having a term for an industry benchmark for software, that everyone SHOULD own, is not dumb, and by no means meaningless
but when thrown around like this, doesn't mean shit
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Bethesda, Splash Damage FPS is a 'genre-breaker'
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Bethesda’s European managing direct Sean Brennan says that the publisher has some big things in store for E3. Namely, Brennan says that the first-person shooter title they’re set to reveal at E3 -- the fruits of a collaboration with developer Splash Damage -- will be a “genre-breaker.” Brennan goes on to call the title “a real killer app.” Splash Damage is an award winning UK-studio best known for its work on multiplayer content for id Software titles like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Doom 3. Most Recently, the developer released Enemy Territory: Quake Wars to decent reviews on the PC; the title was later ported by to consoles by other studios with less-than-stellar results. Not much is known about the Splash Damage title, but its expected to be a cross platform title, so just about everyone can partake in the breaking of a genre. Hope you’re prepared. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)It's easy to be wary of claims like this, but I'll keep an open mind at this point. I think the two companies involved could really deliver here, especially if Bethesda is affecting Splash Damage in a positive way. Creating a whole new genre? That's a bold claim. Making a good game perhaps, but creating a new genre is a little far fetched. no, it's not
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