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Beta ruins "initial cherry popping" of videogames says Bleszinski

Asked why there was no Gears of War 2 beta, Epic's Bleszinski has compared the process to getting laid with some chick and then moving on.

He argued that beta testers are susceptible to not feeling "motivated" enough to grab the final product as you've already gotten your taste. GOW2 a "pretty great game", by the way.

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