Gears of War's Cliffy B gives up on returning to the series: "If they were smart, they'd enlist me"

Gears of War.

Cliff Bleszinski (sometimes known as Cliffy B) has mentioned on multiple occasions that he was interested in returning to the Gears of War series, but after publically gunning for a consulting gig, he now says that "it's time to move on."

Bleszinski was previously the lead designer on the original Gears of War trilogy before founding the now-defunct studio Boss Key Productions and spearheading the gravity-defying arena shooter Lawbreakers. On social media and in various interviews over the last few months, Bleszinski has vocally expressed interest in returning to the storied franchise. Speaking to Comic Book, the designer pitched a soft reboot for the shooter series before saying "Phil Spencer has my number."