Very few creators are as passionate about their creations as the man, the myth, and the legend Cliff Bleszinski.
Over the years, CliffyB, has vocalized his intent on podcasts, social media, and interviews to help Xbox with Gears of War. Unfortunately, all this talk didn't manifest in a positive way for him. It's come to a point that the 48-year-old game designer, who now spends most of his days in theater and writing, had to come out with a statement and basically call out Xbox for not picking up the phone and dialing his number.
In a post on X, Bleszinski says that, after repeated attempts of reaching out to Xbox and The Coalition, it's time for him and the fans calling for his return to move on. He asks audiences to support his new comic, Scrapper, instead, saying that it's a personal passion project of his, just like Gears of War was.
It's not unusual for creators of iconic video game franchises to break away from their creations after several entries due to personal reasons, creative differences, and/or both. Several other creatives had followed similar paths in the past, just like Hideo Kojima, who broke away from franchise and dropped Metal Gear after working on it for several decades, and David Jaffe, the creator of Twisted Metal and God of War, among others.