{"product_id":"9781982149147-control-freak","title":"Control Freak","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Epic Adventure Making Video Games. A legendary video game designer offers a funny, moving and eye-opening personal account of the industry as it grew from a niche hobby to a hundred-billion dollar enterprise. \u003cb\u003eThe designer of \u003ci\u003eUnreal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGears of War\u003c\/i\u003e offers an eye-opening personal account of the video game industry as it grew from niche hobby to hundred-billion-dollar enterprise.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVideo games are dominating the planet. In 2020, they brought in $180 billion dollars globally—nearly $34 billion in the United States alone. So who are the brilliant designers who create these stunning virtual worlds? Cliff Bleszinski—or CliffyB as he is known to gamers—is one of the few who’ve reached mythical, rock star status. In \u003ci\u003eControl Freak\u003c\/i\u003e, he gives an unvarnished, all-access tour of the business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eToiling away in his bedroom, Bleszinski created and shipped his first game before graduating high school, and at just seventeen joined a fledgling company called Epic Games. He describes the grueling hours, obscene amounts of Mountain Dew and obsessive focus necessary to achieve his singular creative visions. He details Epic’s rise to industry leader, thanks largely to his work on bestselling franchises \u003ci\u003eUnreal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGears of War \u003c\/i\u003e(and, later, his input on a little game called \u003ci\u003eFortnite\u003c\/i\u003e), as well as his own awkward ascent from shy, acne-riddled introvert to sports car-driving celebrity rubbing shoulders with Bill Gates. As he writes, “No one is weirder than a nerd with money.” While the book is laced with such self-deprecating humor, Bleszinski also bluntly addresses the challenges that have long-faced the gaming community, including sexism and a lack of representation among both designers and the characters they create.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eControl Freak\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir. Even if you don’t play games, you’ll walk away from this book recognizing them as a true art form and appreciating the genius of their creators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40577387167841,"sku":"9781982149147","price":19.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_8494346_jpg.jpg?v=1706762612","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781982149147-control-freak","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}