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Brendan Greene: "I'm done with battle royale"

PUBG designer discusses his move to the new Special Projects team, and the privilege of now working without a deadline.

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harmny1899d ago

The n4g community hates Battle Royale, call of duty and mobas. Those are the most played games in the world and they make hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Bunch of snobs if you ask me

SegaGamer1899d ago (Edited 1899d ago )

Or maybe we see them for what they are, nothing but quick cash grabs. Companies lacking originality so they just jump on the latest in thing.

ziggurcat1899d ago

... and millions of people listen to Nickelback, but that doesn't mean they're good.

there's nothing snobby about seeing right through a game that's really only 20 minutes worth of gameplay that you repeat ad nauseam.

jznrpg1899d ago

How much money games make does not equal how fun they are or how well they are made. A lot of these games are just slightly improved graphically with different maps or time periods but are essentially the same game. I like some of the campaigns and coop but online pvp is repetitive and boring to me after a short time. Just because a lot of people like Justin Bieber and he makes a lot of money doesn’t make me like his music . It’s not snobbery it’s called different tastes . If they would change them enough to make them feel new or different I’d consider them but they have turned into cash cows with MTs DLCs Season Passes and it’s not worth it to me to get into

TheEnigma3131899d ago

nah, we only hate things that are milked to death and companies lacking originality.

Michiel19891899d ago

@segagamer
I can't speak for BR or CoD but when it coomes to moba and in my case Dota 2 I really don't see it as a cheap cashgrab. Since it launched they made constant changes to heroes, the map and the way the game works as well. It's played completely differently than 2 or even 1 year ago. Some of that is because of the players but mostly of the consistent updates to the game. They also host really fun tournaments with great games and casters, which I get to watch for free, just as I get to play the game for free. How is that a cashgrab?

4U2NV1899d ago

Bunch of real gamers if you ask me!

Nineball21121899d ago

I don't care for Battle Royale, but I know plenty of others do. It's just a personal preference. Nothing snobbish about it.

denawayne1899d ago

I remember when Battle Royale was a mode called Last Man Standing in the OG Gost Recons

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deno1899d ago (Edited 1899d ago )

Buddy these are the Kardashians of video games.

Traecy1899d ago

It's BS commercial cash grabs.

gamer91898d ago

I agree with the hate toward over-saturation, but what does that have to do with Greene? He built the game that made the genre explode, he’s not the one creating all the copy-cats

rainslacker1898d ago

People tend to hate what's popular. The calm for BR to end came long before it was reasonable. People acted like it had infected everything, or would change the course of gaming for the worst with no logical reason. In the end, it'll end up just another mp mode, just like horde or zombie modes did last gen.

Rachel_Alucard1898d ago

Okay corporate apologist. Why should I just bend over and follow the river of fools gold like so many others do? Maybe if you actually cared about gaming integrity you wouldn't be so eager to consume quick cash grabs.

william_cade1898d ago

shit cellphone games make a ton of money.

I don't have a problem with BR games, if they are free to play like shit cellphone games.

esherwood1898d ago (Edited 1898d ago )

Hipsters lol. It’s funny how everyone hates on a company for making what people obviously want.

SirBillyBones1898d ago

You just listed 3 cancers of gaming.

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PapaBop1898d ago

BR games are just too limited in their game design plus you can tell it's a fad when the newest shiny thing cannibalises the existing ones.

Juusterey1898d ago

"I don't like them, therefore nobody should"

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Shikoku1899d ago

So you want to try and not be a one trick pony passing off the same tired design again and again to another company.

generic-user-name1899d ago

Yeah, he should turn down fat stacks so that Shikoku on n4g will respect him more.

gamer91899d ago

What are you talking about? He created the most innovative new mode in the PVP scene in a decade. CoD clones were the tired design

jivah1898d ago

Its been a game mode way before pubg was a thought

djl34851898d ago

What games had it before PUBG? Do tell.

