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The designer of Unreal and Gears of War offers an eye-opening personal account of the video-game industry as it grew from niche hobby to hundred-billion-dollar enterprise.<\/p>\n

Video games are dominating the planet. In 2020, they brought in $180 billion dollars globally\u2014nearly $34 billion in the United States alone. So who are the brilliant designers who create these stunning virtual worlds? Cliff Bleszinski\u2014or CliffyB as he is known to gamers\u2014is one of the few who\u2019ve reached mythical, rock-star status. In Control Freak, he gives an unvarnished, all-access tour of the business.<\/p>\n

Toiling away in his bedroom, Bleszinski created and shipped his first game before graduating high school and at just 17 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\u2019s rise to industry leader, thanks largely to his work on best-selling franchises Unreal and Gears of War (and, later, his input on a little game called Fortnite), 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, \u201cNo one is weirder than a nerd with money.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

Control Freak is a hilarious, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir. Even if you don\u2019t play games, you\u2019ll walk away from this book recognizing them as a true art form and appreciating the genius of their creators.<\/p>\n

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