It's unclear what exactly Cliff Bleszinski's next game will be, though last we heard a first-person arena shooter was at least a possibility. The former Epic Games designer has spoken about his future in an interview with Gamasutra, offering a few hints at what he's got in mind.

"PC is where I'm going to wind up," he said. "That's where the community is. The trend will always be the core. If I start a studio, I want a community manager there day one. I want weekly video or podcasts; I want task lists available on the subreddit. When my wife and I play Rust, before we play, we check the subreddit. Whenever you get a little bored with a game, someone issues an update. I feel like a game developer again, where I get to check out the build list.

"The whole 'old guard,' where you get a Game Informer cover and an E3 reveal, is dead," he continued. "I'll never make another disc-based game for the rest of my career, and [at E3] they're trying to woo buyers from Target and Walmart?" Bleszinski believes there are two key lessons to be learned from games like Rust and Minecraft: "Get the game out there and build it. Some kid will put out a video. Players will teach each other. You don't need the 'press A to jump.'"

Reflecting on his extensive career at Epic Games, he said that "I don't want [Gears of War] to be my defining legacy. At the end of the day, it's known for being a fun, fantastic franchise. But I'd like to think there's more to my creativity than that."

With new perspective on life and games, Cliff Bleszinski plots next move [Gamasutra] [Image source]

Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us is a documentary produced by Area 5 and if you have cleared the game's story mode already, it's definitely one for the to-watch list. Better yet, it's actually free on Amazon in the US right now, either to rent or own.

According to Naughty Dog, Grounded will be up on the PlayStation YouTube channel "very soon" for everyone outside of the US in addition to possibly coming to more venues later on.

I watched about half of the movie last night and as ever, I was left baffled at the sheer time, energy, and devotion that goes into making these monstrous games. It's scary.

Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us Now Available on Amazon Instant Video [PlayStation Blog]

This isn't my first time seeing STARWHAL: Just the Tip but I can't for the life of me remember the reason why I neglected to tell you fine people about it. It better have been good!

No matter -- I prefer writing about stuff that you all can go out and immediately try for yourselves. Anyway, this is a local multiplayer game for PC/Mac in which spacefaring neon narwhals do battle and it's now up on Steam Early Access for $9.99.

Impaling my closest friends and soon-to-be enemies as a majestic Starwhal does sound appealing. Developer Breakfall says it will be "rolling out with multiplayer features first, bit by bit, and then later will release the final release version that includes single-player challenge mode."

The team is targeting May 2014 for completion, and the price "will probably only go up once all the new features are included."