Hydrazinezz1898d ago

Didnt arma and h1z1 both come before pubg? Lawl. If you dont like pvp multiplayer, dont play it? I mean come on its a game mode. If companys want to do it, let them. You dont HAVE tovplay it. you dont HAVE to buy it. The same people bitching about BR are the same scrub kids that fucking suck at them. When you’re dropping 10 kills a game the games are pretty fun. Lololol. Plebs.

warriorcase1898d ago

PlayerUnknowns Battleground concept was originally a mod for the ARMA series on PC which he created as a modder. It was on PC for years and they wanted to bring it to a wider audience so they created a standalone version for multiple devices. It's not new by any means, just that it was introduced to a lot more people who may have been unaware of it.

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warriorcase1898d ago

Yeah, bad timing to release an article I guess but he has mentioned it in the past that he wants to move on to new projects and try new ideas while he can.

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Konami didn't recover after ditching Kojima, but this Metal Gear revival is its best shot

With Kojima gone, a lot is riding on Konami's revival of Metal Gear.

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Jingsing1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Not really, Konami is basically in name only and like so many other Japanese studios that have come and gone they are just going to be an IP troll and milk that cow until it is dry. Also one of the advertised features is playing the game from a different camera view while everything else remains the same will just result in making the game easier like what happened with Twin Snakes.

Cacabunga22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

If this turns out good and gamers support it we will get the other ones.. i really hope we get MGS original in zanzibar, Peace Walker and Portable Ops remakes after this one.. they are related with naked snake

Portable Ops was sooooooo good and underrated

gold_drake19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Konami might not be super active in the videogame business anymore, or less, but they still make a ton of money with their collections and pachinko machines.

and their castlevania series on netflix is really successful also.

just_looken17h ago

@jinsing

Your dislikes shows this sites situation

Konami has been doing all of that for years now like there contra games or mgs ports

mgs survive anyone

isarai1d 2h ago

When are people going to learn that all Konami is doing with these games Is licensing them out? They are not trying to revive their game development Branch and they are not the ones developing this. It is studios that came to them and asked to use the license to make a game and they have been doing this pretty much since MGSV

jeromeface23h ago

Remaking all his work reaks of desperation. The only reason they are getting away with it is everyones deep love for the series. If delta is successful (which as of right now it should be), they'll be sure to remake all of them.

Redgrave22h ago

Big shoes to fill, and compared to SH2 - this is as much a 1:1 remake as you can get. You can still see the PS2 bones in the movements and how the cutscenes have the same angles. If anything, I'd have preferred the reverse.... with SH2 being closer to a 1:1 remake but prettier, and have MGS3 have a little more freedom.

Ideally, MGS3 with a MGSV skin in terms of gameplay and freedom of approach. This is more like a high budget remaster than a remake. Having recently replayed the Bluepoint remaster, this is going to be like that same experience but even prettier.

But, as with both MGS3 and SH2, nearly impossible shoes to fill if not outright so. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Such is the legacy of these GOAT titles.

Inverno21h ago

It's a one to one remake, using the same voice recordings too. Not a reimagining, no new content thus far announced, just a straight remake of a game that already exists, but now with prettier graphics. There's no revival, they proved they can't make anything related to MG after Survival. They'll just remake all the games and people will eat it up.

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Develop:Brighton’s Indie Showcase competition returns this year, and here are the ten finalists

We have the ten finalists for Develop:Brighton’s Indie Showcase competition right here, so take a look ahead of the event next month.

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Sonic Alchemy: Crafting the Musical Universe of Remedy Games

Step into the realm of sound design and composition with Petri Alanko as he discusses his pioneering work on Remedy Entertainment's groundbreaking titles. From the haunting melodies of the Alan Wake series to the surreal atmospheres of Control and Quantum Break, explore the fusion of music and narrative that defines Alanko's immersive soundscapes.