of course LawBreakers and Radical Heights.

You can read the full story, which was first published July 20, on Game.