What's the hottest PC game out right now? Judging by the sales numbers
World of Warcraft is still way ahead of the pack. Now, from a
publisher's perspective the best thing to do is to try and copy the
game, hoping for an equally successful title to be made. The problem is,
the market is kind of saturated right now, so not only is it hard to
penetrate the market, it’s near impossible to make a title that is
different enough from the rest yet at the same time generic enough to fit
all tastes. A possible solution? Instead of copying WoW have a look at
Blizzard’s back catalogue and do your best to mimic one of the games
on the list. If it worked out for Titan Quest it sure as hell can for a
game that has zombies with cannons sticking out from their abdomen!
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