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Epic Games – BulletStorm was a Flop

Epic Games – BulletStorm was a Flop

Nick Hernandez 29 Jul

Although, BulletStorm was talked about a lot, advertised well, and despite reaching seventh place in February’s NOD top sellers list, BulletStorm ended up not being able to bring home to bacon for its publisher, Epic Games.

“[BulletStorm] didn’t make money for us,” Epic Games President Mike Capps said.

This comes as a surprise to me since BulletStorm enjoys a solid metacritics score of 85 and was heavily promoted in TV and virally all over the internet. BulletStorm also had the Gears of War 3 beta access key bundled with the game.

Even more, the game was the centerpiece of a wide controversy when Fox New called it “the worst video game in the world” from a moral point of view. Fox News’ attack was music to gamers’ ears as the news network interviewed a psychologist who stated that “If a younger kid experiences Bulletstorm’s explicit language and violence, the damage could be significant.” At the time, Capps was confident, saying that “controversy isn’t a bad thing” and that it helps in raising the game’s profile by bringing it to more people’s attention.

Unfortunately, I haven’t had a lot of time with the game to give it a fair review to see why it flopped. But, the amount of time that I did get to play, I found it enjoyable but definitely not the best game out there.

BulletStorm’s ending leaves the door open for a sequel, however, Capps refused to confirm if it will happen any time soon. He did however reaffirm his confidence in its development studio. “The next thing we do with [the developer] People Can Fly will be great,” he said.

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Nick Hernandez

based out of London, Ontario; and has been flexing his literary skills for about 2 years. Initially attracted to the space due to his kinship with the creative minds that tend to socialize through the gaming industry, and having played games all his life; it led to a natural willingness to learn more about both the people, and entities that drive innovation in the space. A self-confessed Conter Strike: Source aficionado he claims the aforementioned as his favourite game of all time, simply due to the sheer amount of hours he has spent in the game. An optimist by nature, Nick tends to see the best in everyone, even if they can’t in themselves.

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