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Cliff Bleszinski Credits Alcohol for LawBreakers Collapse, Eyes New Game

7/21/2026

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Cliff Bleszinski, 51, said his alcoholism and ego, including refusing to co-found Boss Key with Rod Fergusson, helped cause LawBreakers’ failure and the studio’s closure.
After a seizure in March led to hospitalization, he quit drinking, has been sober for four months, and is seeing a therapist.
Bleszinski is weighing a return to development but will not make another PvP game, wishing good luck to anyone in that space.

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Cliff Bleszinski, 51, said his alcoholism and ego, including refusing to co-found Boss Key with Rod Fergusson, helped cause LawBreakers’ failure and the studio’s closure.
After a seizure in March led to hospitalization, he quit drinking, has been sober for four months, and is seeing a therapist.
Bleszinski is weighing a return to development but will not make another PvP game, wishing good luck to anyone in that space.