| For years now the first person shooter | | | | publishing corporations now expressing |
| scene has been dominated solely by the | | | | major interest in turnover of the |
| titans of the genre. Counter strike | | | | products that the development teams of |
| source even today still holds | | | | all games have been restricted. Because |
| significant standing, however with | | | | of course you can never blame the |
| titles seemingly approaching what can | | | | programmers, the designers or any other |
| only from a logical standpoint be the | | | | part of the team, they are just doing |
| end of their franchise potential I find | | | | there job, to refuse to meet a deadline |
| myself considering the next wave of | | | | or to refuse a idea would have them |
| first person shooters which are surely | | | | fired presumably. |
| about to emerge. | | | | With that in mind it is easy to see how |
| We have titles like team fortress 2 | | | | the creativity of the development teams |
| sending a much needed breath of life | | | | will now be restricted in order to meet |
| into the otherwise stagnant genre, but | | | | deadlines and turnover quotas. This is |
| if you care to look at the other major | | | | not at all a concern to most gamers as |
| active first person shooter titles it is | | | | they like their franchises they have, |
| for me at least concerning that they | | | | and that of course is not the issue |
| seem to all be either sequels or | | | | being addressed, the point at the end of |
| mimicry. | | | | the day is that yes, we have more gamers |
| Call of Duty 4 has recently been | | | | coming online every day, we have gamers |
| released and boasts a incredible amount | | | | developing their skills every day, so |
| of potential, however it is that , call | | | | why are their not more quality major |
| of duty 4, and yes although it is based | | | | first person shooters becoming |
| around modern combat, one could argue it | | | | available? |
| is more of the same with a skin change, | | | | I suppose that would be a question that |
| just the same as the claim that | | | | only the development teams could answer, |
| Battlefield 2142 was exactly that | | | | but if you take into account basic |
| compared to Battlefield 2. And the claim | | | | business sense then it is easy to see |
| could not be more true, however that is | | | | the answer. The development teams are |
| not to say that the quality of these | | | | funded by their revenue gained from |
| continuations in the franchise are not | | | | previous releases, sponsors, and at |
| entertaining and unique, but it brings | | | | times publishing companies themselves, |
| you to the question. | | | | those companies want to make back there |
| Are they interested in developing new | | | | money that they have put into developing |
| and exciting games? or are they | | | | the game, and to do so they are adhered |
| interested in the yearly turnover of the | | | | to follow trends that they created in |
| games franchise? | | | | order to be able to obtain the funding |
| When you start to notice that the | | | | to develop a game in the first place. |
| publishing corporations over the years | | | | This in the big picture will lead to |
| have been increasingly slanted towards | | | | lack of creativity in the genre, as |
| sales rather than quality it is a | | | | developers will be forced via the |
| concerning prospect to the future of the | | | | business aspect of the industry to |
| first person shooter genre and gaming | | | | continue to pump out sequels or clones |
| abroad. | | | | of previous first person shooters. Sure |
| Thats not to say that interesting titles | | | | we are bound to see a few new |
| are not about to emerge, we have a | | | | revolutionary titles thrown into the mix |
| crisis about to land on the Internet any | | | | but given the amount of gamers there are |
| day now, however i look at the effort | | | | these days, and given the expanding |
| that they have put in to the game, the | | | | growth of the internet daily, when you |
| exceptional graphics and the hype for | | | | sit back and look at the titles we have, |
| the game itself and I think by noticing | | | | compared to the amount of gamers or in |
| this trend it is highly possible we will | | | | the developers eyes "customers" the |
| see a crysis 2 within 24 months of | | | | equation does not add up correctly. Is |
| release. | | | | something rotten in the state of |
| I often wonder, if because of the | | | | Denmark? |