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the wardogs decline has already started...

Rick Rey

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Wardogs was a game noone expected...

But even though, Joe Brammer - the CEO of the studio "Bulkhead" who made it, has been trying to talk everyone out of buying it - It has still become everyone's favourite game.

What makes someone spend years building a game, only to talk everyone out of buying it?

In this video I explain exactly what Bulkhead is so afraid of will happen, when everyone thinks that the game is made for them.

#wardogs

0:00 The unexpected success
1:11 Joe Brammer's background
2:26 Battalion 1944
4:44 Breaking free from Square Enix
7:17 The road to Wardogs
11:06 Breaking out of "publisher jail"
12:56 Defining an "economy shooter"
16:07 Prioritizing players over profits
18:32 WarDogs Early Access...
20:22 Designing for a vision
22:21 Sticking to the vision

20 Comments

@sempleinvest906 11 days ago

Hate him or love him, Joe is a fresh breath of air and is desperately needed in this industry for sure.

@denischrenka8757 11 days ago

Wardogs having the whole fps genre in an armbar

@subject_changed4690 10 days ago

"This wasn't made for you. It was made for the rest of us"

@jessdhouse 11 days ago

I hope they hold to their vision.

So many games get ruined by devs listening to click searching streamers, and publishers squeezing every penny out of the players.

@mmaaddict78 11 days ago

I just bought the supporter version on Steam after watching this video. Devs like this are the ones that deserve our money.

@Riaining7 11 days ago

I love that he called out the "influencer" for "not buying a bandage." That's awesome. Show no mercy to these pampered children who think everything should be developed to their influencer needs for narcissistic attention and self-grandeur.

@riptors9777 11 days ago

They successfully connected "number go up" to teamplay. Its so simple that you gotta ask yourselfe why no one else has done it

@CenrelianGuardsmen 11 days ago

Ngl, I suck at the FPS aspect of this game, but flying, building, artillery/vehicular combat, I’m having the time of my life

@uk_jarvis4786 11 days ago

Dropped my cargo from the Ural went to unpack it, got killed, told the enemy who was sitting over me, "I'm just doing my job" he revived me said go about your job I said thanks and went back to work 10/10 best game ever!

@Mikey-Four 11 days ago

It's almost like the lesson of "don't sell your company" is key. Idk how he managed to scrape enough money to buy Bulkhead back from 10cent as the majority holder. That sounds like a miracle.

@dl7775 11 days ago

It’s an Arcade Milsim. The sweet spot between BF and Arma. I like arcade and milsim fps games, but always wanted a milsim that played a little looser. I’m not trying to simulate my deployments 1:1 lol, but I also love the immersion of the milsim depth. While Battlefield is fun to hop into when I don’t have much time to play and just wanna shoot stuff.

It’s such a great looking game. I can’t wait to build a pc for it on the 1st. I’m so done with the console drama…

@Randomtask1 11 days ago

Wardogs is literally exactly what i thought it would be when i first seen the devs talking about this game its amazing ALL the best bits from many of the most popular games without any of the bullshit

@carlosiespinozab 11 days ago

Not having everything explained to you is one of the most exciting parts of the game.

@PaulB-q3d 11 days ago

Way past 2 million copies now.

@wehavehostages 10 days ago

This game has restored my love for FPS. I had my doubts high for this game and it delivered. It’s a tactical shooter that I didn’t expect would keep me engaged for the 11 days it’s been out for 😭

@hansgruber-esp 10 days ago

I think the secret was to carefully distill the essence of what makes each popular FPS great (BF, CoD, extraction shooters, etc...) instead of just throwing them into the blender with a truckload of cash and see what comes out, which is what most big studios would do

@KonnyKhaos 11 days ago

20:13 as a dad, this was the biggest appeal for me. All my buddies were playing it, and my first question was “is there a penalty for leaving?”.

I was hooked. Still am baby!