I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
Helldivers 2 continues its stellar run as a hot new multiplayer game, the Sony release doing incredibly well on Steam, part of the company’s PC-infused philosophy for live titles.has been more than a little chatty on social media when it comes to talking about the game’s successes, failures, monetization and future update plans. Certainly more vocal than almost every other studio head I’ve seen.
Since a lot of this is buried in his replies, there are some interesting things to dig out here that I thought was worth featuring.“I'm partial but we really applied ourselves to not make it p2w even though items are functionally different. The only item that's p2w is the revolver - which will win you any"cool gun" competition. Only problem is that it's not that good…"You have to earn the right to monetize" - I truly believe that.
And all of this is just the last few days. It’s refreshing to see a CEO like Pilestedt be so forthcoming online, sharing ideas, receiving feedback. It’s great to see, and it gives some insight on what might be coming in the future. A roadmap for their roadmap, it seems.
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