Arc Raiders dev thinks yesterday's niche "can become mainstream tomorrow," and today's extraction shooters are simply "easier to step into"
Embark Studios design director Virgil Watkins believes that extraction shooters, once a niche genre, are becoming mainstream due to new titles being more accessible. He notes that the high bar for live service games requires new entrants to earn their place among established player bases.
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- Person: Virgil Watkins
- Game: Escape From Tarkov
- Topic: Extraction Shooter
- Company: Embark Studios
- Topic: Game Design
- Game: Arc Raiders
- Topic: Live Service Games
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