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Europeans see shooters as "evil", says Crytek developer.

Crytek executive Cevat Yerli has said that Europeans view first-person shooter games as "evil," according to Forbes.

The developer was cited in an article addressing the differences between American and European gamer habits.

According to the piece, Europeans prefer racing and 'soccer' games to blockbuster action, adventure and shooters.

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NO_PUDding5778d ago

Hmmm, sounds like a load of crap to me, maybe an excuse as to why something didn't sell great somewhere.

Sports games have always seemed redundant to me, and racign games are great admittedly, but only Gran Turismo will make me buy one.

coolfool5778d ago

I live in the UK and I would play an FPS over a 'soccer' game anytime. I don't really like soccer and the games never really play well IMHO.

Action adventure is probably one of my favourite genres behind JRPG's.

And I am also not really keen on casual games. So in short I pretty much disagree with everything he said.

I wonder what he based it on though? Must have been something.....

TheColbertinator5778d ago

I prefer mindless driving shooters like Twisted Metal.Guns and Cars!

jtucker785778d ago

Yeh coolfool, I'm UK too and I prefer shooters, but although UK is part of Europe I believe we have slightly different likes and dislikes to our mainland cousins.

Sharing our language with the US, I find we often have more in common. We watch US sitcoms, they watch The Office. We don't watch any EU TV so we don't pick up as much of their culture. Personally I love European culture, clothes, brands but a lot of UK residents don't and prefer US culture, which is understandable because a lot of the TV they watch has been produced in the US.
So to cut a long story short (and speaking for myself and the friends I have) we love shooting games!!

coolfool5778d ago

I prefer to think of it as we are letting them borrow it for an extended period under amicable terms. </joke>

But yeah, I would say that most of our ties with amerca are tv based which probably means we do share some of our likes with them.

However, the problem lies in the fact that releases, packages, bundles etc are region based so we will get what our European cousins generally want which, as you say, may somewhat differ to what we want.

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niall775778d ago

I think most of them are Dumb :D

and by most I mean everything released the last 2 years that isnt bioshock

Gorgon5778d ago

I guess you forgot STALKER.

Blaise5778d ago

"Crytek executive Cevat Yerli has said that Europeans view first-person shooter games as "evil," according to Forbes."

Only sentient beings are capable of being "evil"; I am not superstitious enough to believe that inanimate objects are are capable of malevolence.

Although I personally don't find shooters interesting, it is primarily because I don't care for First Person perspective. I consider this a matter of personal preference. I do not feel that I have any right to inflict my tastes on anyone else under the guise of moral evaluation.

RememberThe3575778d ago

They game up after they realized they weren't as bad ass a Americans :)

jtucker785778d ago

Tell that to James Bond ;-)

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The Pokémon Center Re-Releases Its Van Gogh Goods – And Sells Out Most in Under 24 Hours

Seven months after its infamous launch, the Van Gogh Museum is restocking its popular Pokémon collaboration items -- and selling out fast.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein2d ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga1d 22h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing692d ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde2d ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff21832d ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg2d ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS172d ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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The Battle Pass Is The Worst Thing To Happen To Modern Gaming

Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."

got_dam2d ago

Battle passes AND meta gaming both.

DivineHand1252d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.

I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.

lucian2292d ago

battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional