Despite circulating a number of months ago, it today emerges that designer isn't working on a new game, and is instead seemingly focussed on the future of Gears of War.

CliffyB made a point of playing down talk of a horror title in a new interview, suggesting that he has no idea where rumour concerning this new project came from.

"There was a rumor about me doing a survival-horror game. I have absolutely no idea how that hit. It's a tough sell when you start making something psychological, single-player-oriented, and very nuance-based," he told OXM.

"And that [would] be a challenge, because in case you haven't noticed, at Epic, we're not always that good at nuance. We tend to paint with large brushstrokes. So no, I'm not making a horror game next. Gears is very much near and dear to me."

More from Epic soon, we hope.

By Luke Guttridge