Cliff Bleszinski, known for his work on Gears of War and Unreal Tournament, has announced a free-to-play arena shooter tentatively titled BlueStreak

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The former Gears of War designer revealed the formation of his new company Boss Key Games last week, and now, he's releasing the first tidbits about his next game, BlueStreak, on Twitter . "Friends, @BossKey will be working with Nexon to publish a Free2Play Sci-Fi PC arena shooter code named #BlueStreak ," Bleszinski wrote.There was no trailer reveal for BlueStreak, with Bleszinski explaining that Boss Key Games won't use "a fake CG trailer showing 'gameplay.'" The former Epic Games design director also teased fans who thought he was working on a MOBA. "You didn't really think I was going to make a MOBA, did you? ;)," he wrote.This is the second big free-to-play partnership announced by Nexon in the past month. A few weeks ago, Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games unveiled that the studio was working on a free-to-play game with Nexon America, set to release in 2015."Cliff is one of the most innovative and renowned game designers of our time, and his reputation for creating genre-defining games that inspire a dedicated fan base is well-earned,” said Owen Mahoney, president and chief executive officer of Nexon. “Players across the world have eagerly awaited Cliff’s next move, and we’re delighted to partner with Boss Key to bring the next generation of first-person shooters to market."Nexon also has acquired a minority stake in Boss Key as part of the publishing deal. As for learning more about BlueStreak, Bleszinski says he'll be answering questions about the free-to-play arena shooter tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. EST.

Evan Campbell is a freelance news writer who streams games on his Twitch channel , talks about Nintendo weekly on the NF Show , and chats about movies and TV series on Twitter