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Bulletstorm Didn't Make A Profit For Epic

According to the president of Epic Games, Mike Capps, Bulletstorm didn't make a profit. However, the publisher isn't regretting the project.

The joint project by Epic and People Can Fly "didn't make money for us," said Capps speaking with Kotaku.Instead of mourning the lack of profit, Capps is happy that the company green-lit something different, instead of cashing in on another Gears of War entry.

"The studio has shipped AAA content," he said. "The next thing we do with People Can Fly will be great."

We loved Bulletstorm, and can't wait to see what comes of future collaborations. Hopefully the game will still reward players for groin shots.

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  • Guess I was one of the few who bought the game, it was very fun, but did not have much replay value. I hope Epic games makes another FPS and does it similar to Bulletstorm!
  • Game was too repetitive. I was tired of it by the time I finished the demo. it really just felt like that was the whole game, and they weren't holding much back. The gunplay wasn't very fun either. I wouldn't call it a failure or a bad game...just not enough game to warrant people buying it.
  • I liked Bulletstorm. I'm a little surprised.

  • I'm actually glad they are keeping People Fly or whatever they are called, everyone should have a second chance, glad epic is not like certain company just because Alan Wake wasn't a blockbuster doesn't mean you had to leave them behind MS!!
  • the game was good, but it was more of a renting game than buying it. I only played it for a week before I got bored.
  • Surprised about this, I loved BulletStorm. It was new and inventive to gameplay. I strongly recommend it!
  • Why didn't Epic make a profit? Did the game undersell, or did People Can Fly get all the profit for being the primary developer? Either way, I'm proud of them for looking past making money and enjoying making a unique game. I've played the demo (still need to get the game) and it looks absolutely amazing, to the point where I don't know how you COULDN'T be proud!
  • I thought that Bulletstorm was a great, balls to the wall, insanely fun shooter, but people took to seriously when it came to the humor and controversy that surrounded it. Bulletstorm was meant to be your typical FPS like COD or Battlefield but more of an homage to old shooters like Duke Nukem, Doom, or its predcessor Painkiller. It was overlooked by many but I hope it still warrants a sequel to one most original shooters to come out within the last couple of years.

  • Bulletstorm was a great campaign. Hopefully they'll get to make a sequel with zany co-op skillshots for the campaign.

  • Just needs some better replay value and I'm sold.
  • I suppose everybody played the demo and thought that was what the whole game was like...
    Oh well. I'm not regretting my purchase. The game was awesome.
  • Didn't this game release the same time KZ3 did? That could have contributed to lack of sales. I know I had a choice between the two, and I went with KZ3 and always planned to pick this up later, but never did :/.
  • That's really sad to know, it's a really fun game that I had already planned on buying even before the Gears 3 beta was announced. Hopefully this doesn't mean we don't get a sequel.
  • Getting the skillshots was so much fun but there was no replay value after I beat the campaign
  • Shame it didn't make a profit. I had a lot of fun playing this game with my friends!

  • Its nice to know that some people care,... u know?

  • I really hope they don't abandon this IP just because it didn't profit. I know this is a business, but I, too, loved Bulletstorm. It was so great to get out of the normal FPS niche and into something new and, quite frankly, more fun than the standard. It might have been more of a one-trick-pony, but they definitely hit something good. I'm betting with what they learned from this game, they could make a sequel that would truly win the hearts of gamers.
  • They left Bulletstorm open for a 2nd game. Hopefully their next collaboration will either be Bulletstorm 2, or another all new IP.
  • Bulletstorm was an excellent game but I just couldnt spend 60 dollars on a game with a short SP and a little co-op, there wasnt enough replay value, IMO
  • Bulletstorm seemed wack to me from the get-go. Yeah, the gameplay was fun. But the characters were horrid and the story was just plain bad. Not surprising that it didn't make a profit.
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