News: Sequels Sell

The New York Times is running an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/08/technology/08game.html?oref=login">article</a> (registration required) reporting on the trend of publishers relying on sequels.
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By year's end, Electronic Arts plans to release 26 new games, all but one of them a sequel, including the 16th version of N.H.L. Hockey, the 11th of the racing game Need for Speed and the 13th of the P.G.A. Tour golf game. The company also relies heavily on creating games based on movies like the James Bond and Lord of the Rings series, rather than developing original brands.
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I've read several articles this month about this. Guess the number of games that have broken the top 10 in 2004 that were not sequels? 0. Yeah, that's right, zero. 1 has broken the top 20, and that was Fable. I believe there were 4 non-sequels to break the top 100. That is just pathetic. Of course, I'm guilty myself of wanting proper sequels of good games (Tribes 3 anyone?), but it really does seem like the game industry is running out of ideas (Godfather + Scarface are two releases on the horizon).

I like sequals. I hate it when I sequal comes out and it's just crap. Game sequals aren't bad like movie sequals are.

Fable was a sequel? :huh:
To what?

uess the number of games that have broken the top 10 in 2004 that were not sequels? 0. Yeah, that's right, zero. 1 has broken the top 20, and that was Fable.

On an unrelated note, I'm looking forward to Need for Speed Most Wanted. :brows:

On an unrelated note, I'm looking forward to Need for Speed Most Wanted. :brows:Heretic. NFS 3: Hot Pursuit was the last great NFS title.

Gotta give it a chance, like I did for the 2 Underground ones.

http://www.tribalwar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373168

100 cars to choose from American, European and Japanese carmakers. EA is actually bringing the Need for Speed game back to the basics with long exotic tracks and cop chases. Hopefully.