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The Death of the First Person Shooter

Planet Ivy: There’s a famous saying, ‘death comes to all’, and although it was probably not originally intended to be applied to video games, perhaps it’s time it should be. This sudden realisation kicked in after spending an afternoon browsing a collection of games stacked on a store’s shelf. It was apparent to me that nearly all new First Person Shooters or FPS as they’re known to many computer gamers, have all become the same shallow reproductions.

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appleandroid4039d ago

It may be dying, but they'll carry on selling..

therealmccoy4038d ago

Yes, but the people buying them are idiots

ape0074038d ago (Edited 4038d ago )

and the one who says to a whole lot of people idiots is... a true idiot

appleandroid4039d ago

...though there are a few good ones still left, admittedly..

therealmccoy4038d ago

The genre isn't dead, but just a mess of unoriginality

KnightRobby4038d ago

There's plenty of variety. Players can jump from playing Bioshock: Infinite to Battlefield 3 to Call of Duty. They have the same premise of being an FPS, but are wildly different games.

I am leaning more towards some gamers just being plain spoiled. I've seen so many articles lately complaining that Bioshock: Infinite is an FPS...its way more than that.Admittedly, we need less CoD clowns and more originality but again, there's some FPS games that are going outside of the mold thankfully. I think next-gen will give devs new tech to create not only new games, but new genres.

venom064038d ago (Edited 4038d ago )

they aren't dying at all.. you have ALOT of CoD fanboy review sites, (IGN, KOTAKU, etc), that make sure that that particular franchise is alive and well... perfect example of this... they gave the "copy and pasted" MW3 raving reviews, despite the fact that it was truly copied and pasted and offered very little from MW2, but when a game like BF4 comes along, they instantly start trying to push the thought of "its not different" or "it looks good but"... despite that the fact that it has a new engine, new gameplay details, etc. Unless the next CoD has a NEW ENGINE AND DEDICATED SERVERS, it will be a slap in the face to us consumers, but trust me, IGN will be right there to suck that cow dry with raving reviews when it's released. Making sure, aleast that particular first person shooter, never dies..

xc7x4038d ago

to be dead,they'd have to be dead in sales,devs not making them,nor making a special day showing them off. any of that not happening? yeah right,haha

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XDefiant Server Test Session Proved It's Fun but It Needs to Change a Few Things

The XDefiant Server Test Session has come and gone, and while it proved the game is fun, there are a few key changes that needs to happen.

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Fallout 4 update release time expectation and countdown clock to launch

Release date and expected launch time for when the Fallout 4 next-gen update will come out along with how to download.

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Abear2138m ago

This is a huge release being treated like a patch update but really it’s a monster in disguise…Bethesda being Bethesda, no actual release times or pre load available or file size info, sigh. All that said, clearing space on the SSD and putting the PS5 in rest mode while at work so I can play later, fully expecting snail download speeds as millions bang on their servers.

Simundo16m ago

It just popped up on the UK PSN store as a native PS5 download of 56 gigs. I had the PS4 version installed in case it just patched that but it is it's own download.

Not sure if that download includes the DLC's though which I own, think it's just the base game. At the moment there's no separate PS5 DLC download options. But might just take a bit for it to be added.

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Review - A Difficult Game About Climbing (PC) | WayTooManyGames

WTMG's Leo Faria: "A Difficult Game About Climbing is obviously frustrating, and I don’t exactly think it’s a fun pasttime, but it’s exponentially more enjoyable than the horrendous Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy. It’s actually beatable with enough trial and error. Its mechanics, whilst not exactly polished to the brim, work as intended, with no intentional input lag. It’s still clearly meant for Let’s Play youtubers to film themselves losing their minds over it, but it can still be a passable challenge if you’re up for the task."

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