CliffyB is known as someone who’s a polarizing figure in the games industry to say the least. Essentially, you either love him or hate him. Now he intends to return to gaming for this latest project (after recently coming out of a self-imposed retirement).
However, things will be a bit different this time around. As his new game will apparently revolve around the free-to-play model, the industry vet explains the difficulties of finding himself in unfamiliar territory. “I’ve never shipped a Free to Play game before. That’s one of the MANY reasons why we’re going with Nexon, they can provide server structures and a global peek into gamers of all types and guide us into a game that’s more ‘Shut up and take my money’ as opposed to ‘shaking you down for your hard earned cash.’ So we’ll experiment, tweak, tune, and most importantly, build a positive community around the game as we develop it.” Bleszinski says.
While always looking for new frontiers to explore, Bleszinski says he’s taking his time to meticulously map out each early step of development. “It’s wide open right now,” he says “As I build my team I need to take into account each department, engineering, art, level design, online, and of course, cost. Being a lean startup we’ve got to keep an eye on our burn rate and expenses.” he stated.
We’ll bring you more on the future of “Project BlueStreak” as it’s made available.