'Gears of War' Designer Cliff Bleszinski Done With The 'CliffyB' Moniker

MTV Multiplayer writes: ""Gears of War 2" lead designer Cliff Bleszinski no longer wants to be called "CliffyB," a name he's used since the 90s.

Yesterday he confirmed to me that he is dropping the old nickname.

It's "time to grow up a bit," he wrote in a quick note. The name may have suited a 20-something Cliffy B who used to make work on "Unreal Tournament" games and run a website featuring cats sandwiched in copy machines."

[SUP3R]

It's going to take me awhile to stop calling him CliffyB. I've been calling him that for years.
I have a feeling his wife has something to do with this. lol

[NO_PUDding]

His wife was right then, he sounded like a pratt, shame you can chnage your mentality as easily as a nickname. To me he is still an idiot, interviews say it all... His inspiration is Miyamoto. Yeh, right and the Queen is my Godmother.

[n00bPwner]

funny how hating CliffyB and being a braindead droid go hand in hand, wouldn't u say?

[Gorgon]

Yes, I think its time for Cliff to grow up a little bit, yes.

[DarkSniper]

Both Cliffy B. and Gears of War grow to be old, uninspiring and bland together. How cute.

$niper

[n00bPwner]

You're f*cking stupid. U know that?

[Max Power]

from n00bpwner

[Azures]

Yea im still gonna call him Cliffy.

[MACHone]

Is this guy a diva or what?

[iamtehpwn]

You're still a kid.
thats what we like about you =P

[Marceles]

Now he wants to be called C Biddy

[Mikelarry]

bubbles. papa ci ci puff, CUBBY. ooo i like the sound of that CUBBY of gears of war

[unleash bass]

The artist formally know as....

[unleash bass]

Who gives a Crap! Has he gone all Gay on us? Sorry dude but, you've had it this long. I'm affraid it's gonna stick! CliffyB, Cliffyb, Cliffyb.....

[ustayclassyn4g]

i think a little piece of me just died, why cliffy blez- ahh i can't say it. i better lie down/ goes back to not caring

[cheetorb]

So what.

[JasonXE]

ends with a diplomatic agreement with the locust owning the undergrounds of the middle east and leaves everyone else alone? Nahh.. not realistic enough, we need to nuke em.

[Adamalicious]

Generally it isn't up to one to decide when one's nick-name will cease to be used. Unless you are Diddy.

[Max Power]

Prince

[bootsielon]

You dropped the childish mullet, and you dropped the childish nickname, that's awesome! Now drop DVD9 game development for BD50 game development and you're all set.

[kewlkat007]

How much did that sell?

[bootsielon]

It outsold the PC version.

[kewlkat007]

...

[smokey_vols]

Not another Puff Daddy, or was it PDiddy, or Diddy, or Puffy, or Sean Puffy Combs, or Sean John, ahhhhh forget it!

[Enigma_2099]

... okay...