Am I missing something here? Gaming media actually got it right, for once. EA is relying on focus group testing and marketing surveys to gauge interest in the game and the general consensus is that with co-op the game isn't as scary and this can help broaden the game's appeal. I'm not sure why Penny Arcade has their panties in a bunch, but that ties into what was stated a month earlier according to the marketing data that was presented in the Gamasutra article. It’s still true to its roots and no less scary, but people felt far more comfortable playing it with someone else than they did doing it on their own." So we introduced co-op into the game.“The horror of Dead Space is still all there. “We were hearing feedback that they love the thriller game, but it was pretty scary, and the obvious next step was that they wanted to play with someone. Audiences enjoy horror and thrills, but jump-out-of-your-seat experiences are commonly shared with friends or significant others.Īnd now here is the quote from the MCV UK article with EA's marketing boss Laura Miele, where she states. in examining the audience for the Dead Space brand, a study revealed that one limitation that might be preventing the critically-acclaimed title from breaking out into the wider mainstream in a big way was that it was just too scary for many people to play alone. Take note, here is the quote from the Gamasutra article back in June. Penny Arcade believes gaming websites, out of neglect of gathering proper info, have screwed the pooch and twisted EA's words. Websites run the story based on the comments. Now let's clarify this here so everyone has a sound understanding of what's going on: EA's PR makes some comments about why they added a feature to the game. Oh boy, the gaming industry reiterates jargon that the fans react to negatively and its the gaming media's fault this time? That's new. They're saying people are twisting EA's already twisted-PR jargon because headlines saying that the game was "too scary" is contextually incorrect. Well, now all of a sudden there is a furor and the gaming media has failed, why? Because Penny Arcade says so.
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