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30,000 people line up 24 hours early to play the final Wardogs closed beta, developer responds: 'YOU PEOPLE ARE…
Developer Bulkhead expressed disbelief as 30,000 players logged into the Wardogs firing range 24 hours before its final closed beta. The game director, Joe Brammer, explained that this controlled stress test is crucial for managing future server loads, especially as the game approaches its early access launch on September 10th. The highly anticipated first-person shooter has garnered over a million wishlists on Steam.
"They wouldn't look at any game that was less than £50 million" Why Tencent's all-in strategy didn't suit Bulkhead
Bulkhead, a studio acquired by Tencent via Splash Damage, found the parent company's demand for games with budgets over £50 million unsuited to their development style. Despite initial success with Battalion 1944 and pitching the PC shooter Wardogs, Tencent's scale led to Bulkhead spinning out into a new holding company, Super Media Group, with Team17 and Hiro Capital. The studio is now focused on Wardogs, aiming for a sustainable player base rather than massive AAA success.
