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Old 04-10-2013, 10:02 AM   #7112
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Originally Posted by Ultra Mantis View Post
I was under the impression that even some of the big FPS IPs aren't doing anything special in sales. It's all a futile attempt to tap into that rabid COD fanbase, which typically "only" plays COD.

A Megaman FPS would go over even worse than that XCOM one.
Turning into a shooter predates the success of the current CoD sales deal. It's done in part because they're relatively cheap and easy to make compared to other genres. Especially since there's toolkits specifically built for making them.
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